Re: Cobalt Qube 2
Andy-
In your dhcpd.conf do both qube and cobalt have the correct, unique
MAC addresses?
-Chris
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Andy Barnes <andy@barnes.net> wrote:
> Ahh as a side point, CoLo 1.10 does not give me the option of
> selecting Installation (Serial) after selecting Network (NFS) (off the
> LCD panel). It seems to be at the point that I select Network (NFS)
> that it seems to go horribly wrong.
>
> On 7 March 2012 15:54, Andy Barnes <andy@barnes.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have 2 almost identical Cobalt Qube 2's that I am trying to set up
>> with Debian. The first one works a charm following Martin's tutorial
>> (http://www.cyrius.com/debian/cobalt/install.html). The second one
>> fails.
>>
>> Here is my dhcpd.conf:
>>
>> option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.0;
>>
>> subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>> range 192.168.1.10 192.168.1.100;
>> }
>>
>> host cobalt {
>> hardware ethernet 00:10:e0:00:e1:3d;
>> fixed-address 192.168.1.77;
>> option routers 192.168.1.0;
>> next-server 192.168.1.0;
>> option root-path "/nfsroot";
>> filename "default.colo";
>> option host-name "cobalt";
>> }
>>
>> host qube {
>> hardware ethernet 00:10:e0:00:e1:3d;
>> fixed-address 192.168.1.78;
>> option routers 192.168.1.0;
>> next-server 192.168.1.0;
>> option root-path "/nfsroot";
>> filename "default.colo";
>> option host-name "qube";
>> }
>>
>> This is what the working system outputs just before starting the
>> debian installer on the serial console (I selected Network (NFS) from
>> the first menu, and Install (Serial) from the second.
>>
>> Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it'
>> Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999
>>
>> 1.LCD Test................................PASS
>> 2.Controller Test.........................PASS
>> 5.Bank 0:.................................64M
>> 6.Bank 1:.................................64M
>> 7.Bank 2:.................................16M
>> 8.Bank 3:.................................0M
>> 9.Serial Test.............................PASS
>> 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY**
>> 12.IDE Test................................PASS
>> 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS
>> 16.RTC Test................................PASS
>> BOOTLOADER ramcode: selected partition /dev/hda1
>> Decompressing done
>> Executing bootloader kernel...
>> Decompressing - done.
>>
>> [ "CoLo" v1.22 ]
>> stage2: 88fa0000-89000000
>> cpu: clock 250.000MHz
>> pci: unit type <Qube2>
>> tulip: #0 device 21143
>> tulip: #1 device 21143
>> tulip: {00:10:e0:00:e1:3d}
>> ide: resetting
>> boot: running boot menu
>> 1> lcd 'Booting...'
>> 1> net
>> tulip: link up (100Mbps full-duplex)
>> net: interface up
>> dhcp: DISCOVER
>> dhcp: OFFER 192.168.1.77 <-- 192.168.1.0
>> dhcp: REQUEST
>> dhcp: ACK
>> net: interface down
>> tulip: link up (100Mbps full-duplex)
>> net: interface up
>> address 192.168.1.77
>> netmask 255.255.255.0
>> gateway 192.168.1.0
>> name server 192.168.1.0
>> 1> lcd 'Booting...' {ip-address}
>> 1> tftp {dhcp-next-server} {dhcp-boot-file}
>> no response
>> script aborted <1>
>>> ÿCobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it'
>> Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999
>>
>> 1.LCD Test................................PASS
>> 2.Controller Test.........................PASS
>> 5.Bank 0:.................................64M
>> 6.Bank 1:.................................64M
>> 7.Bank 2:.................................16M
>> 8.Bank 3:.................................0M
>> 9.Serial Test.............................PASS
>> 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY**
>> 12.IDE Test................................PASS
>> 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS
>> 16.RTC Test................................PASS
>> BOOTLOADER ramcode: selected partition /dev/hda1
>> Decompressing done
>> Executing bootloader kernel...
>> Decompressing - done.
>>
>> [ "CoLo" v1.22 ]
>> stage2: 88fa0000-89000000
>> cpu: clock 250.000MHz
>> pci: unit type <Qube2>
>> tulip: #0 device 21143
>> tulip: #1 device 21143
>> tulip: {00:10:e0:00:e1:3d}
>> ide: resetting
>> boot: running boot menu
>> 1> lcd 'Booting...'
>> 1> net
>> tulip: link up (100Mbps full-duplex)
>> net: interface up
>> dhcp: DISCOVER
>> dhcp: OFFER 192.168.1.77 <-- 192.168.1.0
>> dhcp: REQUEST
>> dhcp: ACK
>> net: interface down
>> tulip: link up (100Mbps full-duplex)
>> net: interface up
>> address 192.168.1.77
>> netmask 255.255.255.0
>> gateway 192.168.1.0
>> name server 192.168.1.0
>> 1> lcd 'Booting...' {ip-address}
>> 1> nfs {dhcp-next-server} {dhcp-root-path} {dhcp-boot-file}
>> nfs: mounted "/nfsroot"
>> nfs: lookup "default.colo"
>> nfs: mode <0100644>
>> 1KB loaded
>> 00000316 790t
>> nfs: unmounted "/nfsroot"
>> 1> -script
>> 2> var args ""
>> 2> select 'BOOT SELECTION' 50 'install SSH' 'install serial' 'rescue
>> SSH' 'rescue serial'
>> 2> goto {menu-option}
>> 2> var title1 'Starting the'
>> 2> var title2 'installer (ttyS)'
>> 2> var initrd "serial_initrd.gz"
>> 2> goto 3
>> 2> lcd "{title1}" "{title2}"
>> 2> nfs {dhcp-next-server} {dhcp-root-path} vmlinux-2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt {initrd}
>> nfs: mounted "/nfsroot"
>> nfs: lookup "serial_initrd.gz"
>> nfs: mode <0100644>
>> 2761KB loaded (920KB/sec)
>> nfs: lookup "vmlinux-2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt"
>> nfs: mode <0100644>
>> 5728KB loaded (954KB/sec)
>> 00597ef7 5865207t
>> 002b23c2 2827202t
>> nfs: unmounted "/nfsroot"
>> 2> relocate
>> elf32: 00080000 - 0053d3af (80084280) (ffffffff.80000000)
>> 2> execute rd_start=0x{initrd-start} rd_size=0x{initrd-size}
>> console=ttyS0,{console-speed} {args}
>> elf32: 00080000 - 0053d3af (80084280) (ffffffff.80000000)
>> exec: relocating initrd (8053e000)
>> elf32: 80080000 (80080000) 4500176t + 469216t
>> net: interface down
>> [ 0.120000] Cobalt board ID: 5
>> [ 0.128000] Switching to clocksource MIPS
>> [ 0.160000] NET: Registered protocol family 2
>> [ 0.168000] IP route cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
>> [ 0.180000] TCP established hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
>> [ 0.188000] TCP bind hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
>> [ 0.196000] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 8192)
>> [ 0.204000] TCP reno registered
>> [ 0.208000] NET: Registered protocol family 1
>> [ 0.216000] pci 0000:00:09.0: Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds
>> [ 0.220000] Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs...
>> [ 2.132000] Freeing initrd memory: 2760k freed
>> [ 2.144000] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
>> [ 2.148000] type=2000 audit(2.151:1): initialized
>> [ 2.184000] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.2
>> [ 2.192000] Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
>> [ 2.204000] msgmni has been set to 274
>> [ 2.216000] alg: No test for stdrng (krng)
>> [ 2.224000] Block layer SCSI generic (bsg) driver version 0.4
>> loaded (major 253)
>> [ 2.232000] io scheduler noop registered
>> [ 2.236000] io scheduler anticipatory registered
>> [ 2.240000] io scheduler deadline registered
>> [ 2.248000] io scheduler cfq registered (default)
>> [ 2.304000] Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 4 ports, IRQ sharing disabled
>> ê[ 2.348000] console [ttyS0] enabled, bootconsole disabled 21) is a ST16650V2
>> [ 2.348000] console [ttyS0] enabled, bootconsole disabled
>> [ 2.388000] brd: module loaded
>> [ 2.396000] scsi0 : pata_via
>> [ 2.404000] scsi1 : pata_via
>> [ 2.408000] ata1: PATA max UDMA/33 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0x1420 irq 14
>> [ 2.416000] ata2: PATA max UDMA/33 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0x1428 irq 15
>> [ 2.424000] physmap platform flash device: 00080000 at 1fc00000
>> modprobe: FATAL: Could not load
>> /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt/modules.dep: No such file or
>> directory
>>
>> [ 2.480000] Found: AMD AM29F040
>> [ 2.484000] physmap-flash.0: Found 1 x8 devices at 0x0 in 8-bit bank
>> [ 2.492000] number of JEDEC chips: 1
>> [ 2.496000] cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to
>> code brokenness.
>> modprobe: FATAL: Could not load
>> /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt/modules.dep: No such file or
>> directory
>>
>> [ 2.548000] cmdlinepart partition parsing not available
>> modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6[ 2.588000]
>> ata1.00: ATA-5: ST38410A, 3.03, max UDMA/66
>> .32-5-r5k-cobalt[ 2.592000] ata1.00: 16841664 sectors, multi 0: LBA
>> /modules.dep: No such file or directory
>>
>> [ 2.612000] RedBoot partition parsing not available
>> [ 2.616000] Using physmap partition information
>> [ 2.624000] Creating 1 MTD partitions on "physmap-flash.0":
>> [ 2.628000] 0x000000000000-0x000000080000 : "firmware"
>> [ 2.636000] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33
>> [ 2.640000] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST38410A
>> 3.03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
>> [ 2.652000] Linux Tulip driver version 1.1.15 (Feb 27, 2007)
>> [ 2.660000] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:07.0 (0041 -> 0043)
>> [ 2.672000] tulip0: Old format EEPROM on 'Cobalt Microserver'
>> board. Using substitute media control info.
>> [ 2.684000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 16841664 512-byte logical blocks:
>> (8.62 GB/8.03 GiB)
>> [ 2.696000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
>> [ 2.704000] tulip0: EEPROM default media type Autosense.
>> [ 2.708000] tulip0: Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a
>> 21142 MII PHY (3) block.
>> [ 2.720000] tulip0: MII transceiver #1 config 1000 status 7809
>> advertising 01e1.
>> [ 2.732000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache:
>> enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
>> [ 2.748000] sda:
>> [ 2.756000] eth0: Digital DS21142/43 Tulip rev 65 at MMIO
>> 0x12080000, 00:10:e0:00:e1:3d, IRQ 19.
>> [ 2.764000] sda1 sda2 sda3 <PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:0c.0 (0005 -> 0007)
>> [ 2.780000] tulip1: Old format EEPROM on 'Cobalt Microserver'
>> board. Using substitute media control info.
>> [ 2.788000] tulip1: EEPROM default media type Autosense.
>> [ 2.796000] tulip1: Index #0 - Media MII (#11) described by a
>> 21142 MII PHY (3) block.
>> [ 2.808000] tulip1: MII transceiver #1 config 1000 status 7809
>> advertising 01e1.
>> [ 2.820000] sda5 >
>> [ 2.832000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
>> [ 2.840000] eth1: Digital DS21142/43 Tulip rev 65 at MMIO
>> 0x12080400, 00:10:e0:00:dc:e2, IRQ 20.
>> [ 2.852000] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
>> [ 2.860000] rtc_cmos rtc_cmos: rtc core: registered rtc_cmos as rtc0
>> [ 2.868000] rtc0: alarms up to one day, 242 bytes nvram
>> [ 2.872000] Registered led device: qube::front
>> [ 2.884000] TCP cubic registered
>> [ 2.888000] NET: Registered protocol family 17
>> [ 2.896000] registered taskstats version 1
>> [ 2.900000] rtc_cmos rtc_cmos: setting system clock to 2012-03-07
>> 15:33:18 UTC (1331134398)
>> [ 2.908000] Initalizing network drop monitor service
>> [ 2.932000] Freeing unused kernel memory: 176k freed
>> FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.32-5-r5k-cobalt/modules.dep: No
>> such file or directory
>> Starting system log daemon: syslogd, klogd.
>>
>> At this point the Debian installer started up and everything went as
>> expected. I now have a working Debian 6 Cobalt Qube 2. Great lets get
>> the second one done:
>>
>> Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it'
>> Built Tue May 25 15:58:41 PDT 1999
>>
>> 1.LCD Test................................PASS
>> 2.Controller Test.........................PASS
>> 5.Bank 0:.................................64M
>> 6.Bank 1:.................................64M
>> 7.Bank 2:.................................16M
>> 8.Bank 3:.................................0M
>> 9.Serial Test.............................PASS
>> 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY**
>> 12.IDE Test................................PASS
>> 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS
>> 16.RTC Test................................PASS
>> BOOTLOADER ramcode: selected partition /dev/hda1
>> Decompressing done
>> Executing bootloader kernel...
>> Decompressing - done.
>>
>> [ "CoLo" v1.10 ]
>> stage2: 88fb0000-89000000
>> pci: unit type <Qube2>
>> tulip: {00:10:e0:00:bf:04}
>> ide: resetting
>> boot: running boot menu
>>> lcd 'Booting...'
>>> net
>> net: interface up
>> dhcp: DISCOVER
>> dhcp: OFFER 192.168.1.78 <-- 192.168.1.0
>> dhcp: REQUEST
>> arp: sent request for 192.168.1.0
>> arp: resolved 192.168.1.0
>> dhcp: ACK
>> net: interface down
>> net: interface up
>> address 192.168.1.78
>> netmask 255.255.255.0
>> gateway 192.168.1.0
>> name server 192.168.1.0
>>> lcd 'Booting...' {ip-address}
>>> nfs {dhcp-next-server} {dhcp-root-path} {dhcp-boot-file}
>> mount failed (permission denied)
>> script aborted
>>>
>>
>> And it fails. I have tried editing the dhcpd.conf file and just
>> changed the MAC address's round incase of an undetectable typo or
>> something and the same results. The only thing I have noticed is that
>> the failing Cobalt has CoLo 1.10 and the working one has 1.22.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea what is going on here, or how I can get my
>> second Cobalt up and running? I thought at first it must be the
>> 'installed' version of CoLo but from what I understand it loads that
>> from the dhcp server, not the local flash.
>>
>> It does have a borked sarge install on it currently, I did try and run
>> an upgrade but it broke horribly.
>>
>> Any help or advice appreciated. Have also cc'd to the CoLo author in
>> case he has any insight and Martin who wrote the installation guide!
>>
>> Regards
>> Andy
>
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