Hi
I'm trying to do a headless install over PXE
http://jdc.parodius.com/freeBSD/pxeboot_serial_install_8.html
i got a soekris 5501 that im trying to install freebsd 8 to.
im PXE booting it from a windows server 2008.
with tftpd32.exe wich controls the tftp & dhcp part, then i have a NFS share on the windows 2008 that allows anonymous connections, to serve the root of the tftp directory.
my DHCP is working correctly
my TFTP is working correctly
my NFS is working correctly
ive got a custom build "pxeboot" file, that was made with
ive copied the /boot directory from the 8.0-FreeBSD-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso into the root of my TFTP/NFS share.
ive created a boot.config in the root of the share, with
ive edited /boot/loader.conf to contain:
ive unpacked /boot/mfsroot.gz to /boot/mfsroot
now, when i boot the soekris using PXE, i get the PXE loading, followed by the FreeBSD boot menu. (default, no-acpi etc.) then it starts booting kernel and there is no more output to the serial console..
maybe my problem is that the kernel switches the baud rate ? is there additional options that i have to set somewhere ? or is the problem something different ?
I'm trying to do a headless install over PXE
http://jdc.parodius.com/freeBSD/pxeboot_serial_install_8.html
i got a soekris 5501 that im trying to install freebsd 8 to.
im PXE booting it from a windows server 2008.
with tftpd32.exe wich controls the tftp & dhcp part, then i have a NFS share on the windows 2008 that allows anonymous connections, to serve the root of the tftp directory.
my DHCP is working correctly
my TFTP is working correctly
my NFS is working correctly
ive got a custom build "pxeboot" file, that was made with
make BOOT_PXELDR_ALWAYS_SERIAL=1 BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED=115200
on a running freebsd 8.0 release i386 system.ive copied the /boot directory from the 8.0-FreeBSD-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso into the root of my TFTP/NFS share.
ive created a boot.config in the root of the share, with
/boot/loader -h -S115200 -Dh
ive edited /boot/loader.conf to contain:
Code:
mfsroot_load="YES"
mfsroot_type="mfs_root"
mfsroot_name="/boot/mfsroot"
vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/md0"
ive unpacked /boot/mfsroot.gz to /boot/mfsroot
now, when i boot the soekris using PXE, i get the PXE loading, followed by the FreeBSD boot menu. (default, no-acpi etc.) then it starts booting kernel and there is no more output to the serial console..
Code:
/boot/kernel/kernel text=0x88d680 data=0xdb0f4+0xa3104 -
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]...
-
maybe my problem is that the kernel switches the baud rate ? is there additional options that i have to set somewhere ? or is the problem something different ?