[ydl-gen] headless configuration

[Chris Smith]

I'll give your procedure a try on the next install. We ended up finally
getting the other machine to boot off of an imaged drive after playing with
the openfirmware setting. We turned the network boot off and set all the
output and input to scca. We still have an issue with the yaboot
automatically booting the image. So we turned autoboot off, so you just go
through the console server and type boot to bring the machine up as a
temporary fix until we figure out what's happening. We have another machine
getting installed very soon, so I'll give your instructions a try. I think
that boot command you listed is definitely going to come in handy.

Thanks for your help and the information!

Thanks,
Chris

On 10/13/05, Richardson, Jeremiah <Jeremiah.Richardson at gd-ais.com> wrote:
>
>  Here's how I did the installation using Yellow Dog 4.0 on an Xserve.
> First, I used a serial connection to a laptop with a null modem adapter in
> there. On the laptop I am running HyperTerminal. I am using the following
> settings
>
> Port: Com1 (may need to use another com port)
>
> Bits per second : 57600
>
> Data Bits: 8
>
> Parity: None
>
> Stop bits: 1
>
> Flow Control: Xon/Xoff
>
> Then, I connect the HyperTerminal and start the Xserve with the first YDL
> CD in it. As I start the Xserve, I am holding down the button with an
> exclamation mark inside of a triangle until the top LED's are blinking in a
> one after the other sequence, bouncing back and forth. Then, I release the
> button and push it six more times. The bottom LED should now be on the
> seventh LED (or the second from the left). I push and hold the button until
> I see output in the HyperTerminal on the laptop. This should have booted the
> Xserve into OpenFirmware mode and there should be a command prompt in
> HyperTerminal. Then, I type this into the prompt "boot cd:,\\yaboot" and
> this should load the Yellow Dog Installer. From there, this continues as a
> normal YDL installation. Let me know if any of this works for you. Also, I
> gained a good bit of experience with this exact situation while beating my
> through it, so if you need any more help don't hesitate to ask.
>
>  Jeremiah Richardson
>
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* yellowdog-general-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com [mailto:
> yellowdog-general-bounces at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com] *On Behalf Of *Chris
> Smith
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:06 PM
> *To:* yellowdog-general at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
> *Subject:* [ydl-gen] headless configuration
>
>  I have a couple apple Xserves running with a 2 Ghz single G5 processor.
> I've installed YDL on one of them. I had to install a video card in the
> machine to be able to install the OS. I am unable to set the second machine
> up in a headless configuration(using a serial connection for a console). On
> the YDL webpage under platforms supported it lists Xserve and under that
> there is a note that implies that to run headless, there are 2 options Y-HPC
> or manual configuration. Does anyone know what the manual configuration
> steps are or where they are documented. I've tried quite a few different
> things that have been posted in the forums as well as all over the web with
> no luck.
>
> Thanks!
> Chris
>
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