pxe boot error

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: pxe boot error
started by: kissson

Posted by kissson on Oct. 22 2006,16:33

1)no drive,usb attach to the machine (thin client)
2)pxelinux.0, 3.31. dsl-3.1RC1
3)pxelinux.cfg/default,
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default linux24
APPEND ramdisk_size=100000 init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off initrd=minirt24.gz nomce
noapic vga=788 root=/ BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix

PROMPT 1
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4)the root of tftp:
2,048 boot.cat
119 boot.msg
256 german.kbd
9,404 isolinux.bin
50,490,597 KNOPPIX
994,807 linux24
33,780 logo.16
803,325 minirt24.gz
13,320 pxelinux.0
<DIR> pxelinux.cfg

now
it actually boots . but result in
>>
cant find knoppix filesystem, sorry.
dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
press reset button to quit.
>>

any help ? idea
or its impossible to boot this way

thanks

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Oct. 23 2006,13:09

Interesting, is that ftp mounted as some hdX ?
Because DSL will only look on what it sees as locally attached media.

Is 50,490,597 KNOPPIX a directory with a 'knoppix' file in there?

Of course, you could always install to your usb drive instead.

Posted by kissson on Oct. 25 2006,10:52

knoppix is a file so ,
BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix

i have no idea to mount something get from tftp to hdx

Posted by MrUmunhum on Oct. 26 2006,20:06

Have you tried using 'toram' in the kernel parms?