How to Debug a PXE Image That Does Not Boot

1. Check the DHCP and TFTP server areas and the integrity of the initrd.img and vmlinuz files.
2. Verify that the kernel boot arguments are correct by consulting the PXE-example configuration (boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg) provided on the SIA CD/DVD.
3. Verify that the URLs in the SIA state file, Kickstart file, or AutoYaST file are correct. To determine whether the URLs are correct:
   1. Test the URL with the command wget URL.
   2. Verify that the DNS is working or use IP addresses instead of host names.
   3. Check the following table for URL errors that you might encounter.
      

      Problem What you will see The state file URL (siaurl) is incorrect. If the state file URL (siaurl) is incorrect, the installation appears to hang. Check the console for the following error message that appears after the VNC information: Unable to fetch unattended statefile: URL The InstallLoc in the state file URL (siaurl) is incorrect. The system reboots without an error message and the console displays messages such as the following message before rebooting: Can’t MD5 ... The Kickstart entry in state file URL (siaurl) is incorrect. The installation appears to hang and the console displays the following message: apit-magic: run: /installer/..." A parameter in the URL file is incorrect. When connecting to VNC, you will see that the unattended network installation stopped and is waiting for input.

SIA Boot Starts, Then Stops

The initrd.img file used by SIA is over 100 megabytes. The Solaris TFTP daemon is unable to support the size of the image.

If the SIA starts to boot, then stops with a blank screen and displays a time-out error message, switch to a TFTP server with a different operating system.

VNC Password Does Not Get Set

If the VNC password was not set, the following message displays on the console:

mv /dev/tty /dev/tty-node
ln -s /proc/self/fd/0 /dev/tty
echo password
/usr/X11R6/bin/vncpasswd.real /installer/vncpasswd
echo password
They don’t match. Try again.

This issue is a timing problem. To resolve this problem, reboot the system and restart the installation.