Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:22:22 -0800 (PST) From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: PXEboot fails at kernel (text) loading Message-ID: <238459.68876.qm@web33314.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Hi, I have a FreeBSD 6.1 PC as the server to a PXE boot of another Compaq Deskpro EN PC. The Compaq PC has the option of a "Network Service Boot" with the F12-key during BIOS boot up. On the server, tftpd, bootpd and dhcpd are all working well. For the diskless kernel config I have used the GENERIC one, but added: options BOOTP options BOOTP_NFSROOT options BOOTP_COMPAT When all this is in place, and I reboot the client PC, the PXE works fine and I get the "Welcome to FreeBSD!" window, that allows me to choose from a list of options: 1. Boot FreeBSD [default] 2. Boot FreeBSD with ACPI enabled 3. Boot FreeBSD in Safe Mode 4. Boot FreeBSD in single user mode 5. Boot FreeBSD with verbose logging 6. Escape to loader prompt 7. Reboot Now whatever option (1 to 5) I choose here, I always get: /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x4d568c / and the last slash is rotating for a very tiny while after which the system kind of implodes, blanks the screen and reboots from BIOS. Apparently something goes very, very wrong when loading the text part of the kernel. On the server, I've checked the /var/log/xferlog, which has entries like this: read request for //pxeboot: success read request for /boot/loader.rc: success read request for /boot/loader.4th: success read request for /boot/support.4th: success read request for /boot/beastie.4th: success read request for /boot/screen.4th: success read request for /boot/frames.4th: success read request for /boot/kernel/kernel: success read request for /boot/kernel/kernel: success Is it OK to have a double kernel read at the last two lines? Any idea what's wrong here or what I could do to further test what the actual problem is? Thanks, Rob. ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265
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