Re: [cobalt-users] Unable to net boot

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Harry Mueller wrote:
>
> I am trying to restore the OS on a RaQ4r using a PC that I have used on several ocassions in the
> past.
>
> I have a crossover cable plugged into the Network card (NetGear, listed as compatible in the OS
> restore docs) running to the primary network interface on the RaQ. Holding down the S button while
> booting allows me to select Boot from net with no problem but the machine never gets past Loading
> Kernel. I have tried a couple different OS restore CDs all with the same result.
>
> So far I have tried:
>
> replacing the NIC card
> replacing the crossover cable
> running two standard cables through a Fast Ethernet hub
> downloaded and tried new CD images
> reseting the CMOS
>
> Have I missed something obvious or do I need to be looking for a RaQ Doctor?

Observe the TxRx LED, it should flash every few seconds, as the RaQ trys
to find a DHCP server.

Use a null-modem cable on serial port one and see what the
server is doing.

Try ^F8 on the PC and see if the RaQ ever makes a dhcp request,
and if it gets a response (ip address).

Gerald
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