[K12OSN] Problems loading Kernel on new install

[Steve]

After poking around some, I discovered gdm was not configured to allow 
remote
X connections, so I edited custom.conf apropriately, in hope I'll 
sometime get far enough that
it matters.

ok , so I set dhcpd.conf back up to point to the fed11 chroot.
specifying elf.ltsp kernel:
         After ....   (ELF) .... done     I get
         dracut: Fatal no or empty root = argument
         dracut: Refusing to continue
         kernel panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init

I then pointed filename to the wraplinux kernel:
It looks like it goes further, get a scrolling screen like the kernel is 
loading
for instance I see:
          registered taskstats version 1
          magic number: 11:139:136
          freeing unused kernel memory 404k
then basically the same dracut error messages and:
          Pid: 1 init tainted:G
         then a call trace

vmlinuz.ltsp - does not fit in memory

pxelinux.0
          shows fedora 11 scroll bar moving left to right at the bottom 
of the screen
          then displays similiar dracut errors
          then kernel panic - not syncing. Attempted to kill init
          then another call trace




On 10/20/2011 11:08 PM, Burke Almquist wrote:
> It almost looks to me as if it's having trouble mounting the NFS root for the client.
> It appears to be getting the kernel over tftpd and then hanging?
>
>
> On Oct 20, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Steve wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>> Im trying to setup LTSP using the InstallGuide and running into difficulties.
>> I installed a fresh copy of CentOS 6 on a Dell precision T3400 in a mixed network environment
>> with my dhcp server using port 1067.
>> I cant get into the TC console at the moment for exact specs, but its a "red faced" jammin from disklessworkstations
>> , manufactured june 2009, flashed to work over 1067. It works with my older versions of ltsp on centos 5.4.
>>
>> I , think, followed the directions on the wiki carefully, didnt run into any problems or receive any error messages.
>> When the TC is booting it appears to be detected as etherboot-5.4 and attempts to load the elf.ltsp kernel.
>> In messages, on the server, i see
>> DHCPDISCOVER
>> DHCPOFFER
>> DHCPREQUEST
>> DHCPACK
>>
>> all with sane values, dhcp looks ok
>> the last line is
>> xinetd : START tftpd pid="pidnumber" from ="ipaddy"
>>
>> on the TC , it shows the dhcp negotion and the last line is:
>> Loading 10.10.0.58:/ltsp/i386/elf.ltsp (ELF) ... done
>>
>> there it stops. No further output on TC or client.
>>
>> I also tried forcing  the wraplinux and pxe.0 kernels, which seem to get further. I get the scrolling bar at the bottom that
>> says scientific linux 6.1 on the bottom right, but ultimately results in dracut error messages and  a kernel panic.
>>
>> I hoping I missed something simple. Any pointers are appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
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