Miles Fidelman
2012-Oct-01 18:52 UTC
[syslinux] help configuring netboot over remote serial terminal
Hi Folks,
I'm trying to install Debian onto a headless server (Supermicro
X8SIE-LN4F motherboard). The on-board IPMI BMC redirects the serial
port to COM3, and I can talk to it just fine over a remote console
connection.
I've been trying to install Debian remotely, and have the DHCP and TFTP
servers working, and things seem to work (at least into the Splash
screen) if I'm using a remote KVM terminal.
But... I can't seem to get remote serial working.
Currently, I've modified the following files to reac:
-------
tftp/debian-installer/amd64/boot-screens/syslinux.cfg
SERIAL 0 115200
tftp/debian-installer/amd64/boot-screens/txt.cfg
append vga=788 initrd=debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz --
console=ttyS0,
115200n8 earlyprint=serial,ttyS0,115200n8
tftp/debian-installer/amd64/pxelinux.cfg/default
SERIAL 0 115200
------
things get as far as displaying (on the remote serial console):
loading debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz
which then disappears, and the cursor moves several lines down the screen
then everything hangs
of note, if I try to put
console 0
as the second line of pxelinux.cfg/default, then I hang earlier, with
the message:
PXELINUX 4.02 debian-20101014 Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et al
!PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9A4B:0106 via plan A
UNDI code segment at 9A4B len 44B0
UNDI data segment at 9412 len 6390
Getting cached packet 01 02 03
My IP address seems to be CF9A3B89 207.154.59.137
ip=207.154.59.137:207.154.59.135:0.0.0.0:255.255.255.224
BOOTIF=01-00-25-90-39-71-1c
SYSUUID=534d4349-0002-3990-2500-399025001f71
TFTP prefix: Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/default ok
Any thoughts on what I might be doing wrong? Or at least some guidance
as to which config file might need tweaking (I'm not quite sure which
order these are getting executed in, or at what steps of the boot process.)
Thanks very much,
Miles Fidelman
--
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
Kevin Korb
2012-Oct-01 19:43 UTC
[syslinux] help configuring netboot over remote serial terminal
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 If it is using COM3 shouldn't that be ttyS2 ? On 10/01/12 14:52, Miles Fidelman wrote:> Hi Folks, > > I'm trying to install Debian onto a headless server (Supermicro > X8SIE-LN4F motherboard). The on-board IPMI BMC redirects the > serial port to COM3, and I can talk to it just fine over a remote > console connection. > > I've been trying to install Debian remotely, and have the DHCP and > TFTP servers working, and things seem to work (at least into the > Splash screen) if I'm using a remote KVM terminal. > > But... I can't seem to get remote serial working. > > Currently, I've modified the following files to reac: > > ------- tftp/debian-installer/amd64/boot-screens/syslinux.cfg > SERIAL 0 115200 > > tftp/debian-installer/amd64/boot-screens/txt.cfg append vga=788 > initrd=debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz -- console=ttyS0, 115200n8 > earlyprint=serial,ttyS0,115200n8 > > tftp/debian-installer/amd64/pxelinux.cfg/default SERIAL 0 115200 > ------ > > things get as far as displaying (on the remote serial console): > loading debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz which then disappears, and > the cursor moves several lines down the screen > > then everything hangs > > of note, if I try to put console 0 as the second line of > pxelinux.cfg/default, then I hang earlier, with the message: > PXELINUX 4.02 debian-20101014 Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter > Anvin et al !PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9A4B:0106 via plan > A UNDI code segment at 9A4B len 44B0 UNDI data segment at 9412 len > 6390 Getting cached packet 01 02 03 My IP address seems to be > CF9A3B89 207.154.59.137 > ip=207.154.59.137:207.154.59.135:0.0.0.0:255.255.255.224 > BOOTIF=01-00-25-90-39-71-1c > SYSUUID=534d4349-0002-3990-2500-399025001f71 TFTP prefix: Trying to > load: pxelinux.cfg/default ok > > > Any thoughts on what I might be doing wrong? Or at least some > guidance as to which config file might need tweaking (I'm not quite > sure which order these are getting executed in, or at what steps of > the boot process.) > > Thanks very much, > > Miles Fidelman > > >- -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. Kevin at FutureQuest.net (work) Orlando, Florida kmk at sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlBp8moACgkQVKC1jlbQAQf7IACfdH4AuRRweZDPSkNWAfrzIZn3 kkoAoPANvMWz2KmYihGuJQmbwZs3y965 =SChH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----