Re: Problem installing on RaQ 2
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Thanks Jason. This sounds very similar to my Q2700 boot issue; I don't
think they should be related but it's odd that they're the same.
Hopefully Martin and Peter (the Cobalt gurus) will be able to further
diagnose ... I've just confirmed that you've done the basics correctly
...
-jim
On 30/08/2007, Jason Yates <jasonyates07@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi jim,
>
> Thanks for the prompt reply.
>
> I am running the NFS server on my windows PC and the following gets sent to
> the RAQ when I boot it.
>
> 2007-08-30 00:31:15| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67 : getattr(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot)
> 2007-08-30 00:31:15| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67: lookup(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot, boot)
> 2007-08-30 00:31:15| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67: lookup(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot\boot,
> vmlinux_RAQ.gz)
> 2007-08-30 00:31:15| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67: getattr(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot\boot\vmlinux_RAQ.gz)
> 2007-08-30 00:31:24| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67: getattr(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot)
> 2007-08-30 00:31:24| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67: lookup(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot, default.colo)
> 2007-08-30 00:31:30| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67: getattr(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot)
> 2007-08-30 00:31:30| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67: lookup(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot, ssh_initrd.gz)
> 2007-08-30 00:31:36| NFSv2: 192.168.111.67: lookup(C:\Documents and
> Settings\jason\Desktop\nfsroot\nfsroot,
> vmlinux-2.6.18-5-r5k-cobalt)
>
> The paths are all correct and the log is full of read commands which i guess
> is the NFS server sending / the RaQ reading the above files.
>
> Regards
>
>
> On 8/30/07, Jim Cheetham <jim@gonzul.net> wrote:
> >
> > On 30/08/2007, Jason Yates <jasonyates07@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > > I am currently trying to install debian-mips on a RaQ 2. I have got it
> to
> > > boot from the NFS server, selected the SSH install method however it
> just
> > > hangs at the starting SSH installer message, from reading a tutorial I
> > > understand that it'd only supposed to take a few minutes at most however
> > > after 30 minutes nothing has changed. I have restarted the process
> several
> > > times.
> >
> > Do you see any network traffic between the RaQ and your NFS server
> > during this time? Is the RaQ network card active at all? Does NFS
> > deliver the kernel successfully?
> >
> > First and third questions can be answered by collecting network
> > traffic from the NFS server during your boot time. Wireshark is handy
> > for analysing captured data - tcpdump is possible to use but more
> > difficult.
> >
> > -jim
> >
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