[05:50] lamont-away: how do i netboot ia64? [05:50] if possible at all [05:51] trivial, I'm told [05:51] hmm ok.. [05:51] not that I've ever done it, mind you... [05:51] ehehe [05:51] how do i break into the EFI stuff? === lamont-away digs [05:51] arrow keys [05:51] the only thing i saw at boot is "press space to continue" [05:51] ok [05:52] after hitting space [05:52] it gives you a boot menu prompt - one of the things on that machine currently is 'ubuntu' [05:52] etc, [05:52] at that point, you start using arrow keys, and you become the controlling manager of your destiny [05:53] cranky [05:53] it doesn [05:53] host foo.baz.com { filename "/elilo.efi";hardware ethernet ??:??:??...; fixed-address foo.baz.com; } [05:53] in dhcpd.conf [05:53] it doesn't sense space or arrows from the serial [05:53] elilo.efi: MS Windows PE executable [05:54] in /tftpboot [05:54] sure it does - they generate escape sequences.. [05:54] or something like that. [05:54] it didn't [05:54] it's not some lightweight dumb serial interface, oh no. iz smart. [05:55] hrm... [05:55] it scans for USB keyboars [05:55] rants that there are none [05:55] yeah - give it one. [05:55] ok [05:55] so i use the USB keybord and serial output [05:55] I'd reboot my zx2000, but it's busy trying to freshen its mirror... [05:55] fancy! [05:56] no problem [05:56] don't worry [05:56] oh, it's better than that - just wait.. :0) [05:56] ahahhaha === fabbione goes and fetches a keyboard from the closet [05:56] checking for XT... configure: error: Package requirements (sm x11 xproto kbproto) were not met: === lamont-away grumbles at xorg [05:59] ok [05:59] keyboard plugged [05:59] machine rebootinh [06:06] minicom sucks [06:06] it didn't sense the serial === fabbione needs a name for the machien === ealden [n=ealden@219.90.94.33] has joined #ubuntu-ports [06:19] lamont-away: yeps.. it [06:19] lamont-away: yeps.. it's working.. or at least it looks like :) [06:20] cool [06:21] hey - does this mean you got things rearranged before your deadline? [06:21] oh yeah [06:21] i finished to rearrange yesterday [06:21] the fact that you're alive and all that, eh? [06:21] i still have stuff without power :) [06:21] ew [06:21] i did run out of power and net cords [06:21] http://www.fabbione.net/new_office.jpg [06:22] it's a big image === lamont-away needs to have a cable-making fest one of these days, and finish hooking up the patch panel [06:22] it clearly shows that i need a rack :) [06:25] btw.. nfs on hppa is no go [06:25] but that's a wonderful table the J5K makes, eh? [06:25] oh yeah [06:25] there was an amazing stain of coffee on it :) [06:25] original american HP coffee :) [06:25] what's next to the sparc? [06:25] yep. coffee goes places... like .dk [06:25] it's the old 441 [06:26] ah, ok [06:26] just a normal p4 [06:26] nothing fancy [06:26] the sparc is there only to balance the table :) [06:26] it's the broken one ;) [06:26] lol [06:26] the working one is right below the cisco switch [06:26] you can barely see it in the pic [06:26] the dell on the bottom is my server [06:26] and the little thing on top of the ia64 is a thin client [06:27] got it at UBZ from the LTSP guys [06:27] i still have 3 monitors not in use from the 441 === lamont-away watches a hoary->breezy+security upgrade on a slow box [06:28] i was plannning to hook them up on the hppa and ia64 [06:28] but i did run out of space [06:28] + the other details like power cords :) [06:28] sounds like you need to kick your wife out or something, to make room, huh? [06:28] notice the cartoon boxes on the side? [06:28] the entire wall is full of them [06:29] is that what those are [06:29] we still need to unpack them since we did move in the house [06:29] nah there is all sort of junk in them [06:29] but we don't have space in other rooms where to store them atm [06:30] so the plan is to finish the house, unpack them [06:31] rearrange the office in a more usable and nice way :) === lamont-away needs to decide on a good file-sharing mechanism for a bunch of breezy-based machines === fabbione boots into stage2 [06:35] MEHHH [06:35] monday I need to go get some PC2700 ram instead of the PC133 sticks I got earlier. sigh. [06:36] it didn't go very well [06:36] FATAL: Error inserting sym53c8xxscsi_mod: value -6917529019003397936 out of IMMe [06:36] it did install the -mkinley kernel [06:39] either the initrd is missing a module.. [06:39] or the kernel sucks [06:42] 2.6.15? [06:42] when I did the install before I shipped it, I just used a breezy CD [06:43] i am doing breezy net install [06:43] probably it did install just the standard -itanium kernel [06:43] i can do that easily [06:59] yup [06:59] it's either a broken initrd or the mckinley kernel is totally broken [07:00] i will have to dig into it === fabbione reboots into 2.6.15 [07:10] Linux golion 2.6.15-8-itanium-smp #1 SMP Tue Dec 13 05:44:26 UTC 2005 ia64 GNU/Linux [07:10] i would say it works :) [07:20] fabbione: SCORE [07:20] it may also just be elilo not auto-running on kernel install - although I haven't seen that, iirc === lamont-away heads to bed. [07:21] lamont-away: no, it [07:21] lamont-away: no, it's either the initrd missing a module or the kernel [07:21] elilo did run fine [07:21] good night [07:22] thanks === lamont [n=lamont@mix.mmjgroup.com] has joined #ubuntu-ports