Re: PXES 8 not working (but 5 did)

Hey, Diego.  Thanks again for your assistance.

On Thursday 06 May 2004 03:58 pm, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> > Diego,
> >
> > Yes, the prebuilt image works, but whenever I build one of my own using
> > pxesconfig, it never works -- not matter how simple I make the image.
>
> Can you explain "never works" ?
from my first post:

=============================================


 have tested my tftp, and it seems to work, I can pull the kernel image just 
fine.  I have increased by ramdrive size to 32M in lilo (for all options):

=====================<snip>==========================
.
.
.
label 1
   kernel vmlinuz-2.4.20-10pxes.i586
   append ramdisk_size=32768 ro video=vesa vga=771 console=null 
initrd=pxes-0.8.
squash root=/dev/ram

label pxes
   kernel vmlinuz-2.4.20-10pxes.i586
   append ramdisk_size=32768 ro initrd=pxes-0.8.initrd root=/dev/ram

label 2
   kernel vmlinuz-2.4.20-10pxes.i586
   append ramdisk_size=32768 ro video=vesa vga=771 console=null 
initrd=pxes-0.8.
initrd root=/dev/ram

label initrd
   kernel vmlinuz-2.4.20-10pxes.i586
   append ramdisk_size=32768 ro video=vesa vga=771 console=null 
initrd=pxes-0.8.
initrd root=/dev/ram
======================</snip>===========================

What happens is this:  I get my graphical lilo screen, and everything looks 
good.  I get a boot: prompt and all my lilo choices.  If I choose the 
default, I get the framebuffer pxes icon at the top of the screen with a 
cursor under it, then it just hangs.

If I choose the novesa option, then I get this:
"Uncompressing Linux... Ok, "
Then it just hangs.

I have rebuild my image a dozen times now, and have it stripped way down with 
X3 now and no fun options.  Nothing helps

Can someone help me please?

Thank you!
=========================================================


>
> > Again, I am using pxes .8.  I am using Gentoo linux on a dual PIII IBM
> > Netfinity 4500R.
> >
> > The client in question is a dell optiplex g1 with an ATI 3d Rage Pro
> > card, 64  megs of ram and a celeron 333 cpu.
>
> Should work.
>
> > Also, I noticed that the autoconfig script for X works less effectively
> > than  did .5.1.  .5.1 was able to configure the card nicely at 1024x768
> > with a  refersh of about 75hz -- .8 only gets it at 800x600 at 60hz.
>
> I think the problem is in the monitor autodetection and configuration.
> In PXES 0.8 default frequencies were changed to Standard SVGA 800x600.
> You can select the frequencies that better meet your monitor requirements.
> To test, just add the frequencies in the kernel command line (these are
> only examples):
> ... xh="50-70" xv="50-120"

Thanks, I will have to give that a try....

>
> > Any help is sincerely appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On Wednesday 05 May 2004 11:20 pm, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> >> Replace your image with the Pre-Built (PB) image and test it again.
> >>
> >> > Hello.  I am trying to upgrade our workplace from 0.5.1-35 to .8.
> >> >
> >> > I had good luck with 5.1, but I was interested in some of the new
> >>
> >> features.
> >>
> >> > I have tested my tftp, and it seems to work, I can pull the kernel
> >>
> >> image just  fine.  I have increased by ramdrive size to 32M in lilo
> >>
> >> (for all options):
> >> > =====================<snip>==========================
> >> > .
> >> > .
> >> > .
> >> > label 1
> >> >    kernel vmlinuz-2.4.20-10pxes.i586
> >> >    append ramdisk_size=32768 ro video=vesa vga=771 console=null
> >> > initrd=pxes-0.8.
> >> > squash root=/dev/ram
> >> >
> >> > label pxes
> >> >    kernel vmlinuz-2.4.20-10pxes.i586
> >> >    append ramdisk_size=32768 ro initrd=pxes-0.8.initrd root=/dev/ram
> >> >
> >> > label 2
> >> >    kernel vmlinuz-2.4.20-10pxes.i586
> >> >    append ramdisk_size=32768 ro video=vesa vga=771 console=null
> >> > initrd=pxes-0.8.
> >> > initrd root=/dev/ram
> >> >
> >> > label initrd
> >> >    kernel vmlinuz-2.4.20-10pxes.i586
> >> >    append ramdisk_size=32768 ro video=vesa vga=771 console=null
> >> > initrd=pxes-0.8.
> >> > initrd root=/dev/ram
> >> > ======================</snip>===========================
> >> >
> >> > What happens is this:  I get my graphical lilo screen, and
> >>
> >> everything looks  good.  I get a boot: prompt and all my lilo
> >> choices.  If I choose the  default, I get the framebuffer pxes icon
> >> at the top of the screen with a  cursor under it, then it just
> >> hangs.
> >>
> >> > If I choose the novesa option, then I get this:
> >> > "Uncompressing Linux... Ok, "
> >> > Then it just hangs.
> >> >
> >> > I have rebuild my image a dozen times now, and have it stripped way
> >>
> >> down with  X3 now and no fun options.  Nothing helps
> >>
> >> > Can someone help me please?
> >> >
> >> > Thank you!
> >> >
> >> > Chris
> >> >
> >> >
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Cheers!


Chris


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