[Starlingx-discuss] StarlingX Bootimage.iso Queries

[Pratik M.]

Hi,
I am facing the same issue w/ R2.0. The document link below recommends
to "write in ISO mode". Should rather be "write in DD Image mode"
https://docs.starlingx.io/deploy_install_guides/bootable_usb.html

Thanks & Regards
Pratik

On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 12:46 PM Lin, Shuicheng <shuicheng.lin at intel.com> wrote:
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> Hi Gupta,
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> For the 1st issue, please try to create the image in Linux system with cmd like below:
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> sudo dd if=bootimage.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M && sync
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> (sdb is the pen driver device)
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> For the 2nd issue, StarlingX doesn’t support USB Ethernet in default. You need modify kernel configuration to support it if you want.
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> Also StarlingX uses CentOS 7.6 with 3.10 kernel, which is a much old kernel. So not all usb Ethernet driver could be supported.
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> Also there is other code need be updated to support USB Ethernet.
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> You could have a try with below 2 patches applied:
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> https://review.opendev.org/657291
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> https://review.opendev.org/657313
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> It will be much easier if you could add a PCI Ethernet card in your machine. J
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> Best Regards
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> Shuicheng
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> From: Anirudh Gupta [mailto:Anirudh.Gupta at hsc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:18 PM
> To: starlingx-discuss at lists.starlingx.io; starlingx-announce at lists.starlingx.io
> Subject: [Starlingx-discuss] StarlingX Bootimage.iso Queries
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> Hi Team,
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> I have tried installing StarlingX 2018.10 and 2019.05 on my Dell,HP,Supermicro Server/Machines, but facing the following issues:
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> If I create a bootable pen drive and try to install the image, it give me the following error
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>          dracut-initqueue[628]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
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>          dracut-initqueue[628]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
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>          dracut-initqueue[628]: Warning: dracut-initqueue timeout - starting timeout scripts
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> And eventually enters into the Grub.
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>                     dracut:/# _
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> However this issue is not being faced when I install the Bootimage.iso by creating a bootable DVD.
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> The image depicting the issue is attached in the mail.
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> Is it compulsory to install bootimage.iso using CD/DVD only?
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> The StarlingX is not able to detect USB to Ethernet NIC Adapter
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> I have installed StarlingX in one of my machine which has only one on-board NIC. I have a USB to Ethernet available with me which is being detected on Windows/Linux.
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> I have tested it with Windows Ubuntu Centos.
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> But StarlingX is not able to detect it. It only detects the on-board NIC a machine has.
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> Is it possible to detect USB to Ethernet NIC in StarlingX?
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> Regards
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> Anirudh Gupta
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