Syslinux - Aug 2009 - PXE + memdisk booting problems

Sorry for makeing a new post, but I already erased my old mails.

In the following I describe my Server-Situation (Sorry for my bad english)

* I have a eisfair server http://www.eisfair.org with version 1.6.1 (newest)

* I have a ISC-DHCPD 3 Server running

* I have a TFTP Server running
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/tftp/

* I have Samba installed and a DNS Server is running

My dhcpd.conf looks like the following:

PXE relevant things:

DHCPD_PXE_3_NAME        =        test
DHCPD_PXE_3_ACTIVE      =        yes
DHCPD_PXE_3_KERNEL      =        unattended/memdisk
DHCPD_PXE_3_INITRD      DHCPD_PXE_3_ROOT        DHCPD_PXE_3_APPEND      =       
initrd=unattended/undis3c.imz


The file "Default" (I think it is the syslinux.cfg file) looks like  
the following:

#
# Do not edit this file, edit /etc/config.d/dhcpd
# Creation date: Fri Jul 31 21:24:53 CEST 2009

DEFAULT test
PROMPT 1
TIMEOUT 150
DISPLAY pxelinux.cfg/boot.msg
F1 pxelinux.cfg/boot.msg

LABEL test
KERNEL unattended/memdisk
APPEND   initrd=unattended/undis3c.imz raw



Always when I boot my client (it already worked with this client !!!!!  
one year ago to last week till I updated my eisfair-server and my  
unattended.sourceforge packet to 4.8)

I get the following messages:

Loading unattended/memdisk...........OK
Loading unattended/undis3c.imz.......OK
Ready................................OK

and then nothing happens...it hangs.

I even tried all memdisk version from 3.71 (which was working one year  
ago) to 3.82

the result is, that the older memdisk version show the message I  
described already, and the newer ones are forcing my computer to reboot.

I hope that somebody could help me, because I am troubleshooting since  
one week already and have always the same problem

Thanks in Advance

Bernd (Best regards vom Germany)

Op 20090801 om 19:32 schreef reg at krautmann.net:
>
> * I have a eisfair server http://www.eisfair.org with version 1.6.1
(newest)
> * I have a ISC-DHCPD 3 Server running
> * I have a TFTP Server running
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/tftp/
> * I have Samba installed and a DNS Server is running
>
> My dhcpd.conf looks like the following:
>
> PXE relevant things:
>
> DHCPD_PXE_3_NAME        =        test
> DHCPD_PXE_3_ACTIVE      =        yes
> DHCPD_PXE_3_KERNEL      =        unattended/memdisk
> DHCPD_PXE_3_INITRD      > DHCPD_PXE_3_ROOT        >
DHCPD_PXE_3_APPEND      =        initrd=unattended/undis3c.imz
>
>
> The file "Default" (I think it is the syslinux.cfg file) looks
like the
> following:
>
> #
> # Do not edit this file, edit /etc/config.d/dhcpd
> # Creation date: Fri Jul 31 21:24:53 CEST 2009
>
> DEFAULT test
> PROMPT 1
> TIMEOUT 150
> DISPLAY pxelinux.cfg/boot.msg
> F1 pxelinux.cfg/boot.msg
>
> LABEL test
> KERNEL unattended/memdisk
> APPEND   initrd=unattended/undis3c.imz raw
>
>
>
> Always when I boot my client (it already worked with this client !!!!!  
> one year ago to last week till I updated my eisfair-server and my  
> unattended.sourceforge packet to 4.8)
>
> I get the following messages:
>
> Loading unattended/memdisk...........OK
> Loading unattended/undis3c.imz.......OK
> Ready................................OK
>
> and then nothing happens...it hangs.
>
> I even tried all memdisk version from 3.71 (which was working one year  
> ago) to 3.82
>
> the result is, that the older memdisk version show the message I  
> described already, and the newer ones are forcing my computer to reboot.
Please provide both messages.
> I hope that somebody could help me, because I am troubleshooting since  
> one week already and have always the same problem
Smile, no one told that is it was easy.
Perhaps the eisfair project did, but I think they tell fairy tales.

Where I don't like eisfair hidding real configuration files
in their own "iceing sugar" config files, I will assume that eisfair
does work fine enough. ( Main reason for that assumption is that
I don't want spend time on something that is just a facade. )


> I get the following messages:
>
> Loading unattended/memdisk...........OK
> Loading unattended/undis3c.imz.......OK
> Ready................................OK
>
> and then nothing happens...it hangs.
>
> I even tried all memdisk version from 3.71 (which was working one year  
> ago) to 3.82
 
I do read that as only memdisk was changed and checked. If so, that is
the wrong approach.
Memdisk 3.71 should be used with pxelinux 3.71 and with a memdisk 3.82
is pxelinux 3.82 needed.

And for the working configuration from one year ago, was it working with
the same undis3c.imz as is used now?

By the way, where does the undis3c.imz come from? I'm asking because
the unattended-4.8.zip only contains a undis3c.dos file.

> Thanks in Advance
Please keep us posted how memdisk got undis3c.imz booting
or how the original problem was solved.

> Bernd (Best regards vom Germany)

Cheers
Geert Stappers

Zitat von "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>:
> On 08/05/2009 06:17 AM, reg at krautmann.net wrote:
>>
>> Hi newsgroup,
>>
>> I know I know....normally I would not do this, but because of the fact,
>> that I cant get unattended.sourceforge working because memdisk doesnt
>> load I give you a portforwaded access to my server directly to the root
>> console (it is only a testserver that doesnt host any datas or
something..)
>>
>> would be really nice if somebody could tell me why memdisk doesnt load.
>>
>
> You just posted this to the entire world... probably not something you
> wanted to do.
>
> One thing you may want to do is to try Syslinux 3.83-pre6, which has
> some MEMDISK improvements.  Otherwise, as many details about your target
> system as possible would be helpful.
>
> 	-hpa
>
Hi,

when the client tries to boot 3.83-pre6 it makes an restart...so no solution.

in var/log/messages I have the following message:

tftp: client does not accept options

Has it something to do with this message ?

On 08/05/2009 07:46 AM, reg at krautmann.net wrote:
> 
> when the client tries to boot 3.83-pre6 it makes an restart...so no
> solution.
> 
> in var/log/messages I have the following message:
> 
> tftp: client does not accept options
> 
> Has it something to do with this message ?
> 
No.

	-hpa

Op 20090805 om 16:46 schreef reg at krautmann.net:
> Zitat von "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>:
>> On 08/05/2009 06:17 AM, reg at krautmann.net wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi newsgroup,
>>>
>>> I know I know....normally I would not do this, but because of the
fact,
>>> that I cant get unattended.sourceforge working because memdisk
doesnt
>>> load I give you a portforwaded access to my server directly to the
root
>>> console (it is only a testserver that doesnt host any datas or
something..)
>>>
>>> would be really nice if somebody could tell me why memdisk doesnt
load.
>>>
>>
>> You just posted this to the entire world... probably not something you
>> wanted to do.
Meanwhile it is off-line.  Sadly switched off while I was logged in.
>> One thing you may want to do is to try Syslinux 3.83-pre6, which has
>> some MEMDISK improvements.  Otherwise, as many details about your
target
>> system as possible would be helpful.
>>
>
> when the client tries to boot 3.83-pre6 it makes an restart...so no
solution.
Were  _both_  pxelinux _and_ memdisk upgraded to 3.83-pre6?


Cheers
Geert Stappers

Hi Geert,

both was on 3.83-pre6

It is offline because I test it now with older versions of eisfair and 
unattended....but same result.

I cant believe it. It was running more than a year absolutely amazing on the 
same machines...no Hardware changes.

I think it is only a very little problem that causes that

Regards



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geert Stappers" <stappers at stappers.nl>
To: <syslinux at zytor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [syslinux] PXE + memdisk booting initrd=unattended/undis3c.imz

> Op 20090805 om 16:46 schreef reg at krautmann.net:
>> Zitat von "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>:
>>> On 08/05/2009 06:17 AM, reg at krautmann.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi newsgroup,
>>>>
>>>> I know I know....normally I would not do this, but because of
the fact,
>>>> that I cant get unattended.sourceforge working because memdisk
doesnt
>>>> load I give you a portforwaded access to my server directly to
the root
>>>> console (it is only a testserver that doesnt host any datas or 
>>>> something..)
>>>>
>>>> would be really nice if somebody could tell me why memdisk
doesnt load.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You just posted this to the entire world... probably not something
you
>>> wanted to do.
>
> Meanwhile it is off-line.  Sadly switched off while I was logged in.
>
>>> One thing you may want to do is to try Syslinux 3.83-pre6, which
has
>>> some MEMDISK improvements.  Otherwise, as many details about your
target
>>> system as possible would be helpful.
>>>
>>
>> when the client tries to boot 3.83-pre6 it makes an restart...so no 
>> solution.
>
> Were  _both_  pxelinux _and_ memdisk upgraded to 3.83-pre6?
>
>
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
>
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Hi Geert,

yes, both where updated to 3.83-pre6

I is offline because I installed the older versions with which it was 
running over one year absolutely amazing. No Hardwarechanges and nothing. I 
cant believe it.

It must be a very little problem that causes this !!

Regards

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geert Stappers" <stappers at stappers.nl>
To: <syslinux at zytor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [syslinux] PXE + memdisk booting initrd=unattended/undis3c.imz

> Op 20090805 om 16:46 schreef reg at krautmann.net:
>> Zitat von "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>:
>>> On 08/05/2009 06:17 AM, reg at krautmann.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi newsgroup,
>>>>
>>>> I know I know....normally I would not do this, but because of
the fact,
>>>> that I cant get unattended.sourceforge working because memdisk
doesnt
>>>> load I give you a portforwaded access to my server directly to
the root
>>>> console (it is only a testserver that doesnt host any datas or 
>>>> something..)
>>>>
>>>> would be really nice if somebody could tell me why memdisk
doesnt load.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You just posted this to the entire world... probably not something
you
>>> wanted to do.
>
> Meanwhile it is off-line.  Sadly switched off while I was logged in.
>
>>> One thing you may want to do is to try Syslinux 3.83-pre6, which
has
>>> some MEMDISK improvements.  Otherwise, as many details about your
target
>>> system as possible would be helpful.
>>>
>>
>> when the client tries to boot 3.83-pre6 it makes an restart...so no 
>> solution.
>
> Were  _both_  pxelinux _and_ memdisk upgraded to 3.83-pre6?
>
>
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
>
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Hi,

once again I have installed my system new and I have again the problem that 
memdisk doesnt load when a PXE client starts to boot.

Again the message:

Loading unattended/memdisk...........
Loading unattended/fetnd.imz...........(This image works with this network 
card)
Ready.

But memdisk doesnt start !!!!!


Because I am very very confused about it I give you for tonight and tomorrow 
root access to my server.

I hope somebody could tell me where the problem is. I have the memdisk and 
pxelinux.0 file from the unattended-4.8 packet of unattended.sourceforge.net

ROOT ACCESS TO MY SERVER:

Go to your console and type:

telnet pxeshit.dyndns.org

User: guest
pass: test

Type two times cd.. and you are in the root folder (hopefully  somebody 
finds the problem)

and FTP Access:

Go to your console and type:

ftp pxeshit.dyndns.org

User: guest
Pass: test

Thanks in advance
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geert Stappers" <stappers at stappers.nl>
To: <syslinux at zytor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [syslinux] PXE + memdisk booting initrd=unattended/undis3c.imz

> Op 20090805 om 16:46 schreef reg at krautmann.net:
>> Zitat von "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>:
>>> On 08/05/2009 06:17 AM, reg at krautmann.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi newsgroup,
>>>>
>>>> I know I know....normally I would not do this, but because of
the fact,
>>>> that I cant get unattended.sourceforge working because memdisk
doesnt
>>>> load I give you a portforwaded access to my server directly to
the root
>>>> console (it is only a testserver that doesnt host any datas or 
>>>> something..)
>>>>
>>>> would be really nice if somebody could tell me why memdisk
doesnt load.
>>>>
>>>
>>> You just posted this to the entire world... probably not something
you
>>> wanted to do.
>
> Meanwhile it is off-line.  Sadly switched off while I was logged in.
>
>>> One thing you may want to do is to try Syslinux 3.83-pre6, which
has
>>> some MEMDISK improvements.  Otherwise, as many details about your
target
>>> system as possible would be helpful.
>>>
>>
>> when the client tries to boot 3.83-pre6 it makes an restart...so no 
>> solution.
>
> Were  _both_  pxelinux _and_ memdisk upgraded to 3.83-pre6?
>
>
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
>
> _______________________________________________
> Syslinux mailing list
> Submissions to Syslinux at zytor.com
> Unsubscribe or set options at:
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>
>

Op 20090805 om 19:26 schreef Bernd Krautmann:
> From: "Geert Stappers" > <stappers at stappers.nl>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 6:39 PM
>> Op 20090805 om 16:46 schreef reg at krautmann.net:
>>> Zitat von "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>:
>>>> One thing you may want to do is to try Syslinux 3.83-pre6,
which has
>>>> some MEMDISK improvements.  Otherwise, as many details about
your target
>>>> system as possible would be helpful.
>>>>
>>>
>>> when the client tries to boot 3.83-pre6 it makes an restart...so no
>>> solution.
>>
>> Were  _both_  pxelinux _and_ memdisk upgraded to 3.83-pre6?
>>
>
> both was on 3.83-pre6
Acknowledge. Now provide more information. As in
>>>> as many details about your target system as possible would be
helpful.

Cheers
Geert Stappers

Op 20090805 om 19:26 schreef Bernd Krautmann:
> From: "Geert Stappers" <stappers at stappers.nl>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 6:39 PM
>> Op 20090805 om 16:46 schreef reg at krautmann.net:
>>> Zitat von "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>:
>>>> On 08/05/2009 06:17 AM, reg at krautmann.net wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi newsgroup,
>>>>>
>>>>> I know I know....normally I would not do this, but because
of the fact,
>>>>> that I cant get unattended.sourceforge working because
memdisk doesnt
>>>>> load I give you a portforwaded access to my server directly
to the root
>>>>> console (it is only a testserver that doesnt host any datas
or
>>>>> something..)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You just posted this to the entire world... probably not
something you
>>>> wanted to do.
>>
>> Meanwhile it is off-line.  Sadly switched off while I was logged in.
>>
>
> It is offline because I test it now with older versions of eisfair and  
> unattended....but same result.
It is a good habit before taking a server off-line,
to check what the server is doing. Commands like `who` and `ps -ef`
would have reveal there was still an user logged in.

>>>>> would be really nice if somebody could tell me why memdisk
doesnt load.
I have friday early evening some time for it. ( 18:00 - 20:00  CEST )

I will be at that time also at the syslinux IRC channel at Freenode.


Cheers
Geert Stappers

Op 20090805 om 21:51 schreef Geert Stappers:
> Op 20090805 om 19:26 schreef Bernd Krautmann:
> > From: "Geert Stappers" <stappers at stappers.nl>
> >>
> >> Meanwhile it is off-line.  Sadly switched off while I was logged
in.
> >>
> >
> > It is offline because I test it now with older versions of eisfair and
> > unattended....but same result.
> 
> It is a good habit before taking a server off-line,
> to check what the server is doing. Commands like `who` and `ps -ef`
> would have reveal there was still an user logged in.
> 
> 
> >>>>> would be really nice if somebody could tell me why
memdisk doesnt load.
> 
> I have friday early evening some time for it. ( 18:00 - 20:00  CEST )
> 
> I will be at that time also at the syslinux IRC channel at Freenode.
>
20:30 < Bernd_> stappers: I did the paste.debian again....same
result....many error messages...but thank you
20:30 < Bernd_> Thanks for your amazing help in this chat, but for today I
have to shutdown...I hope we see us tomorrow....Best
                regards.
20:31  * stappers did logout from Bernd_ server
20:32 -!- Bernd_ [n=chatzill at pD95EB3B5.dip.t-dialin.net] has quit
["ChatZilla 0.9.85 [Firefox 3.5.2/20090729225027]"]
20:33 < stappers> Bernd_: elaborate  "many error messages" 
preferrable in a paste bin or such


Cheers
Geert Stappers