Re: PXES 8 not working (but 5 did)

On Mon, 2004-05-10 at 13:34, Chris wrote:
> Diego,
> 
> Yes, my reference to lilo was actually supposed to be PXELINUX... the config 
> files look so similar... Sorry about that, my mistake.
OK
> 
> I have tried this with setting the ramdisk equal to the size of the squashed 
> image, and larger.  No dice.
> 
> I have performed an md5sum on the squashed image, and it transfers intact.
> 
> No where do I tell tftp to change to ascii.
> 
> The problem remains:  the prebuilt image will boot, but anything (and I have 
> tried 100 combinations now...) I build with pxesconfig will not boot.  It 
> hangs at the little pxes fish logo (frame buffer) or "Uncompressing Linux... 
> Ok," (no frame buffer).
Try the initrd image instead.
> 
> The machines in question have 64 Megs of ram and are celeron 333's.  I have 
> pushed the ramdisk up to 32 megs (way more than it should need) and it still 
> does the same thing.
> 
> It really seems like the problem is with pxesconfig.
Run it from the command line and see if it outputs any message.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> On Thursday 06 May 2004 04:56 pm, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> > > 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):
> >
> > Do you mean PXELINUX instead of LILO. A simmilar syntax but very different
> > boot loaders.
> >
> > > =====================<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 you're using a squashed image, the ramdisk_size is equal to the size of
> > thiis image.
> > i.e:
> > # ls -l pxes*.squash
> > -rw-r--r--    1 root     root      5644288 Mar 25 01:06
> > /tftpboot/pxes/pxes-0.8.squash
> >
> > this implies
> >
> > ... ramdisk_size=5700
> >
> > should work.
> > How much RAM does your clients have ?
> > Are you moving the image to another TFTP server ? Is it getting corrupted
> > in the transfer (ascii) ?
> > Try making an md5sum before and after.
> >
> > > 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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