Re: [cobalt-users] OS restore question on a raq1/raq2

["Wim Dieke" <w.dieke@xxxxxxxxx>]

> > I have 2 unit here i don't know if they are RAQ1 or RAQ2 units (can one tell
> > the differance?) but anyway, the problem is;
> 
> What does it say on the front? You could also look at the back of the unit
> where the serial number is. It should give you some clues there.
The front sais RAQ
The back has 1 NIC port so my guess is it is a RAQ1 unit.
>  
> > I downloaded both the RAQ1 and RAQ2 os restore CD. (strange thing is, the RAQ2
> > cd was a lot smaller size).
> 
> Have you tried downloading the iso from here?
> 
> http://www.bagpipes.net/files/iso/

No, i've donwloaded it from ftp.cobalt.com but the MD5 signature was the same as the bagpipes one.

> 
> > OS Restore results where:
> > With the RAQ2 os restore cd: OS got restored, unit keeps blurring Starting up
> > and nothing happens
> > With the RAQ1 os restore cd: OS restore does not work.
> > 
> > All with the same hardware configuration.
> 
> Do you know what the hardware config is? Is it a Raq1 or Raq2?
RAQ 1 is my best guess.
> 
> > Does anyone have a clue on what i'm doing wrong here?
> 
> It would help to know for sure what Raq you have and then find the
> appropriate CD for the restore.

The Restore CD should be the right one. But it is impossible to get the thing working. The configuration is a ethernet cross-cable with a normal Athlon PC wich i used to restore several Qube3 units before without a problem. It seems as if the DHCP server on the restore CD does not work, but it is difficult to guess what  is wrong. 

The RAQ does this: After power on:
NET BOOTING
LINK and 100M lights come on,
The same lites go out,
HDD light flashes,
LINK and 100M lights go on again
TX/RX blink with an interval of +- 1-2 seconds