pxeboot with IBM x335: failure

From: Roman Neuhauser (neuhauser_at_chello.cz)
Date: 03/21/05

  • Next message: Matthias Buelow: "Re: bdes (and other) problems on 5.3 fixit cd" 
    Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:25:29 +0100
To: freebsd-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>

    Hello,

    I'm trying to boot an IMB x335 server via PXE.

    I "succeeded" with 4.11: it booted up to a timeout in mpt (onboard LSI
    SCSI) followed by a panic shortly after /stand/sysinstall starts and
    prints "probing devices".

    Since RHEL3 boots just fine from a disk attached to the very same
    controller I wanted to give 5.x a try, and this is what I get from an
    attempt to boot 5.3-RELEASE floppies with 5.3-p5 pxeboot compiled with
    tftp support. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I can provide
    part numbers, exact BIOS versions, whatever is deemed relevant.

    Transcribed from the console, I don't have serial console here:

    BIOS drive A: is disk0
    BIOS drive C: is disk1
    PXE version 2.1, real mode entry point @9856:00d6
    BIOS 554kB/523184kB available memory

    FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
    (root@hans.zoom-int.cz, Mon Mar 21 ...)
    pxe_open: server addr: 10.0.0.6
    pxe_open: server path: /var/run/tftpboot/5.3-RELEASE
    pxe_open: gateway ip: 10.0.0.1
    Console: internal video/keyboard
    BIOS drive A: is disk0
    BIOS drive C: is disk1
    BIOS 554kB/523184kB available memory

    FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
    (root@hans.zoom-int.cz, Mon Mar 21 ...)
    Can't work out which disk we are booting from.
    Guessed BIOS device 0xffffffff not found by probes, defaulting to disk0:

    can't load 'kernel'

    Type '?' for...
    OK

    Also of interest, ls throws input/output error for "/" and lsdev reports
    no pxe devices.

    BTW, this is contents of the "root-path" directory:

    root@edna run/tftpboot/5.3-RELEASE 1047:0 # pwd
    /var/run/tftpboot/5.3-RELEASE
    root@edna run/tftpboot/5.3-RELEASE 1048:0 # find . -type f | sort
    ./acpi.ko.gz
    ./boot/beastie.4th.gz
    ./boot/defaults/loader.conf.gz
    ./boot/device.hints.gz
    ./boot/frames.4th.gz
    ./boot/loader
    ./boot/loader.4th.gz
    ./boot/loader.conf
    ./boot/loader.help.gz
    ./boot/loader.rc
    ./boot/pxeboot
    ./boot/screen.4th.gz
    ./boot/support.4th.gz
    ./kernel.gz
    ./kernel.gz.aa
    ./kernel.gz.ab
    ./kernel.gz.boot
    ./kernel.gz.split
    ./mfsroot.gz
    root@edna run/tftpboot/5.3-RELEASE 1049:0 # 

    -- 
How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb?
You don't know, man.  You don't KNOW.
Cause you weren't THERE.             http://bash.org/?255991
_______________________________________________
freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable
To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
  • Next message: Matthias Buelow: "Re: bdes (and other) problems on 5.3 fixit cd"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: network booting
      ... requires a DHCP server somewhere on your LAN ... and does a proper 'diskless boot'. ... I did actually research PXE a bit while getting the DHCP/TFTP code ... downloaded code to talk to the network card. ...
      (comp.sys.apple2)
    • Re: usb memory stick for linux
      ... respectively) don't need any extended options at all: just this: ... not sure how you'd manage to boot Linux over PXE without pxelinux... ... only turning off PXE in the BIOS or killing the DHCP server will stop it ...
      (uk.comp.os.linux)
    • Re: installing Ubuntu via PXE using tftpd32
      ... If possible, boot from CD-ROM or DVD, and install from there! ... turned off the windows firewall and the routers own DHCP server. ... Are you wanting to do a PXE install over a wireless LAN? ...
      (comp.os.linux.setup)
    • PXE booting 7.0-R
      ... I'm trying to PXE boot 7.0-RELEASE, but it stops at a time. ... BIOS drive C: is disk0 ... FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1 ...
      (freebsd-questions)
    • Re: Ghosting an XP machine
      ... I would like the ability to push ... I installed the 3Com PXE server which came with GSS 2.0 ... I created the TCP/IP Network boot image using Ghost with the session ... I started GhostCast Server and clicked accept clients for the session ...
      (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)