From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 16 06:07:14 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF3BF16A409 for ; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:07:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spamrefuse@yahoo.com) Received: from web33302.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web33302.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.206.117]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9CE2913C4AA for ; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:07:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spamrefuse@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 45232 invoked by uid 60001); 16 Feb 2007 06:07:13 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=1/L0PxwBTp8P+TNTAVAqKr9rGNvjPJP4jSWzZrP3M9nQmPvCyz1mLJX8VrxagkVNp/u9d2XDDJ0JoDgnGbb7A/+xmDhNZr5y3ARSiPt7Yc0pil8SMC1QX/cJOgWD/nWc1nbsRZB7ZeJ2PgEx1YRDLNzDhc1g/I7xPT6SvdGSAkI=; X-YMail-OSG: rQ7Pp6MVM1mMiZTEE6ZrCBaTTtKCLfq3taZMvI0j7Qg6hTU4KMIB.df4oPdPUbQ8fw-- Received: from [61.72.111.129] by web33302.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:07:13 PST Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:07:13 -0800 (PST) From: Rob To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: <534626.45013.qm@web33302.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Cc: Subject: Diskless PXEboot crashes at kernel loading. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:07:15 -0000 Hi, I already described in detail what I've been doing with the FreeBSD server and the Compaq HP client PC here: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2007-February/142116.html The Bootp exchange seems to be fine and the client gets the kernel from the server. However, during the kernel loading, the client PC "implodes" and starts from BIOS boot up again. The boot messages are given below. The crash messages scroll too fast over the screen to see the details with the bare eye. I recorded it with a digital camera and a snapshot of it is here: http://www.lahaye.dds.nl/pxeboot/crash.jpg The whole boot process in plain text goes as follows: -------------------------------------------------- Attempting Boot From Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 3.0.05 (PnP Device) Initializing Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 3.0.05 PXE 2.0 Build 078 (WfM 2.0), RPL V2.73 Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 3.0.05 Copyright (C) 1997-2000, Intel Corporation CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 02 A5 93 F7 44 GUID: 67862AE2-117C-D511-BFE9-F3C48B4FB125 DHCP./ BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 Consoles: internal video/keyboard BIOS drive A: is disk0 BIOS drive C: is disk1 PXE version 2.1, real mode entry point 09db8:8186 BIOS a573kB/268896kB available memory FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1 pxe_open: server addr: 192.168.123.1 pxe_open: server path: / pxe_open: gateway ip: 192.168.123.254 Welcome to FreeBSD! [ Boot option menu 1 to 7 ] FreeBSD-ascii-cartoon /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x4d568c / int=...... err=.... ef11=.... eip=.... -------------------------------------------------- And the crash happens. Note that the crash occurs for whatever option 1 to 6 I choose from the FreeBSD boot menu. Does someone understand the crash messages? Thanks, Rob. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/