| 00:08.46 | ScytheBlade1 | lol |
| 00:08.51 | ScytheBlade1 | no pxelinux.cfg files? |
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| 01:51.30 | devicenull` | er |
| 01:52.05 | devicenull` | I have a .cfg called "default" |
| 01:52.08 | devicenull` | do I need another? |
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| 01:59.36 | devicenull | Okay, I've got a config file named "00-08-74-03-d7-fb" |
| 01:59.42 | devicenull | which is the laptops MAC address |
| 02:00.11 | devicenull | two problems: when the laptop is set to PXE boot, it gets a dhcp lease, then does not do anything |
| 02:00.29 | devicenull | when I set it to TCPIP/DHCP, it gets a DCHP lease, and downloads the file |
| 02:10.02 | ScytheBlade1 | No, you shouldn't |
| 02:10.12 | ScytheBlade1 | if it isn't doing anything, try other versions of pxelinux |
| 02:12.59 | devicenull | my dhcp server is screwed up atm, it's giving the client an incorrect IP |
| 02:14.47 | ScytheBlade1 | Ah |
| 02:14.50 | ScytheBlade1 | That could be part of it |
| 02:18.34 | devicenull | there seem to be some weird network problems between vmware and the laptop |
| 02:19.59 | ScytheBlade1 | ahhh, vmware |
| 02:30.31 | devicenull | do I need to issue a gateway adderss as well, if I'm only connected via a crossover cable? |
| 02:32.54 | ScytheBlade1 | as long as the dest IP is within the subnet, no |
| 02:34.27 | devicenull | weird stuff is happening.. ARP requests seem to be failing |
| 02:34.35 | ScytheBlade1 | lol |
| 02:34.44 | ScytheBlade1 | Sounds like you have bigger problems than pxelinux not working ;) |
| 02:34.51 | devicenull | yea, I'd say |
| 02:35.23 | devicenull | server didnt have a subnet mask |
| 02:35.23 | devicenull | oops. |
| 02:35.42 | ScytheBlade1 | lol |
| 02:37.41 | devicenull | now to see.. |
| 02:38.26 | devicenull | okay, same thing as before |
| 02:38.35 | devicenull | downloaded pxelinux.0, didn't request any other files |
| 02:39.15 | devicenull | got it |
| 02:39.22 | devicenull | had to set the laptop to PXE rather then DHCP |
| 02:39.40 | ScytheBlade1 | heh |
| 02:39.43 | ScytheBlade1 | At least it works |
| 02:39.54 | devicenull | and ubuntu booted |
| 02:42.15 | devicenull | thanks for your help |
| 02:42.22 | ScytheBlade1 | haha |
| 02:42.24 | ScytheBlade1 | No problem ;) |
| 02:42.38 | ScytheBlade1 | I wish more problems were as simple as yours |
| 02:43.31 | devicenull | I wish I had troubleshooted the network first |
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| 14:33.42 | Kraln | Hi. Thanks in advance for existing. =) |
| 14:34.00 | pmjdebruijn | lo |
| 14:34.24 | Kraln | I had a question about PXE. I was wondering if there was any way to configure a linux kernel to get the IP that was retrieved by the PXE boot rom, instead of broadcasting for a new ip once it's in the OS. I seem to recall there being a way to do this. Am I insane? |
| 14:35.01 | pmjdebruijn | why does that matter? |
| 14:35.14 | Kraln | because the OS is getting a response from the wrong DHCP server =) |
| 14:36.02 | pmjdebruijn | Kraln, you should never have two DHCP server on the same segment, not at least without mirroring the configuration |
| 14:36.28 | Kraln | it's... complex. |
| 14:36.34 | Kraln | these are development machines |
| 14:36.41 | Kraln | they're on their own network, and the public one |
| 14:36.47 | pmjdebruijn | Kraln, well yes... but that network setup is basically broken... |
| 14:36.54 | Kraln | I know. |
| 14:37.08 | Kraln | apart from that, I was just wondering if I was imagining things |
| 14:37.18 | Kraln | or if the OS could 'inherit' the ip address from pxe |
| 14:37.42 | pmjdebruijn | I seem to be unable to get pxe to boot my kerenl |
| 14:37.54 | pmjdebruijn | pxelinux.0 is transfered across tftp, and then nothing happens |
| 14:38.07 | Kraln | I've set up PXE linux before. |
| 14:38.32 | Kraln | do you have the tftp server logs? |
| 14:38.54 | Kraln | pxelinux.0 should immediately start asking for configurationf iles |
| 14:39.43 | pmjdebruijn | that's what I thought |
| 14:40.15 | pmjdebruijn | my tftpd-hpa doesn't seem to have logs enabled :( |
| 14:40.24 | Kraln | what's the kernel filename? |
| 14:40.37 | pmjdebruijn | just plain 'linux' |
| 14:40.49 | Kraln | k. sometimes some extentions cause issues |
| 14:40.51 | pmjdebruijn | and 'initrd.gz' along that |
| 14:41.14 | Kraln | hmm |
| 14:41.23 | Kraln | let me rdesktop into a machine with a working config |
| 14:41.24 | Kraln | zip it |
| 14:41.26 | Kraln | and email it to you? |
| 14:41.31 | Kraln | <3 |
| 14:42.08 | pmjdebruijn | no thanks |
| 14:42.15 | pmjdebruijn | thanks for the offer though |
| 14:42.24 | Kraln | sure? |
| 14:42.37 | Kraln | k |
| 14:42.44 | Kraln | do you have a file called default in the tftp root? |
| 14:43.14 | pmjdebruijn | no |
| 14:43.17 | pmjdebruijn | that might be the issue |
| 14:43.20 | pmjdebruijn | it's in a subdirectory |
| 14:43.27 | Kraln | it needs to be in the root. |
| 14:44.17 | Kraln | not \, but the tftp server root |
| 14:44.41 | Kraln | er |
| 14:44.46 | Kraln | in a fodler called pxelinux.cfg |
| 14:44.51 | Kraln | in the tftp server root. |
| 14:44.54 | Kraln | =P |
| 14:45.07 | pmjdebruijn | Kraln, yes, it's there |
| 14:45.29 | Kraln | want to pastebin your config file? |
| 14:45.41 | pmjdebruijn | well actually I have two subdirs |
| 14:45.46 | pmjdebruijn | pxelinux.cfg pxelinux.cfg.serial-9600 |
| 14:45.52 | pmjdebruijn | I need it to be the second one |
| 14:46.02 | Kraln | serial? |
| 14:46.08 | Kraln | k |
| 14:46.32 | pmjdebruijn | http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/25502/ |
| 14:46.33 | Kraln | so on the client |
| 14:46.36 | Kraln | pxelinux should load |
| 14:46.40 | Kraln | and then try for it's mac address |
| 14:46.42 | Kraln | down to default |
| 14:46.45 | Kraln | does it do that? |
| 14:46.47 | pmjdebruijn | Kraln, yeah, I'm installing through the ttyS0 |
| 14:47.16 | pmjdebruijn | http://paste.ubuntu-nl.org/25503/ |
| 14:48.33 | pmjdebruijn | etheral also doesn't show any traffic |
| 14:49.26 | pmjdebruijn | hmm wait |
| 14:49.35 | Kraln | I don't see any mention of the .serial-9600 folder |
| 14:49.38 | Kraln | anywhere in the pxelinux docs |
| 14:49.47 | pmjdebruijn | it's probably Ubuntu specific |
| 14:50.28 | Kraln | try just putting everything in pxelinux.cfg folder =) |
| 14:50.43 | pmjdebruijn | k |
| 14:51.19 | Kraln | and chmodding the other one 700 or something |
| 14:51.38 | Kraln | if nothing is happening |
| 14:51.40 | pmjdebruijn | ah now it works |
| 14:51.44 | Kraln | my guess is that it's getting tftp timeouts |
| 14:51.50 | pmjdebruijn | the tutorial I'm using is broken, I think |
| 14:51.54 | Kraln | probably. |
| 14:52.01 | pmjdebruijn | I wasn't looking straight |
| 14:52.01 | Kraln | so it's doing what you expect, now? |
| 14:52.13 | pmjdebruijn | the pxelinux.cfg file wasn't in the tftpboot root folder |
| 14:52.26 | Kraln | that's stupendous =) |
| 14:52.44 | Kraln | so it's all working now? |
| 14:52.56 | pmjdebruijn | not yet |
| 14:53.01 | pmjdebruijn | I need to adjust some paths |
| 14:53.05 | pmjdebruijn | but I think I can manage now |
| 14:55.08 | pmjdebruijn | yay the kernel is booting |
| 14:55.15 | Kraln | =) |
| 14:55.25 | pmjdebruijn | Kraln, thanks for the assistance |
| 14:55.32 | Kraln | np. |
| 14:55.38 | Kraln | you know I was banned from efnet #linux |
| 14:55.47 | Kraln | their loss =P |
| 14:56.19 | pmjdebruijn | haha |
| 14:56.28 | pmjdebruijn | freenode is the place to be regarding OSS |
| 14:56.36 | Kraln | I think it was because I awarded one of the ops the 'idiot prize' |
| 14:56.45 | Kraln | he was being stupid about hardware raid though. |
| 14:56.55 | pmjdebruijn | it happens |
| 15:10.31 | Kraln | So anyone in here can help me with my problem? |
| 15:10.31 | Kraln | =) |
| 15:14.48 | pmjdebruijn | this may sound silly, but can't you try a couple of times, until the right server responds? |
| 15:14.59 | pmjdebruijn | or maybe add a reply delay on the other server? |
| 15:22.09 | Kraln | it's not that simple =/ |
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