Re: [Etherboot-developers] Problem with mknbi-linux-1.2-4

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

when I tag the image, this is the command line I use:

  mknbi-linux --output=vmlinuz.ltsp  \
                 --append="init=/linuxrc "   \
                 --rootdir="/dev/ram0"        \
                 bzImage                                \
                 /tmp/initrd.ltsp.gz


bzImage is  658631 bytes
initrd.ltsp.gz is  864103 bytes


When I run disnbi -e vmlinuz.ltsp, I get this:

-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Sep 19 16:21 nbidir
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4608 Sep 19 16:21 segment0
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Sep 19 16:21 segment1
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root          512 Sep 19 16:21 segment2
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         4608 Sep 19 16:21 segment3
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       653824 Sep 19 16:21 segment4
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root       864256 Sep 19 16:21 segment5

I don't know enough about the segments, but it looks like segment4 is 
the kernel, but
it is somewhat smaller.
And, segment5 is the initrd image, and it is slightly larger.


I can continue using mknbi-1.2-2, but I figure there may be a problem that
you all need to take a look at.

I'd be happy to send you my pieces too, if you need it.

Jim.


Ken Yap wrote:

>>I'm having a problem with using the latest mknbi-linux, version 1.2-4.
>>
>>The new development versions of LTSP are using an initrd tacked onto
>>the end of a 2.4 kernel.
>>
>>During the download, via TFTP, it downloads almost all of it, then
>>fails with '(NBI)... Unable to load file'
>>Then, it repeats.
>>
>>If I use mknbi 1.2-2, it works great.
>>
>
>What happens if you do a disnbi on the image? If  you do a disnbi -e, do
>the kernel and initrd segments match the input?
>
>>I think I remember Eric B. sending a message at least a month ago, about
>>mknbi and initrd images, but I don't have that message anymore.
>>
>>Anybody remember this problem ?
>>
>
>I don't think that's the problem. Sounds like mknbi isn't including all
>of the input.
>
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