Re: [Etherboot-users] /sbin/init hangs on boot

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

Tiago Alves da Fonseca wrote:
> Hi!
> I am working this last month with thinclients. It worked fine with PXE
> and Etherboot running LTSP. Based on a solution described in DNA Lounge
> (www.dnalounge.com -> kiosk project), I tried to run thinclients that
> boot from the network and execute all aplications locally. When I tried
> to load all the software via PXE, the machine booted correctly and all

define "via PXE", cuz to me that is the same as "using Etherboot".

> aplications runned fine but when I tried to implement the same solution
> using Etherboot (using mkelf-linux and the same ramdisk) the computer
> entered in a loop when the init script started the /sbin/init.

What is the first and last line of the loop?  (as in, how far did it get and where 
did it loop back to?)

Post your pxe config file.  mainly the kernel and append.

Here is what I use for a knoppix based TS:
label knoppix37
         kernel knoppix/vmlinuz
         APPEND nfsdir=192.168.1.7:/mnt/knoppix37 nodhcp lang=us 
ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init apm=power-off nomce vga=791 
initrd=knoppix/miniroot.gz BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix noacpi

wag#1: you need a bigger ramdisk_size=100000

^Carl K