Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:44:42 +0300 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Diskless PXEboot crashes at kernel loading. Message-ID: <24710373@bsam.ru> In-Reply-To: <534626.45013.qm@web33302.mail.mud.yahoo.com> (Rob's message of "Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:07:13 -0800 (PST)") References: <534626.45013.qm@web33302.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:07:13 -0800 (PST) Rob wrote: > I already described in detail what I've been doing > with the FreeBSD server and the Compaq HP client PC > here: > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2007-February/142116.html > The Bootp exchange seems to be fine and the client > gets the kernel from the server. However, during > the kernel loading, the client PC "implodes" and > starts from BIOS boot up again. The boot messages > are given below. > The crash messages scroll too fast over the screen > to see the details with the bare eye. I recorded it > with a digital camera and a snapshot of it is here: > http://www.lahaye.dds.nl/pxeboot/crash.jpg > The whole boot process in plain text goes as > follows: > -------------------------------------------------- > Attempting Boot From Intel(R) Boot Agent Version > 3.0.05 (PnP Device) > Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 3.0.05 > PXE 2.0 Build 078 (WfM 2.0), RPL V2.73 > Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 3.0.05 > Copyright (C) 1997-2000, Intel Corporation > CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 02 A5 93 F7 44 GUID: > 67862AE2-117C-D511-BFE9-F3C48B4FB125 > DHCP./ > BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 > Consoles: internal video/keyboard > BIOS drive A: is disk0 > BIOS drive C: is disk1 > PXE version 2.1, real mode entry point 09db8:8186 > BIOS a573kB/268896kB available memory > FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1 > pxe_open: server addr: 192.168.123.1 > pxe_open: server path: / > pxe_open: gateway ip: 192.168.123.254 > Welcome to FreeBSD! ;-) > [ Boot option menu 1 to 7 ] FreeBSD-ascii-cartoon > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x4d568c / > int=...... err=.... ef11=.... eip=.... > -------------------------------------------------- > And the crash happens. > Note that the crash occurs for whatever option > 1 to 6 I choose from the FreeBSD boot menu. > Does someone understand the crash messages? Not that I understand those messages but some time ago I've had a similar case. It took me some hours to realise that I try to load amd64 kernel to i386 diskless station... WBR -- Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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