Problems settung up a PXE server

I have set up a DHCP/PXE server on a Fujitsu TX150, that runs on
SLES9. The network interface is a Intel Pro/1000 on board that runs on
the e1000 driver. When I try to boot a Fujitsu RX200 over the network,
it gets its IP address fine via DHCP and starts to transfer the
pxegrub boot loader via tftp. But at that point the client (the box to
be booted) freezes and leaves this messages on the screen:

[RTL8139] PCI BIOS has not enabled this device

now there is no rtl8139 driver involved in the process, though there
is a (unused) realtek 8139 card in the server.

Any hints?
Eggert

Eggert Ehmke <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:

>I have set up a DHCP/PXE server on a Fujitsu TX150, that runs on
>SLES9. The network interface is a Intel Pro/1000 on board that runs on
>the e1000 driver. When I try to boot a Fujitsu RX200 over the network,
>it gets its IP address fine via DHCP and starts to transfer the
>pxegrub boot loader via tftp. But at that point the client (the box to
>be booted) freezes and leaves this messages on the screen:
>
>[RTL8139] PCI BIOS has not enabled this device
>
>now there is no rtl8139 driver involved in the process, though there
>is a (unused) realtek 8139 card in the server.

I found out it only happens with the pxegrub boot loader. I replaced
it with pxelinux, now at least the booting works. Is the pxegrub
buggy?
Eggert

"Eggert Ehmke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Eggert Ehmke <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:

>>I have set up a DHCP/PXE server on a Fujitsu TX150, that runs on
>>SLES9. The network interface is a Intel Pro/1000 on board that runs on
>>the e1000 driver. When I try to boot a Fujitsu RX200 over the network,
>>it gets its IP address fine via DHCP and starts to transfer the
>>pxegrub boot loader via tftp. But at that point the client (the box to
>>be booted) freezes and leaves this messages on the screen:
>>
>>[RTL8139] PCI BIOS has not enabled this device

>>now there is no rtl8139 driver involved in the process, though there
>>is a (unused) realtek 8139 card in the server.

> I found out it only happens with the pxegrub boot loader. I replaced
> it with pxelinux, now at least the booting works. Is the pxegrub
> buggy?

It sounds like it assumes the first network card it finds is the one it
has to use.

DS

David Schwartz wrote:

>
> "Eggert Ehmke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Eggert Ehmke <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:
>
>>>I have set up a DHCP/PXE server on a Fujitsu TX150, that runs on
>>>SLES9. The network interface is a Intel Pro/1000 on board that runs on
>>>the e1000 driver. When I try to boot a Fujitsu RX200 over the network,
>>>it gets its IP address fine via DHCP and starts to transfer the
>>>pxegrub boot loader via tftp. But at that point the client (the box to
>>>be booted) freezes and leaves this messages on the screen:
>>>
>>>[RTL8139] PCI BIOS has not enabled this device
>
>>>now there is no rtl8139 driver involved in the process, though there
>>>is a (unused) realtek 8139 card in the server.
>
>> I found out it only happens with the pxegrub boot loader. I replaced
>> it with pxelinux, now at least the booting works. Is the pxegrub
>> buggy?
>
> It sounds like it assumes the first network card it finds is the one
> it
> has to use.

Yes, but the realtec is eth1, the Intel Pro/1000 is eth0. What's more, it
also happens when the intel card is removed completely.
Eggert

What card that client Fujitsu RX200 is using?




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Raqueeb Hassan
Bangladesh

"Raqueeb Hassan" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:

>What card that client Fujitsu RX200 is using?

Only e1000 driven cards. The only rtl8139 is the eth1 on the server,
which is now physically removed. Still the problem persists, when I
boot via pxegrub. Using pxelinux all is fine.
Eggert