Problems PXE installing 5.X on RLX Blade

From: Brian Towles (brian_at_towles.com)
Date: 01/08/04

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Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 13:43:16 -0600

    Howdy all

    I'm trying to get 5.2RC2 to install via PXE on an RLX 633 Blade.
    I keep getting to the point where the kernel loads, it looks like its
    starting to load modules and then hangs. I get no kernel outout except
    spinners

    Ive tried removing acpi and it just hangs as well no dump or output
    visible telling me whats happening.

    Its like its not finding or able to load the next module in the chain
    but i cant tell what it is.

    Ive been able to get 4.X to install fine... but have have not gotten
    past this point with any of the 5.X stuff.

    Does anyone have any idea whats going on or how to get past this point?

    Thanks
    -=Brian

    loader.rc with ACPI removed
    -----------------------------------
    echo Loading Kernel...
    load /boot/kernel/kernel
    load -t mfs_root /boot/mfsroot
    unset acpi_load
    set hint.acpi.0.disabled=1
    echo booting...
    echo \007\007
    echo initializing h0h0magic...
    set vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/md0c"
    set console="comconsole"
    boot

    Output
    ----------------------------------

    Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 4.0.17
    Copyright (C) 1997-2001, Intel Corporation

    Intel Base-Code, PXE-2.0 (build 083)
    Copyright (C) 1997-2001, Intel Corporation

    CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 42 52 00 13 B3.
    DHCP...CLIENT IP: 10.1.1.128 MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 10.1.1.1
    GATEWAY IP: 10.1.1.254

    Auto-select:
         Network boot
    BD.
    BOOT SERVER IP: 10.1.1.1
    TFTP.
    PXE Loader 1.00

    Building the boot loader arguments
    Relocating the loader and the BTX
    Starting the BTX loader
    Console: internal video/keyboard
    BIOS drive C: is disk0
    BIOS drive D: is disk1
    PXE version 2.1, real mode entry point @997a:0106
    BIOS 622kB/506816kB available memory
    FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1(root@wv1u.freebsd.org, Mon
    Dec 22 02:53:03 GMT 2003)
    pxe_open: server addr: 10.1.1.1
    pxe_open: server path: /pxeroot
    pxe_open: gateway ip: 10.1.1.254
    Loading Kernel.../boot/kernel/kernel text=0x45bdec data=0x795bc+0x47820
    syms=[0x4+0x57d60+0x4+0x6a0e4]
    booting...
    initializing h0h0magic...

    loader.rc with ACPI still enabled
    ----------------------------------
    echo Loading Kernel...
    load /boot/kernel/kernel
    load -t mfs_root /boot/mfsroot
    echo booting...
    echo \007\007
    echo initializing h0h0magic...
    set vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/md0c"
    set console="comconsole"
    boot

    Output
    ----------------------------------
    Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 4.0.17
    Copyright (C) 1997-2001, Intel Corporation

    Intel Base-Code, PXE-2.0 (build 083)
    Copyright (C) 1997-2001, Intel Corporation

    CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 42 52 00 13 B3.
    DHCP..CLIENT IP: 10.1.1.128 MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 10.1.1.1
    GATEWAY IP: 10.1.1.254

    Auto-select:
         Network boot
    BD.
    BOOT SERVER IP: 10.1.1.1
    TFTP.
    TFTP.PXE Loader 1.00

    Building the boot loader arguments
    Relocating the loader and the BTX
    Starting the BTX loader
    Console: internal video/keyboard
    BIOS drive C: is disk0
    BIOS drive D: is disk1
    PXE version 2.1, real mode entry point @997a:0106
    BIOS 622kB/506816kB available memory
    FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
    (root@wv1u.freebsd.org, Mon Dec 22 02:53:03 GMT 2003)
    pxe_open: server addr: 10.1.1.1
    pxe_open: server path: /pxeroot
    pxe_open: gateway ip: 10.1.1.254
    Loading Kernel.../boot/kernel/kernel text=0x45bdec data=0x795bc+0x47820
    syms=[0x4+0x57d60+0x4+0x6a0e4]
    booting...
    initializing h0h0magic...
    /boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=0x3f084 data=0x1724+0x114c
    syms=[0x4+0x6af0+0x4+0x860f] 

    -- 
Brian Towles <brian@towles.com>
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