Loading miniroot.bz2....ready and nothing more via VM

[fefosouza]

Hello Dears,

I am burning my brain more than 3 weeks running OPSI server VM and making some tests trying to install an OS via network (PXE) in another VM.
The problem is everything looks ok, but when the VM tests start "loading miniroot.bz2...(a lot of dots)...ready." nothing more happens.
The reason to make some tests with OPSI is that I am writing my monograph about Desktop Management for Small Companies, considering TCO, ROI, etc.
Any suggestion will be very helpful.

Let me know if you need any other detail.

Thanks in advance,
Fernando Souza.
SP-Brazil.

[wolfbardo]

Hi,

increase/check the memory size of your vmwareclient

regards
Bardo Wolf

[fefosouza]

Hi Bardo!

Thanks for the quick reply!

Actually the VM client is configured for 512MB of RAM, and the file install in "/tftpboot/linux/pxelinux.cfg" has this configuration:
append noapic lang=de ramdisk_size=254000 init=/etc/init initrd=miniroot.bz2 reboot=b irqpoll video=vesa:ywrap,mtrr vga=791 quiet splash service
Again, Loading miniroot.bz2....ready. and nothing more.....
The default has a symbolic link to default.nommenu, but if I change to default.menu, the screen crashes (it looks like Conectiva, when we needed to configure the screen driver, resolution, monitor, otherwise it crashes).
Another netboot product that I can not run is the "hwinvent"... the same "loading....ready" problem...
The memtest86 works perfect when I use the command via OPSI config editor and set "setup".

Let me know if you need any other detail.

Regards,
Fernando.

[j.schneider]

Please try the following change in /tftpboot/linux/pxelinux.cfg/install:
Remove "quiet splash" from append line.
Then try again.

[fefosouza]

Hi everybody!

No way... the same problem. The only good point is when I try "hwinvent", it goes on "....ready ." but stops at "Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)..."

Thanks again!
Fernando.

[wolfbardo]

trying to install an OS via network (PXE) in another VM.

which kind of VM?

Whats the output of

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dpkg -l | grep opsi

regards

Bardo Wolf

[fefosouza]

Hi Bardo!

VM Server 1.0.8

opsiserver:/tftpboot/linux/pxelinux.cfg# dpkg -l |grep opsi
ii opsi-atftpd 0.7.dfsg-1.4 advanced TFTP server - opsi version with pcr
ii opsi-configed 1.4.04-1 OPSI config editor
ii opsi-depotserver 3.4-1 server fuer das Softwareverteilungssystem OP
ii opsi-linux-bootimage 20100301-1 Linux-Bootimage fuer das Softwareverteilungs
ii opsi-utils 3.4-1 OPSI utils
ii opsiconfd 2.0.0.19-3 OPSI configuration service
ii opsipxeconfd 0.3.8-1 OPSI PXE configuration daemon
ii python-opsi 3.4.0.2-1 OPSI python library

Let me know if you need any other info.

Thanks,
Fernando.

[j.schneider]

Hi Fernando,

try to remove some more options from append line.
Possibly removal of options irqpoll and noapic will take effect.

Greetings,
Jan

[fefosouza]

Hi Jan!

Thanks for the tip! Probably it is related to these options. But I've tried a lot of combinations and it is not working... it stops at "Probing EDD (edd=off to disable)...OK" and no more than that. I am testing the "hwinvent" and "winxppro".

Any idea will be very helpful.

Thanks,
Fernando.

[d.oertel]

Hi Fernando,

did you tried

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edd=off

on the append line ?

regards

d.oertel