Re: [Linux-ia64] PXE boot off HP zx6000

Jason P Holland
2002-10-30T17:11:02Z

alex,
i reset the machine and it worked with my configuration! weirdness! i
think i will email the pxelinux author and ask him to make a note on his
website that pxelinux.0 does not work on ia4 architechture. thanks again
for your quick response!

jason

> Jason,
>
> Here's a know configuration that works:
>
> Debian 3.0 server (ia32)
> tftpd-hpa 0.28-2
> dhcp 2.0pl5-11
>
> /etc/inetd.conf:
> tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd -t 1
> -s /tftpboot
>
> /etc/dhcpd.conf
> host zx6000 {
> hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;
> fixed-address zx6000;
> filename "elilo.efi";
> }
>
> You'll need an elilo.conf or some permutation of AABBCCDD.conf,
> which is your IP in hex (just like pxelinux). Is the kernel
> file elilo.conf points at stripped? You may want to strip it
> and gzip it to see if that helps. Look in the logs to see
> what it's transfered and which file it's getting an error on.
> Are you loading an initrd as well (what size)? What firmware
> is on your zx6000 ('info fw' from efi)? Thanks,
>
> Alex
> --
> Alex Williamson Linux Development Lab
> alex_williamson@hp.com Hewlett Packard
> 970-898-9173 Fort Collins, CO
>