Kernel loads but then stops

[malk at sidehack.sat.gweep.net]

Is is possible your kernel is using the serial port as console?
Make sure there isn't a console=ttyS0,9600 or similar argument
being passed in pxelinux.cfg/C0A82DCB.  If so, remove it and
try again.

Or, if the kernel you're using has serial console built in as the
default (not sure if it can be configured that way), can you
place a terminal emulator on the serial port of your blade to see
if the kernel messages are coming out there?

I'm not familiar w/ the blade system you're using -- if the blades
are using BIOS redirected to the serial port and that's what you're
using instead of VGA+keyboard, then the opposite problem may be happening
and you need the serial console enabled.

If that's the case, add the console=ttyS0,9600 kernel command line arg
to your pxelinux.cfg/C0A82DCB (right before the root= option should be
fine).  Choose ttyS0 or ttyS1 w/ whatever baud rate you prefer if
9600 isn't what you need.

Best of luck,

-Eric Malkowski

> Hi all.
> I'm trying to install Debian in some HP BL10e G2 server blades but
> when booting them from PXE it stops on "Loading
> vmlinuz-install....Ready". I've seen on documentation that next line
> should be "Uncompressing Linux... OK, booting the Kernel."
> Any ide on why loading stops at that point?
> 
> Here are some logs:
> 
> (Shown at the blade console)
> My IP address seems to be C0A82DCB 192.168.45.203
> ip=192.168.45.203:192.168.45.209:192.168.45.1:255.255.255.0
> TFTP prefix:
> Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/01-00-0e-7f-30-3f-f6
> Trying to load: pxelinux.cfg/C0A82DCB
> Loading vmlinuz-install........................Ready.
> ---- Here it stops and then nothing ----
> 
> (syslog of the fai server. It seems like if the install-client is able
> to mount the nfsroot)
> Jul 21 09:56:28 mama dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0e:7f:30:3f:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:56:28 mama dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.45.203 to
> 00:0e:7f:30:3f:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:56:29 mama dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.45.203
> (192.168.45.209) from 00:0e:7f:30:3f:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:56:29 mama dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.45.203 to
> 00:0e:7f:30:3f:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:56:29 mama in.tftpd[23842]: tftp: client does not accept options
> Jul 21 09:56:38 mama dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0e:7f:30:3f:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:56:38 mama dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.45.203 to
> 00:0e:7f:30:3f:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:56:38 mama dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.45.203
> (192.168.45.209) from 00:0e:7f:30:bc:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:56:38 mama dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.45.203 to
> 00:0e:7f:30:bc:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:56:38 mama mountd[30584]: authenticated mount request from
> medusa4.labsgi.es:800 for /usr/lib/fai/nfsroot (/usr/lib/fai/nfsroot)
> Jul 21 09:57:12 mama dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0e:7f:30:bc:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:57:12 mama dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.45.203 to
> 00:0e:7f:30:bc:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:57:12 mama dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.45.203
> (192.168.45.209) from 00:0e:7f:30:bc:f6 via eth0
> Jul 21 09:57:12 mama dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.45.203 to
> 00:0e:7f:30:bc:f6 via eth0
> 
> Any help is welcome.
> Thanks in advance
>