From owner-freebsd-small Tue Aug 21 8:10:18 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (f219.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.219]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFE8137B407; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:10:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsdfan@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:10:10 -0700 Received: from 24.9.137.53 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 21 Aug 2001 15:10:10 GMT X-Originating-IP: [24.9.137.53] From: "Chuck TheMascot" To: pedro@qui.uc.pt Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-small@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pxeboot Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:10:10 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Aug 2001 15:10:10.0329 (UTC) FILETIME=[5EBEA890:01C12A53] Sender: owner-freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At the point your boot hangs pxeloader should be trying to read /pxeroot/boot/loader.rc using NFS. A network sniffer (tcpdump or Ethereal) would be very helpful to verify if this is occurring. Do you have NFS configured on your server ? By the way the output you show looks a lot like a net4501, you might be interested in looking at "theWall" http://sourceforge.net/projects/thewall/ it's a pxe bootable PicoBSD firewall for the net4501 which is also serial console only embedded PC. >I am trying to install FreeBSD on a embedded PC. >Since the box doesn't have neither keyboard neither vga, >I am trying the pxeboot facility. >The console is the serial port (some like the console on alpha's). >Using the "road book" from Alfred Perlstein, founded on >http://people.freebsd.org/~alfred/pxe/ , all was running good. >I've setup all the server stuff, like dhcp, tftp ... > >once powered up the box searchs for a DHCP server and get the IP i >address, the netmask and so on. > >the problem is when the loader starts - the machine hangs! > >here is the output I get: >***************************************** > >BootManage UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082) >BootManage PXE-2.0 PROM 1.0, NATSEC 1.0, SDK 3.0/082 (OEM52) >Copyright (C) 1989,2000 bootix Technology GmbH, D-41466 Neuss. >PXE Software Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Intel Corporation. >Licensed to National Semiconductor > >CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 00 24 C0 03 24 >CLIENT IP: 192.168.0.115 MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 192.168.0.111 >GATEWAY IP: 192.168.0.254 >PXE Loader 1.00 > >Building the boot loader arguments >Relocating the loader and the BTX >Starting the BTX loader >(the machine hangs here!) > >******************************************* > >I tried with a custom kernel where I didn't remove the kbd and vga >entries, >but forced the serial console to be the prefered console. attached is the >configuration file. > >Can someone help me and explain what's going on? > >Thanks in advance, > >Pedro > >PS- Sorry about the CC Alfred... ><< CERIALKILLER >> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-small" in the body of the message