[et-mgmt-tools] Booting Hangs on "Trying to Load: pxelinux.cfg/default"

Sun Jun 1 20:15:47 UTC 2008

2008/6/1 Ole Ersoy <ole.ersoy at gmail.com>:

> Slinky,
>
> Awesome - I get lots of information now, such as:
>
> Jun  1 14:11:53 localhost dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:16:ec:cc:d1:f6 via
> eth0
> Jun  1 14:11:53 localhost dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.1.2 to
> 00:16:ec:cc:d1:f6 via eth0
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.1.2 (192.168.1.6)
> from 00:16:ec:cc:d1:f6 via eth0
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.1.2 to
> 00:16:ec:cc:d1:f6 via eth0
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost xinetd[30107]: START: tftp pid=30114 from=
> 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30115]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.0
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30115]: tftp: client does not accept
> options
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30116]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.0
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30117]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/01-00-16-ec-cc-d1-f6
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30117]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30118]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/C0A80102
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30118]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30119]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/C0A8010
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30119]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30120]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/C0A801
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30120]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30121]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/C0A80
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30121]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30122]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/C0A8
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30122]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30123]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/C0A
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30123]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30124]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/C0
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30124]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30125]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/C
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30125]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30126]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/default
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30127]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /menu
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30127]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30128]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /menu.cbt
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30128]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30129]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /menu.0
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30129]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30130]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename /
> menu.com
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30130]: sending NAK (1, File not found)
> to 192.168.1.2
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30131]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /menu.c32
> Jun  1 14:11:55 localhost in.tftpd[30132]: RRQ from 192.168.1.2 filename
> /pxelinux.cfg/default
>
> So, I reread the man page, and it says that filename should be set to
> "pxelinux.0" and I had "/pxelinux.0", which is what dhcp.template came with

pxelinux.0 is the binary pxe loader. dhcp needs to point at pxelinux.0
(wherever it is*), as this is what the client needs to boot with.

default is the default pxe configuration which a request falls down to if
the corresponding 01-aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff isn't found, and is generally found
in pxelinux.cfg/

* If my dhcp was something like...

if option client-architecture = 00:00 { # Intel x86PC
   option LINUX.pxelinux-magic F1:00:74:7E;
   option LINUX.pxelinux-pathprefix "cobbler";
   option LINUX.pxelinux-reboottime 50;
   filename "cobbler/loader/pxelinux.0";
}
else if option client-architecture = 00:02 { # EFI Itanium
   filename "cobbler/loader/elilo64.0";
}
else if option client-architecture = 00:06 { # EFI IA32 - future extension
(think Intel Apple ..)
   filename "cobbler/loader/elilo32.0";
}

A client would expect to find it in /tftpboot/cobbler/loader/pxelinux.0....

Does that help?

> (Should I file a ticket?).

No.

>  So I changed that to "pxelinux.0", and attempted to run cobbler sync,
> which tells me:
>
> [root at localhost ole]# cobbler sync
> cannot find directory: -v
>
> I tried restarting the cobbler daemon and doing cobbler sync and the same
> message appears.  Thoughts?
>

tbh your cobbler setup sounds a bit FUBAR. Purge and try again perhaps?

>
> Thanks again,
> - Ole
>
>
>
>
> Slinky wrote:
>
>> Make sure you have verbose enabled in /etc/xinetd.d/tftp
>>
>> ..
>>        server_args             = -s -v -v -v /tftpboot
>> ...
>>
>> You'll then see tftp hits in /var/log/messages. Example:
>>
>> /var/log/messages.3:May 13 09:12:47 islinky in.tftpd[3556]: RRQ from
>> 137.138.32.49 <http://137.138.32.49> filename tftpboot/dir/file.cbt
>> /var/log/messages.3:May 13 09:12:47 islinky in.tftpd[3556]: sending NAK
>> (1, File not found) to 137.138.32.49 <http://137.138.32.49>
>>
>> It could just be some thing simple like you're dhcp points somewhere but
>> your tftp "files" are else where.
>>
>> HTH
>> Slinky
>>
>>
>> 2008/5/31 Ole Ersoy <ole.ersoy at gmail.com <mailto:ole.ersoy at gmail.com>>:
>>
>>    Any trouble shooting tips?  I used to get a "boot" menu prior to
>>    adding a system...
>>
>>    TIA,
>>    - Ole
>>
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>> Dan
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