PLEASE Don't cross post to misc@ and [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, Rob Foster wrote:
> I'm having trouble getting some RLXs to boot openbsd. > > pxeboot works, but when i try to load "boot tftp:bsd.rd" (which is in > the tftp server's root) it stops. > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | > | > | > | > | CPU Type : Pentium(R) III > | > | CPU Speed : 800 MHz > | > | > | > | BIOS Date : 02/26/02 System ROM : E956 - FFFF > | > | System Memory : 640 KB COM Ports : 03F8 02F8 > | > | Extended Memory : 1048511 KB LPT Ports : None > | > | Shadow Ram : 64960 KB PS/2 Mouse : Not Installed > | > | > | > | Hard Disk 0 : 80026MB MAC Addr (Pub) : 00.42.52.00.49.F4 > | > | Hard Disk 1 : None MAC Addr (Priv) : 00.42.52.00.49.F5 > | > | Hard Disk 2 : 80026MB MAC Addr (Mgmt) : 00.42.52.00.49.F6 > | > | Hard Disk 3 : None > | > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > 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 49 F6 > CLIENT IP: 10.0.0.14 MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 172.1.1.254 > probing: pc0 com0 apm pxe![2.1] mem[618K 1022M a20=on] > disk: hd0+* hd1+* > net: mac 00:42:52:00:49:f6, ip 10.0.0.14, server 10.0.0.1 > >> OpenBSD/i386 PXEBOOT 1.02 > boot> set timeout 0 > boot> boot tftp:bsd.rd > booting tftp:bsd.rd: 4302596/ > > > what do i do? > > this doesn't work either: > /var/tftp/etc/boot.conf > stty 38400 com0 > set tty com0 > boot tftp:bsd.rd I have netbooted RLX blades with OpenBSD in the past, in fact I have several running OpenBSD right now. The reason why the first way doesn't work is because the boot loader uses BIOS routines to write to the BIOS console, so console output stops once the kernel gets loaded. The second version "should" work by looking at it. I just went and tried to locate my working pxeboot environment but I realized the Linux master in that blade rack was shutdown due to security issues. Hmmm, on further thought I remembered I'm not using a standard pxeboot loader. I'm using an experimental one a developer gave me to try out, which allowed you to set the boot loader console and kernel console separately. However your second method should still work. Are you setting serial console redirect in the BIOS? diana
