Boot using serial one zeroshell 3.0.0 on a soekris 6501

[aseques]

I am installing zeroshell on a soekris 6501 using a pendrive. The issue I’m having is that zeroshell only boots when there is the serial console enabled because the kernel selection menu expects the serial connection to be enabled (specifically at 19200)

I’ve tried setting it to boot using vga (altough the 6501 doesn’t have one)
I’ve tried setting it to boot using serial 19200
I’ve tried setting it to boot using serial 38400

So far the only way to have a proper boot is having the serial console connected on boot at 19200, otherwise the system won’t boot.

Any news on this?

[aseques]

I had to change de values of conMute so it could boot as expected.
http://wiki.soekris.info/What_do_all_those_BIOS_settings_do%3F

[rsiera]

Hi,

I tried ctrl^P and set conMute=Enabled. boot 81 (from USB) and then word GRUB appears, but then nothing moves.

I’m using ZeroShell-3.0.0-Disk-2GB.img.gz which I unpacked and copied the img with dd for windows to a usb stick.

I’m using baud 19200 speed.

Any ideas why this doesn’t work in my setup?

[aseques]

@rsiera wrote:

Hi,

I tried ctrl^P and set conMute=Enabled. boot 81 (from USB) and then word GRUB appears, but then nothing moves.

I’m using ZeroShell-3.0.0-Disk-2GB.img.gz which I unpacked and copied the img with dd for windows to a usb stick.

I’m using baud 19200 speed.

Any ideas why this doesn’t work in my setup?

In my case I changed both ConMute and ConSpeed

set ConMute=Enabled

set ConSpeed=38400

It’s very importat that you disable the hardware flow control in your minicom/serial connection.

[rsiera]

great, thanks, I’ll give it a try and keep you (and everyone searching for Soekris 😉 ) posted

[rsiera]

Ok, it took me a long time to figure out that my DD.EXE for windows didn’t create valid usb images.
But this tool did: http://rufus.akeo.ie/
So then everything went according to plan.

Start Soekris

Break with ctrl+P

Execute following commands:

set ConLock=Disabled

set ConSpeed=38400

set ConLock=Enabled

set ConMute=Enabled

attach usb with image

reboot

Break with ctrl+P

Execute command

boot 81

Wait for 1,5 min and zeroshell is available

optionally

Start Soekris

Break with ctrl+P

Execute following commands:

set ConLock=Disabled

set ConSpeed=38400

set ConLock=Enabled

set ConMute=Enabled

set BootDrive=81 80 F0

attach usb with image

reboot

Wait for 1,5 min and zeroshell is available

BTW, sometimes the reset button isn’t enough. Sometimes a power cycle is necessary.

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