[Elphel-support] netboot script errors out

[Brian Burke]

I had read somewhere that the computer should be connected directly to the
camera, as "special packets" need to be sent during the netboot, and some
routers/switches can interfere with that.

That said, for this netboot attempt, I've got the computer connected
directly to the "LAN-IN" on the PoE injector, and the camera connected
directly to the "PWR LAN-OUT".  I assign the computer an IP address with
'ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.11 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255'.

Will that simple setup work for the netboot?


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Andrey Filippov <andrey at elphel.com> wrote:

> Brian,
>
> erasing the bootblock will remove the camera serial number (MAC),
> manufacturing timestamp, etc., but in will not brick the camera. Anyway the
> cameras are built with unprogrammed flash and we do not use any additional
> connectors. The only part that needs to be pre-programmed (before assembly)
> is the clock generator. It is re-programmable over I2C but it needs to start
> with the valid clock fro the CPU.
>
> Not turning the netboot mode (the LED should flash). Is the camera
> connected to just the computer or is there anything else in the network?
> Some network managers are so smart that they turn eth0 down when there is no
> active device in the network.
>
> Andrey
>
>
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