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Pyramid linux won't boot a Soekris 4521 ... #6

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Install pyramid-1.0b1.img.gz or pyramid-1.0b6.img.gz on a 1 GB compact flash 
via dd.
2. Stick the compact flash in a Soekris 4251 and apply power.
3. Watch the red error led go out, serial communications die, and be unable to 
access the system as advertised in Schroder's Linux Networking Cookbook and 
online articles.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Expect: Soekris boot menu followed by grub boot menu.
See instead: only Soekris boot menu.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
1.0b1 and/or 1.0b6 on a SanDisk 1GB compact flash in a Soekris 4521.

Please provide any additional information below.
compact flash written via: gunzip -c pyramid-1.0b6.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdb1 
bs=512

Original issue reported on code.google.com by michaelw...@sprintmail.com on 21 Oct 2010 at 5:55

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Further exploration suggests improperly set boot parameters.
Does anyone know where I can find documentation on the boot parameters?

set BootPartition=1
set PXEBoot=Disabled

At least now gets to a GRUB message:
===================================
POST:
012345689bcefghipsajklnopqr,,,tvwxy

comBIOS ver. 1.33  20080103  Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris Engineering.       

net45xx

0064 Mbyte Memory                        CPU Elan SC520 133 Mhz 

Pri Mas  SanDisk SDCFB-1024              LBA Xlt 993-32-63  1001 Mbyte

Slot   Vend Dev  ClassRev Cmd  Stat CL LT HT  Base1    Base2   Int 
-------------------------------------------------------------------
0:00:0 1022 3000 06000000 0006 2280 00 00 00 00000000 00000000 
0:17:0 104C AC51 06070000 0107 0210 10 3F 82 A0000000 020000A0 10
0:17:1 104C AC51 06070000 0107 0210 10 3F 82 A0001000 020000A0 10
0:18:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000E101 A0002000 11
0:19:0 100B 0020 02000000 0107 0290 00 3F 00 0000E201 A0003000 05

 5 Seconds to automatic boot.   Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor.

comBIOS Monitor.   Press ? for help.

> show

ConSpeed = 19200
ConLock = Enabled
ConMute = Disabled
BIOSentry = Enabled
PCIROMS = Enabled
PXEBoot = Disabled
FLASH = Primary
BootDelay = 5
FastBoot = Disabled
BootPartition = 1
BootDrive = 80 81 F0 FF 
ShowPCI = Enabled
Reset = Hard
CpuSpeed = Default

> boot
GRUB 

( ... silence on serial port until power cycle ... )
( ... also, cannot browse to it at 192.168.1.1 ... )

Original comment by michaelw...@sprintmail.com on 22 Oct 2010 at 9:35