On Thursday 12 May 2005 11:43, Joey Hess wrote: > Lee Azzarello wrote: > > Package: debian-installer > > Version: RC3 > > > > This archive: > > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/rc3/images > >/netboot/netboot.tar.gz fails to boot a Soekris 4801 SBC. Info on the > > hardware here: > > http://www.soekris.com/ > > > > The symptom is a serial console which has random characters streaming > > across the screen, regardless of baud rate selected. It should display > > the bootloader screen when set to 9600 baud. > > > > The problem was defined and patched by > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] A replacement pxelinux.0 file was > > made available on his web page here: > > http://centerclick.org/net4801/pxelinux/ > > > > When replacing the pxelinux.0 file with this one, the bootloader and > > installer screen appears as normal. > > Is there a reason you didn't try the pxelinux.cfg.serial-9600/default > file contained in that same tarball?
I did. That's the configuration which works with the patched pxelinux.0 bootloader. -- -l[e^2] ----------------- chmod -R 777 / chown -R nobody / imagine true freedom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
