etherboot-users — Discussion of user issues

Re: [Etherboot-users] Static ip in clients

[Peter <pl...@ac...>]

On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Ricardo Carrillo Cruz wrote:

> Hello to all
>
> I don't want my thin clients to pick a dynamic ip.I want to set them wi=
th a
> static one.
> How can i do that=BF?

Use the MAC number in the dhcpd setup file. You can see an example in=20
the dhcpd3(8) manual page (look for fixed-address and 'hardware=20
ethernet'). You have to make one entry per client host. This is best=20
done with a script.

Peter

[Etherboot-users] Static ip in clients

[Ricardo C. C. <ema...@gm...>]

Hello to all

I don't want my thin clients to pick a dynamic ip.I want to set them with a
static one.
How can i do that=BF?

Thx in advance

Re: [Etherboot-users] Hi etherboot users...

[Carl K. <ca...@pe...>]

Rene Harb wrote:
> Many thank Carl,
> I will be looking for the help you send me ...
> 
> 
> The cluster is beowulf without harddisk. can you tell me what is the first
> step that I have to do for the cluster. I know ltsp, I have been configured
> it and it work very Good.

fist step: more research ;)

Why Beowulf? I have never done any clustering, but from what I read it seems 
that much like there are many Linux desktop distros, there are now many cluster 
distros.  so unless there is some reason none of them will work for you 
(doubtful)...

for instance:  "ParallelKnoppix is a Knoppix based CD that allows the user to 
set up a cluster of machines for parallel processing using LAM-MPI or MPICH. It 
takes less than 15 minutes to set the cluster up, and the slave nodes can 
PXE-boot." http://lcic.org/distros.html


but back to your questions about Beowulf, this looks pretty good: 
http://frank.harvard.edu/~coldwell/diskless


> 
> from where can I download the knoppix Terminal server distro, to implement
> it?

http://knoppix.com - it isn't a special knoppix, just an option on the standard 
one: app menu, knoppix, services, "start knoppix terminal server" and you will 
get a bunch of dialogs asking how you want it configured.

I like to use the BT downloads - very fast and doesn't use any of the mirrors 
bandwidth: http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de

^Carl

ps, be sure to hit "reply all" so a copy goes back to the list. (I would prefer 
reply just replies to the list, but that isn't how this list works.)

[Etherboot-users] hi, do you have any problem about undi.zpxe

[Zhang H. <zh...@gm...>]

hi, all.

do you guys have tested the usability of undi.zpxe file for some NICs.

i have problem while using it for loading boot image, actually it's a GRUB,
in vmware(ver 5.5), it reports interrupt is re-entered. i add
"CFLAGS+=3D-DPXELOADRE_KEEP_ALL" in file src/arch/i386/Config, but the prob=
lem
remains.

in physical machine with RTL8139 NIC, after GRUB is
loaded,PXENV_GET_CACHED_INFO UNDI call returns failure.

i wonder wether some compatibility issue exists, and PXE specification seem=
s
to be badly written.

thanks

Re: [Etherboot-users] Hi etherboot users...

[Tiago A. da F. <ti...@kn...>]

Hi Rene!

I have already faced this problem. Well, here comes a little of my
experience working with stateless machines:

- I think you should try one of the cannonical cluster configurations,
like Beowulf. 

- If you would like to try a thick-client, a kind of a diskless machine,
it would be usefull start reading an old but interesting how-to provided
by DNA Lounge: http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk 

- Another way to work with diskless macbines is building thin-clients.
Some interesting explanations could be found here: http://www.ltsp.org .
This is a nice linux distro that allows you setup thin-clients in a
simple way.

Regards,
Tiago Alves


> 
> Hi everyone, I am Rene, from Chile. so...
> I am doing a cluster without hard disk...and I got a problem with that.
> 
> I have a pc as a node 1 (front end ) and 4 node more.
> so when I send them the kernel that I do it with make menuconfig and make
> bzImage the node get from dhcp
> the network info after that the kernel and it get a stop.......with this
> message ...
> 
>   mknbi-1-4-3/first32.c (ELF) (GPL)
> Top of ramdisk is 0x0FFF0000
> Ramdisk at 0x00000000, size 0x00000018
> Uncompresing Linux.. Ok booting the kernel
> 
> I don know what should I do it .......
> I am looking in internet but I don't get the solurion..
> someone cal help me please....
> many thanks ...
> I am from Chile, Sud- America.
> 
> if sombody speak spain or germany language, just do it...
> I will be careful if someone give a little hand with that.....
> 
> take care yourself....
> 
> Renè Harb Hoecker
> 
> --
> René Harb Hoecker
> Electronic engineer
> F: 92128869
> Valparaíso, Chile.
> 
> 

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Re: [Etherboot-users] Hi etherboot users...

[Carl K. <ca...@pe...>]

Rene Harb wrote:
> Hi everyone, I am Rene, from Chile. so...
> I am doing a cluster without hard disk...and I got a problem with that.

Which cluster?

I have used the standard Knoppix Terminal Server which brings up other Knoppix 
systems on diskless workstations.  It was very easy.  I would sugest trying 
that, and then one of the CD Based Cluster Distros from http://lcic.org/distros.html

^Carl K

[Etherboot-users] Hi etherboot users...

[Rene H. <ren...@gm...>]

Hi everyone, I am Rene, from Chile. so...
I am doing a cluster without hard disk...and I got a problem with that.

I have a pc as a node 1 (front end ) and 4 node more.
so when I send them the kernel that I do it with make menuconfig and make
bzImage the node get from dhcp
the network info after that the kernel and it get a stop.......with this
message ...

  mknbi-1-4-3/first32.c (ELF) (GPL)
Top of ramdisk is 0x0FFF0000
Ramdisk at 0x00000000, size 0x00000018
Uncompresing Linux.. Ok booting the kernel

I don know what should I do it .......
I am looking in internet but I don't get the solurion..
someone cal help me please....
many thanks ...
I am from Chile, Sud- America.

if sombody speak spain or germany language, just do it...
I will be careful if someone give a little hand with that.....

take care yourself....

Ren=E8 Harb Hoecker

--
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Electronic engineer
F: 92128869
Valpara=EDso, Chile.

Re: [Etherboot-users] how to fix a cranky eepro100

[Timothy L. <tl...@ro...>]

Carl Karsten wrote:
> Thought I would pass this on:
> 
> I have a few of these:
> Intel eepro100 -- [0x8086,0x1229]
> 
> They try to pxe boot (request goes out, server responds, gets ignored.  
> repeat 4 times)  When the box boots, I can hit ^S to get into a setup.
> 
> I was going to follow the directions here:
> http://www.rom-o-matic.net/5.0.2/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-1.txt
> 
> Using fboot.exe from 
> http://support.intel.com/support/etherexpress/pro100/100pboot.htm>
> FBOOT.EXE is a part of 100pboot.exe
> 
> "I found the intel program FBOOT.EXE that was made to upgrade the built
> in Intel BOOT agent. I did: Boot dos from floppy, Run FBOOT (choose
> adapter), choose (u)pdate, choose Create restore image"
> 
> Which actually updated the nic such that it was able to actually work.  
> Kinda bummed that I didn't get to use my rom-o-matic file - maybe I will 
> try that some other day.

I have used the same procedure to upgrade the roms to be etherboot and 
it works pretty slick.

Tim

[Etherboot-users] how to fix a cranky eepro100

[Carl K. <ca...@pe...>]

Thought I would pass this on:

I have a few of these:
Intel eepro100 -- [0x8086,0x1229]

They try to pxe boot (request goes out, server responds, gets ignored.  repeat 4 
times)  When the box boots, I can hit ^S to get into a setup.

I was going to follow the directions here:
http://www.rom-o-matic.net/5.0.2/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-1.txt

Using fboot.exe from 
http://support.intel.com/support/etherexpress/pro100/100pboot.htm>
FBOOT.EXE is a part of 100pboot.exe

"I found the intel program FBOOT.EXE that was made to upgrade the built
in Intel BOOT agent. I did: Boot dos from floppy, Run FBOOT (choose
adapter), choose (u)pdate, choose Create restore image"

Which actually updated the nic such that it was able to actually work.  Kinda 
bummed that I didn't get to use my rom-o-matic file - maybe I will try that some 
other day.

^C

[Etherboot-users] pxe boot the ultimate boot cd

[Carl K. <ca...@pe...>]

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com (UBCD) is pretty neat.  Trying to figure out if 
there is an easy way to load the whole ting on my pxe booter box (dhcp/tftp server.)

I am sure I could take the images one at a time and add them to my 
/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default but I would rather just add one entry in 
there that fires up the UBCD menu, which is has several levels:


print "                           [F2] Hard Disk Tools
if ($lastKey == key[f2]); then script hdd.scn

print " >>> Press [Space] for more harddisk tools ...
if ($lastKey == key[space]); then script hdd2.scn

print " [F1] Drive Fitness Test V4.00         [F2] PowerMax V4.09
if ($lastKey == key[f2]); then memdisk \images\discwiz.igz

Anyone done this?

^Carl K

Re: [Etherboot-users] new guy need of help

[Travis <sir...@gm...>]

i'm an idot! lol
so blind.....
as i say when i can't find a tool in my shop. "i'm blind in one eye
and i can't see out of the other" .....
the fix for my problem?
i didn't have a /dev in my clients exported root file system dealy!!!!
so i guess not being able to open an inital console is because there
isn't one there :-p (/dev/console) ok so yea its not quite working yet
but the last tid bits look to be stupid link deals

thanks for all your help!!
etherboot rocks! and i'm gonna make a bootable 3.5 " cd now :-D ( my
floppys only last a month for some reason )

On 2/24/06, Tiago Alves da Fonseca <ti...@kn...> wrote:
> I think this link would help you
>
> www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk
>
> It explains how to build thick-clients.
> Regards,
> Tiago Alves
>
> > hello,
> > ok i have tryed off and on for many years now to get a diskless client.=
...
> > i've gotten pretty good at linux but i'm NO where near an expert yet.
> > basilcy  i'm trying to use a slightly modifed mandrake kernel and
> > intird on my client ( with nfs root and kernel auto conf and the
> > compilied in card drivers ) but i'm getting errors ( kernel panic -
> > not syncing - no init found bla bla bla
> > so i've tryed alot of stuff, even found something at ltsp (
> > http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/CustomLtspKernels ) about
> > making a custom initrd, well my question is what is needed in the
> > initrd? no one anywhere say's anyting about that, and yes i have
> > searched the archive and all i found was posts saying go read ramdisk
> > and initrd, i did they don't help. what is requied in intird to get a
> > diskless deal to boot? or even more direct, what should i add to my
> > mandrake initrd to get it to boot?....
> >
> > also is there a decent how-to on ether boot or diskless clients ? i
> > don't mean an old and 'theroy' one i mean one that tell you every
> > step. example www.mythtv.org their how to tells you everything.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > ps if you need more info on my setup ask..
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Re: [Etherboot-users] new guy need of help

[Tiago A. da F. <ti...@kn...>]

I think this link would help you 

www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk

It explains how to build thick-clients.
Regards,
Tiago Alves

> hello,
> ok i have tryed off and on for many years now to get a diskless client....
> i've gotten pretty good at linux but i'm NO where near an expert yet.
> basilcy  i'm trying to use a slightly modifed mandrake kernel and
> intird on my client ( with nfs root and kernel auto conf and the
> compilied in card drivers ) but i'm getting errors ( kernel panic -
> not syncing - no init found bla bla bla
> so i've tryed alot of stuff, even found something at ltsp (
> http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/CustomLtspKernels ) about
> making a custom initrd, well my question is what is needed in the
> initrd? no one anywhere say's anyting about that, and yes i have
> searched the archive and all i found was posts saying go read ramdisk
> and initrd, i did they don't help. what is requied in intird to get a
> diskless deal to boot? or even more direct, what should i add to my
> mandrake initrd to get it to boot?....
> 
> also is there a decent how-to on ether boot or diskless clients ? i
> don't mean an old and 'theroy' one i mean one that tell you every
> step. example www.mythtv.org their how to tells you everything.
> 
> thanks
> 
> ps if you need more info on my setup ask..
> 
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[Etherboot-users] new guy need of help

[Travis <sir...@gm...>]

hello,
ok i have tryed off and on for many years now to get a diskless client....
i've gotten pretty good at linux but i'm NO where near an expert yet.
basilcy  i'm trying to use a slightly modifed mandrake kernel and
intird on my client ( with nfs root and kernel auto conf and the
compilied in card drivers ) but i'm getting errors ( kernel panic -
not syncing - no init found bla bla bla
so i've tryed alot of stuff, even found something at ltsp (
http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/CustomLtspKernels ) about
making a custom initrd, well my question is what is needed in the
initrd? no one anywhere say's anyting about that, and yes i have
searched the archive and all i found was posts saying go read ramdisk
and initrd, i did they don't help. what is requied in intird to get a
diskless deal to boot? or even more direct, what should i add to my
mandrake initrd to get it to boot?....

also is there a decent how-to on ether boot or diskless clients ? i
don't mean an old and 'theroy' one i mean one that tell you every
step. example www.mythtv.org their how to tells you everything.

thanks

ps if you need more info on my setup ask..

[Etherboot-users] vxWorks + etherboot

[Rafael V. A. <ra...@3W...>]

	Hi guys,

	searching the list archive, i found a message about using etherboot to boot vxWorks. I sent an email to Ken, who suggested sending an email to the list. The email i sent him follows.

	What i need is a way to boot vxWorks using tftp + dhcp. 
	I already have etherboot working for linux and dos, so the problem relies on vxWorks.

	I studied a bit the mknbi for dos and linux, but they seem quite different, so i don't know if it would be worthy makein an mknbi.vxworks.

	Anyone has suggestions/tips about that? Would it be possible to make a mknbi for vxworks? Wouldn't be an easier way of accomplishing this?

	thanks

Rafael

	

Hi Rafael,

Sorry, I'm no longer working on the Etherboot project. The best place
for you to ask is the etherboot-developers list. However if someone has
made VxWorks boot using PXE, perhaps the easiest would be to use the
PXE capability of Etherboot 5.4.x. Otherwise you would have to make a
bootable image from first principles based on what you need to put in
memory where to run VxWorks. I don't know how VxWorks wants to be
started so I'm no help there.

Good luck, Ken

--- Rafael Vidal Aroca <raf...@uo...> wrote:


> 
>     Hi guys,
> 
>     sorry for disturbing.
> 
>     i saw a message from you on etherboot-users list about booting 
> vxWorks using etherboot. As i thought it may be necessary to make a 
> mknbi for vxWorks, but i have no idea on how to do that.
> 
>     So, have any of you successfully done it?
> 
>     If not, could you please point me some tips and docs on how to
> adapt 
> mknbi for that purpose?
> 
> 
> thanks
> 
> Rafael

Re: [Etherboot-users] Tftp ip in rom image

[Per D. J. <pd...@kn...>]

Hi Ricardo,

> The problem is that the dhcp is a router and i haven't permissions to 
> configure it,that's why i want to put the tftp setting in the client rom 
> image.

I have the same problem: DHCP-server is off-limit...

Set the alternative BOOTP/DHCP port to 1067
(ALTERNATE_DHCP_PORTS_1067_1068 option in Config).
Setup a dhcp server which listens on 1067, and an ordinary tftp server
and you are set to go.

~Per

Re: [Etherboot-users] Tftp ip in rom image

[Ricardo C. C. <ema...@gm...>]

E
>
> There are 2 you can pick from - not sure if there is any difference:
> $ man dhcpd.conf
>            The next-server statement
>              next-server server-name;
>              The  next-server  statement is used to specify the host
> address of the server from which the initial  boot  file  (specified  in=
=20
> the filename  statement)  is  to  be loaded.   Server-name should be a
> numeric IP address or a domain name.   If no next-server parameter applies
> to a given client, the DHCP server=E2s IP address is used.
>
> Not to be confused with:
> $ man dhcpd.conf
>            The server-name statement
>              server-name name ;
>              The  server-name statement can be used to inform the client =
of
> the name of the server from which it is booting.   Name should be  the na=
me
> that will be provided to the client.
>
>
>
> In dhcpd.conf:
> # /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf
> subnet 192.168.1.0  netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>          range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.254 ;
> }
> server-name=3D192.168.1.1;
> filename=3D"pxelinux.0" ;
> # eof: /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf
>
> I think that is all you need for pxe (you may need other things like
> "option domain-name-servers" for other things, but you probably already
> have that in place.)
>
The problem is that the dhcp is a router and i haven't permissions to=20
configure it,that's why i want to put the tftp setting in the client rom=20
image.

Any ideas?

Regards

Re: [Etherboot-users] Tftp ip in rom image

[Carl K. <ca...@pe...>]

Ricardo Carrillo Cruz wrote:
>>Not that it answers your question, but did you try server-name or:
>>
>>       option tftp-server-name text;
>>
>>          This option is used to identify a TFTP server and,
>>if  supported  by
>>          the  client, should have the same effect as the server-name
>>declaraâ
>>          tion.   BOOTP clients are unlikely to  support  this  option.
>>Some
>>          DHCP clients will support it, and others actually require it.
>>
>>^Carl
>>
> 
> Mmmmm,interesting,where do i put the directive you suggest me?
> What is the exact syntax?

There are 2 you can pick from - not sure if there is any difference:
$ man dhcpd.conf
           The next-server statement
             next-server server-name;
             The  next-server  statement is used to specify the host address of
             the server from which the initial  boot  file  (specified  in  the
             filename  statement)  is  to  be loaded.   Server-name should be a
             numeric IP address or a domain name.   If no next-server parameter
             applies to a given client, the DHCP serverâs IP address is used.

Not to be confused with:
$ man dhcpd.conf
           The server-name statement
             server-name name ;
             The  server-name statement can be used to inform the client of the
             name of the server from which it is booting.   Name should be  the
             name that will be provided to the client.



In dhcpd.conf:
# /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf
subnet 192.168.1.0  netmask 255.255.255.0 {
         range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.254 ;
}
server-name=192.168.1.1;
filename="pxelinux.0" ;
# eof: /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf

I think that is all you need for pxe (you may need other things like "option 
domain-name-servers" for other things, but you probably already have that in place.)

^C

[Etherboot-users] Tftp ip in rom image

[Ricardo C. C. <ema...@gm...>]

Hello

I want to put the tftp ip into my rom image. I've read that i should
modify the DEFAULT_BOOTFILE parameter.
I've tried "tftp://myip/mypathtomiimage" ,but the client still looks for th=
e
image file in the dhcp ip.I have my tftp server in other machine

How can i do that?

Thanks in advance

Re: [Etherboot-users] Etherboot to boot local disk

[Tiago A. da F. <ti...@kn...>]

I think you could install grub and setup it to allow you boot via
network or via local boot partition instead of trying to setup the
etherboot.

Regards,
Tiago Alves

> Is there a way to have etherboot look to the local hard drive for boot
> information by way of the "filename = " variable one would set in the
> dhcp server? With PXE there's the config file one can use to setup
> this up with.
> default Linux
> timeout 80
> message /boot/message
> read-only
> prompt
> boot /dev/sda
> 
> image /boot/vmlinuz
>     label Linux
>     initrd /boot/initrd
>     localboot 0
>     root /dev/sda3
>     append resume=/dev/md1 selinux=0 splash=silent elevator=cfq
> 
> 
> I'm trying to build some cluster nodes that only have etherboot rather
> than pxe. I push out a suse linux install like this.
> 
> mkelfImage --output /root/suse10-64.ebi
> --kernel=/install/suse10-dvd/boot/loader/linux64
> --initrd=/install/suse10-dvd/boot/loader/initrd64
> --append='Install=nfs://172.20.163.100:/install/suse10-dvd/ vnc=1
> vncpassword=*****'
> 
> I then place suse10-64.ebi in /tftpboot/
> 
> Modify the dhcp server like so:
> Global settings:
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> allow bootp;
> option T128 code 128 = string;
> option T129 code 129 = string;
> option T150 code 150 = string;
> 
> group {
>   option vendor-encapsulated-options 3c:09:45:74:68:65:72:62:6f:6f:74:ff;
>   option T128 e4:45:74:68:00:00;
> host n01 {
>   next-server 192.168.0.1;
>   filename "suse10-32.ebi";
>   hardware ethernet 00:30:48:XX:XX:XX;
>   fixed-address 192.168.0.111;
>   option host-name "n01";
>   ddns-hostname "n01";
>   ddns-domainname "company.com";
>   ddns-rev-domainname "in-addr.arpa";
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> This works. I set the bios to boot via the network card first. I get
> my vnc session for the installation. What I need to happen after that
> is to replace the filename "----" option to load an image that will
> then boot the local install -- or look to grub on the partition. Is
> there a way to do this? I tried using different append options but
> none seem to change the behavior of the boot process. I found on the
> mailing list someone mention using /dev/hda for filename -- but that
> doesn't seem to work either.
> 
> I would appreciate any help on this, thanks in advanced.
> Regards,
> Adam Cody
> 
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[Etherboot-users] Etherboot to boot local disk

[Adam C. <aj...@di...>]

Is there a way to have etherboot look to the local hard drive for boot
information by way of the "filename =3D " variable one would set in the
dhcp server? With PXE there's the config file one can use to setup
this up with.
default Linux
timeout 80
message /boot/message
read-only
prompt
boot /dev/sda

image /boot/vmlinuz
    label Linux
    initrd /boot/initrd
    localboot 0
    root /dev/sda3
    append resume=3D/dev/md1 selinux=3D0 splash=3Dsilent elevator=3Dcfq


I'm trying to build some cluster nodes that only have etherboot rather
than pxe. I push out a suse linux install like this.

mkelfImage --output /root/suse10-64.ebi
--kernel=3D/install/suse10-dvd/boot/loader/linux64
--initrd=3D/install/suse10-dvd/boot/loader/initrd64
--append=3D'Install=3Dnfs://172.20.163.100:/install/suse10-dvd/ vnc=3D1
vncpassword=3D*****'

I then place suse10-64.ebi in /tftpboot/

Modify the dhcp server like so:
Global settings:
-------------------------------------------------------------
allow bootp;
option T128 code 128 =3D string;
option T129 code 129 =3D string;
option T150 code 150 =3D string;

group {
  option vendor-encapsulated-options 3c:09:45:74:68:65:72:62:6f:6f:74:ff;
  option T128 e4:45:74:68:00:00;
host n01 {
  next-server 192.168.0.1;
  filename "suse10-32.ebi";
  hardware ethernet 00:30:48:XX:XX:XX;
  fixed-address 192.168.0.111;
  option host-name "n01";
  ddns-hostname "n01";
  ddns-domainname "company.com";
  ddns-rev-domainname "in-addr.arpa";
--------------------------------------------------------------

This works. I set the bios to boot via the network card first. I get
my vnc session for the installation. What I need to happen after that
is to replace the filename "----" option to load an image that will
then boot the local install -- or look to grub on the partition. Is
there a way to do this? I tried using different append options but
none seem to change the behavior of the boot process. I found on the
mailing list someone mention using /dev/hda for filename -- but that
doesn't seem to work either.

I would appreciate any help on this, thanks in advanced.
Regards,
Adam Cody

Re: [Etherboot-users] hp netserver - boot:lan = pxe?

[Timothy L. <tl...@ro...>]

Carl Karsten wrote:
> I have an HP NetServer lc2000r
> 
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?&lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=50440&submit.y=0&submit.x=0&lang=en&cc=us 
> 
> 
> http://lnk.to/hplc2000r
> 
> The bios setup lets me put "lan" as the first item, but the Intel epro 
> 100 doesn't seem to do anything.  On a Vectra, I think I had to ^S to 
> get to the nic's setup in order to make that work.  I can use 
> rom-o-matic to boot, so everything else is in place.
> 
> Anyone know what magic words I need to say?
> 

In some bioses you also need to find a place to actually enable the boot 
from lan.  As strange as it seems the seems to be no connection between 
a nic device showing up on the boot menu and whether boot from lan is 
enabled elsewhere.

So to summarize, keep looking through the bios and you may fin an 
additional setting that needs to be enabled.

Tim

[Etherboot-users] hp netserver - boot:lan = pxe?

[Carl K. <ca...@pe...>]

I have an HP NetServer lc2000r

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?&lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=50440&submit.y=0&submit.x=0&lang=en&cc=us

http://lnk.to/hplc2000r

The bios setup lets me put "lan" as the first item, but the Intel epro 100 
doesn't seem to do anything.  On a Vectra, I think I had to ^S to get to the 
nic's setup in order to make that work.  I can use rom-o-matic to boot, so 
everything else is in place.

Anyone know what magic words I need to say?

^C

Re: [Etherboot-users] Error: segment in reserved area

[Timothy L. <tl...@ro...>]

Scott Smedley wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I keep getting a "segment in reserved area" error when I generate
> a NBI using mkelf-linux (v1.4.4) on my Fedora Core 4 system.
> 
> The frustrating thing is if I generate the NBI on my Redhat 9
> system (mkelf-linux v1.4.3) the image boots just fine.
> 
> I tried --relocseg=0x8000 but the booting process aborted pretty
> quickly (I forget what the error was, sorry).
> 
> Can anyone tell me what I need to do to be able to get around this
> error & generate a working NBI with mkelf-linux v1.4.4?

Hi

Try using 1.4.3 on the fedora core 4 machine.  If that does not work, it 
is possible that you are running into a perl issue.  There was bug on 
some systems with perl 5.8 that could be seen when doing this:

LANG=en_US.UTF-8 perl -e 'use bytes; print chr(255);' | od -bc
LANG=en_US perl -e 'use bytes; print chr(255);' | od -bc

The use bytes; is supposed to take precedence over the Unicode
preference in the environment.

I am not sure if it makes a difference with mknbi but it is worth a look.

Tim

Re: [Etherboot-users] Re: DHCP offer not accepted

[Jim M. <ja...@Mc...>]

On Wed, February 8, 2006 7:07 am, Tony van der Hoff wrote:
>> Jim, I looked the suggested dhcpd.conf file, made a mix of it and mine=

>> and
>> things started to work. The other problem was that the tftpd xinetd
>> config
>> file was chroot to another directory than the standard /tftpboot or / =
.
>> After correcting this issue too, I have an VMware machine, a K6II box
>> and
>> a Pentium1 200MHz MMX box all working perfectly=21=21=21
>
> I recently encountered this problem after upgrading my server from
> Mandriva
> 2005LE to 2006.0.
>
> It turns out that the current dhcpd sends the next-server address as
> 0.0.0.0
> if the next-server line is missing from dhcpd.conf. Etherboot does not
> like
> this, and rejects the DHCPOFFER.
>
> According to the dhcpd.conf(5) manpage, the line should be optional,
> defaulting to the current server address.


Take a look at this wiki entry for more info on the change in ISC's dhcpd=
:

   http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/DhcpdSiaddr

Jim McQuillan
jam=40Ltsp.org




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Re: [Etherboot-users] Re: DHCP offer not accepted

[Anselm M. H. <an...@ho...>]

Am Mittwoch, den 08.02.2006, 12:07 +0000 schrieb Tony van der Hoff:
> > Jim, I looked the suggested dhcpd.conf file, made a mix of it and mine and
> > things started to work. The other problem was that the tftpd xinetd config
> > file was chroot to another directory than the standard /tftpboot or / .
> > After correcting this issue too, I have an VMware machine, a K6II box and
> > a Pentium1 200MHz MMX box all working perfectly!!!
> 
> I recently encountered this problem after upgrading my server from Mandriva
> 2005LE to 2006.0.
> 
> It turns out that the current dhcpd sends the next-server address as 0.0.0.0
> if the next-server line is missing from dhcpd.conf. Etherboot does not like
> this, and rejects the DHCPOFFER.
> 
> According to the dhcpd.conf(5) manpage, the line should be optional,
> defaulting to the current server address.

The problem is that the default obviously changed from the current
server address to not sending that information at all.
This problem has been mentioned several weeks ago, when ISC decided to
switch off the next-server default. A pity they did not see that sending
this option was a good idea in the first place...

As we all know, manpages do not always keep pace with program
development, as it seems to be the case here.

Regards
Anselm