Re: video couldn't be autodetected

Well I solved the problem another way by not using nbi anymore. I now
use the latest development version of etherboot (ehm well 5.3.8, I just
noticed there is 5.3.9 now) and I boot using pxelinux.0
This works very well for me. (My boss likes to see the company logo on
startup)
(BTW I tried using different versions of mknbi, even the newest I could
find but I didn't get it working that way)
Keep up the great work Diego!

On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 00:07 -0300, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> Perhaps you need a newer version of mknbi for etherboot greater than
> 5.0.7.
> 
> On Wed, 2004-08-18 at 17:59, Sander Hoentjen wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I tried again today but with an older etherboot version (5.0.7)
> > I have no further problems, Now every pc in the office works with
> > etherboot. Should I report this to the etherboot developers?
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 19:36 +0200, Sander Hoentjen wrote:
> > > Ok, some new info:
> > > in the dmesg output I found after "RAMDISK: Compressed image found at
> > > block 0" it says:
> > > crc error<6>Freeing initrd memory: 8564k freed
> > > 
> > > Does that mean there is an error in transferring the image? If so, what
> > > can I do? If not, what else can it be?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 2004-08-17 at 01:07 +0200, Sander Hoentjen wrote:
> > > > Yes, I am sure it is from the same run. I even tried to create it again,
> > > > same problem occured. I am puzzled with it myself as well. Is there some
> > > > output or logfile that i can post?
> > > > 
> > > > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 18:48 -0300, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> > > > > This is a __very__ strange problem, because the image that's inside the
> > > > > ISO is the same as the one inside the NBI.
> > > > > Are you sure they belong to the same pxesconfig run ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 18:20, Sander Hoentjen wrote:
> > > > > > Sorry,
> > > > > > If i boot from the ISO image everything works correctly, dhcp, ping, X
> > > > > > runs ok, rdesktop works.
> > > > > > If i boot with etherboot and the nbi image, etherboot seems to work,
> > > > > > get's an ip and the location of the nbi, downloads it via tftp, then
> > > > > > linux starts but gives: ERROR: video couldn't be autodetected
> > > > > > and X doesn't start. I think the network does work, but I would have to
> > > > > > check that tomorrow, when I am back at work. Anything else I need to
> > > > > > check?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 18:03 -0300, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> > > > > > > Please be more specific.
> > > > > > > Is the network working (dhcp, ping) when you boot from the ISO image but
> > > > > > > the same NIC is not working if you boot with Etherboot ?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 17:45, Sander Hoentjen wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Diego,
> > > > > > > > first of: Keep up the good work :)
> > > > > > > > Second, my problem:
> > > > > > > > I do not use the prebuilt iso but one i created myself (I had ticked
> > > > > > > > both the create iso and create nbi option)
> > > > > > > > I used XFree86 4.3.0
> > > > > > > > The iso works, but the nbi doesn't work on computers where the nic is a
> > > > > > > > D-link DFE-530TX
> > > > > > > > Hope you have some more suggestions,
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Sander
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 16:59 -0300, Diego Torres Milano wrote:
> > > > > > > > > PREBUILT ISOs includes XFree86 4.3.0 that's why they work (I guess).
> > > > > > > > > And you should be selecting XFree86 3.3.6 in your images.
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 15:27, Sander Hoentjen wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > well I have tried 800x600, that didn't work.
> > > > > > > > > > Also I found out that if I boot with cd-rom from the iso i created with
> > > > > > > > > > the same options, it works.
> > > > > > > > > > Furthermorelike I allready said it works on systems with the same
> > > > > > > > > > videocard and monitor.
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your input anyway
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2004-08-16 at 13:36 -0400, Bruce Barnett wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > I've seen this problem when the default video resolution was set too
> > > > > > > > > > > high for the monitors...e.g. - trying 1024x768 on some 15" monitors will
> > > > > > > > > > > not work. Have you tried just using 640x480?
> > > > > > > > > > > Bruce
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > >>> [email protected] 8/16/2004 12:18:42 PM >>>
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > In my company we want to use pxes for booting to a microsoft terminal
> > > > > > > > > > > server (now, it will be Citrix soon).
> > > > > > > > > > > On most computers it works, but on a few it doesn't. The only relating
> > > > > > > > > > > thing I can find is that they have the same network card. They all
> > > > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > a D-link DFE-530TX.
> > > > > > > > > > > I use etherboot for booting, and have selected the via-rhine driver.
> > > > > > > > > > > This boots, gets the image from the tftp server, but after booting
> > > > > > > > > > > linux
> > > > > > > > > > > and getting dhcp information I get:
> > > > > > > > > > > ERROR: video couldn't be autodetected
> > > > > > > > > > > My first guess was of course that it was video related, but since I am
> > > > > > > > > > > seeing it on multiple pc's, with different videocards and/or monitors
> > > > > > > > > > > and i am NOT seeing it on some other pc's with exactly the same
> > > > > > > > > > > hardware
> > > > > > > > > > > config except for the network card I suspect this causes the problem.
> > > > > > > > > > > Is there anything I can do to figure out what exactly is causing this,
> > > > > > > > > > > or does anybody have experienced the same problems?
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for all the good work regarding pxes,
> > > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > Sander Hoentjen
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
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