boot parameters not set correctly ( bug in get-boot-info ?)

[Rudy Gevaert]

Hi Thomas,

Thomas Lange wrote:
>>>>>>On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:51:10 +0200, Rudy Gevaert <Rudy.Gevaert at UGent.be> said:
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>     > In my case, when I have with ip=eth1:dhcp in my pxeconfig file for that 
>     > host, it always executed the get_fixed_info subroutine.
> 
>     > This is because dmesg contains the following string.
>     >    Sending DHCP and RARP requests ., OK
> I think you are not using the default fai-kernel. Your kernel seems to
> have the CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP set, which is not enablerd in the
> fai-kernels.

Yes it's my own kernel.

I've recompiled without the option you said.
CONFIG_IP_PNP=y
CONFIG_IP_PNP_DHCP=y
CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP=y
# CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP is not set

The error remains the same.  I think that in later kernels the message 
has changed.

> 
>     > I'm booting my install with a 2.6.16.20 kernel.  For AMD64.  I'm trying 
>     > to install sarge 64 bit.
> Please try the default kernel from fai-kernels. Are there any drivers
> missing in this kernel?

I can't seem to find any fai 64 bit kernel. IMO FAI use the generic 
amd64 bit kernel (or any other I define).  For this specific I need 
mptsas.   It's compiled as module in the generic kernel.  But because my 
root file system is on those disks I'm force to use an own compiled 
kernel.  Right?

Btw in the i386 fai kernel (2.6.16) hasn't got CONFIG_MEGARAID_SAS set.

Also I'm not really that keen on compiling modules for hard disk 
drivers, and then having trouble with initrd images...
The same counts for network drivers.

What do you think?
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