[K12OSN] Problems loading Kernel on new install

Dean Jones dean.jones at oregonstate.edu
Fri Oct 21 14:54:32 UTC 2011


Looks like your dhcpd.conf is not specifying a root path to me, so the
clients do not know where to mount root.


On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Steve <skerr at rx30.com> wrote:
> 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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