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Aergan

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[SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

When using PXE for Netboot installations, Chimaera 4.0 i386 cannot locate kernel modules in the archive

Download Installer Components
No kernel modules found
No kernel modules were found. This is probably due to a mismatch between the kernel used by this version of the installer and the kernel version available in this archive.

You should make sure that your installation image is up-to-date, or - if that's the case - try a different mirror, preferably deb.devuan.org

Non-working:
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … oot.tar.gz
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … t/mini.iso

The full CD media for netinstall is working:
https://files.devuan.org/devuan_chimaer … nstall.iso

The same images work for Netbooting i386 Beowulf and Deadalus:
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … oot.tar.gz
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … t/mini.iso
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … oot.tar.gz
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … t/mini.iso

PXE Menu

LABEL Devaun_Beowulf_i386
    MENU LABEL Devaun Beowulf (3.1) Network Installer (i386)
    KERNEL pxechn.c32 devaun/beowulf/pxelinux.0
   
LABEL Devaun_Chimaera_i386
    MENU LABEL Devaun chimaera (4.0) Network Installer (i386)
    KERNEL pxechn.c32 devaun/chimaera/pxelinux.0
   
LABEL Devaun_Daedalus_i386
    MENU LABEL Devaun Daedalus (5.0) Network Installer (i386)
    KERNEL pxechn.c32 devaun/daedalus/pxelinux.0

(Corrected spelling)

Last edited by Aergan (2025-05-11 09:10:38)

ralph.ronnquist

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

If you would spell it correctly it might work ?

Aergan

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

Corrected spelling and no, same issue sadly.

ralph.ronnquist

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

(I guess you didn't pick up spelling of both chimaera and devuan

Yes there is the problem that netboot has packaged kernel 5.10.0-22-686 (Debian package version 5.10.178-3) while the current chimaera repository sports kernel 5.10.0-32-686 (Debian package version 5.10.223-1).

But the distributed kernel + initrd.gz pair up in that version.
Which kernel + initrd do you use?

Aergan

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

I am using:
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … oot.tar.gz

This is extracted onto a directory on my PXE server

Which file contents appears to be the same as:
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … ller/i386/

ralph.ronnquist

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

Hmm. at the point of loading "components" could you use Alt-F2 to check which linux version (uname) is in play?

Aergan

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

Reports 5.10.0-22-686

ralph.ronnquist

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

Yes that's the kernel version of the tar.gz. And the running system (unpacked initrd) probably has /lib/modules/5.10.0-22-686 with 687 kernel modules, but the problem seems to be that the "Download installer components" step looks online for more modules for that kernel, which it won't find.

Thanks. Yes, it would be good if that netboot could be updated to align kernel versions.

There's no easy way to come forward while waiting. Basically you'll need the kernel from kernel-image-5.10.0-32-686-di to replace "linux" from the tar.gz, and then those 687 modules to pack into the initrd.gz. All that from
http://deb.devuan.org/merged main/debian-installer
(plus a depmod run)...

EDIT: actually you might get away with just unpacking kernel-image-5.10.0-32-686-pae-di_5.10.223-1_i386.udeb and nic-modules-5.10.0-32-686-pae-di_5.10.223-1_i386.udeb (or without pae) into a directory tree. Then move /boot/vmlinuz to be your debian-installer/i386/linux and copy in /lib/modules/5.10.0-32-686-pae into an unpacked initrd tree. chroot into that to run "depmod 5.10.0-32-686-pae" before packing it up again, to become your debian-installer/i386/initrd.gz. Doing only that makes it work for "standard" network devices. I can drop a detailed command sequence if you wish.

ralph.ronnquist

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

Updated chimaera netboot available:
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/devuan/dis … oot.tar.gz

Aergan

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

Many thanks - I'll give that a go tomorrow 👍

Aergan

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Re: [SOLVED] Chimaera 4.0 i386 Netboot Install Issue

That's all working now, many thanks!