[syslinux] help configuring netboot over remote serial terminal - SOLVED

[Miles Fidelman]

Kevin, Thanks!

I just figured that out (with a lot of googling), was just about to post 
to the list.

Miles

Kevin Korb wrote:
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> If it is using COM3 shouldn't that be ttyS2 ?
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> On 10/01/12 14:52, Miles Fidelman wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> I'm trying to install Debian onto a headless server (Supermicro
>> X8SIE-LN4F motherboard).  The on-board IPMI BMC redirects the
>> serial port to COM3, and I can talk to it just fine over a remote
>> console connection.
>>
>> I've been trying to install Debian remotely, and have the DHCP and
>> TFTP servers working, and things seem to work (at least into the
>> Splash screen) if I'm using a remote KVM terminal.
>>
>> But... I can't seem to get remote serial working.
>>
>> Currently, I've modified the following files to reac:
>>
>> ------- tftp/debian-installer/amd64/boot-screens/syslinux.cfg
>> SERIAL 0 115200
>>
>> tftp/debian-installer/amd64/boot-screens/txt.cfg append vga=788
>> initrd=debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz -- console=ttyS0, 115200n8
>> earlyprint=serial,ttyS0,115200n8
>>
>> tftp/debian-installer/amd64/pxelinux.cfg/default SERIAL 0 115200
>> ------
>>
>> things get as far as displaying (on the remote serial console):
>> loading debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz which then disappears, and
>> the cursor moves several lines down the screen
>>
>> then everything hangs
>>
>> of note, if I try to put console 0 as the second line of
>> pxelinux.cfg/default, then I hang earlier, with the message:
>> PXELINUX 4.02 debian-20101014  Copyright (C) 1994-2010 H. Peter
>> Anvin et al !PXE entry point found (we hope) at 9A4B:0106 via plan
>> A UNDI code segment at 9A4B len 44B0 UNDI data segment at 9412 len
>> 6390 Getting cached packet  01 02 03 My IP address seems to be
>> CF9A3B89 207.154.59.137
>> ip=207.154.59.137:207.154.59.135:0.0.0.0:255.255.255.224
>> BOOTIF=01-00-25-90-39-71-1c
>> SYSUUID=534d4349-0002-3990-2500-399025001f71 TFTP prefix: Trying to
>> load: pxelinux.cfg/default ok
>>
>>
>> Any thoughts on what I might be doing wrong?  Or at least some
>> guidance as to which config file might need tweaking (I'm not quite
>> sure which order these are getting executed in, or at what steps of
>> the boot process.)
>>
>> Thanks very much,
>>
>> Miles Fidelman
>>
>>
>>
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