[j-nsp] general guidelines for installing JUNOS to RE, where HDD and CF are blank

Fri Feb 11 03:43:58 EST 2011

The exact model of CF I'm using in SanDisk "CompactFlash PC Card
Adapter" is a 1GB "SiliconDrive CF"(SiliconSystems, Inc. Now owned by
Western Digital) SSD-C01G-3596. Any experience with this particular CF
card? Any other ideas/suggestions what to try?

regards,
martin

2011/2/10 Martin T <m4rtntns at gmail.com>:
> Yes, neither do I. I tried to copy with "dd
> if=/media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export of=/dev/sdb" and "dd
> if=/media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export of=/dev/sdb bs=10M",
> but it always copies nicely 340752384 bytes and md5sum matches. In
> addition, MBR seems to be fine as much as I checked it with hexdump-
> at least it should try to boot from "PC Card". At the moment it moves
> from "Trying to Boot from PCMCIA ATA Flash Card" straight to "Trying
> to Boot from Compact Flash".
> However, isn't this odd, that inserting this very same CF with "PC
> Card" adapter to another RE, it does not create a device(checked with
> "show system storage" and fdisk)? Quote from ma previous letter:
>
> ----------
> In addition, if I put this very same "PCMCIA ATA Flash Card" to a
> working Juniper, following messages are printed to the
> /var/log/messages:
>
> Feb 10 16:07:06   /kernel: ata2: <SILICONSYSTEMS VER2.00> at port
> 0x100-0x10f irq 15 function 0 config 1 on pccard0
> Feb 10 16:07:06   /kernel: ad3: Device does not support APM
> Feb 10 16:07:06   /kernel: ad3: 999MB <SILICONSYSTEMS INC 1GB V2.23>
> at ata2-master PIO2
> Feb 10 16:07:06   rpd[1292]: RPD_SCHED_SLIP_KEVENT: 5 sec 499048 usec
> kevent block
> Feb 10 16:07:07   chassisd[1177]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP7: SNMP trap
> generated: FRU insertion (jnxFruContentsIndex 9, jnxFruL1Index 2,
> jnxFruL2Index 1, jnxFruL3Index 0, jnxFruName Routing Engine 1 PCMCIA
> Card 0, jnxFruType 6, jnxFruSlot 1)
>
> ..however, there is no "ad3" under "show system storage":
>
> root> show system storage | match ad3
>
> root>
> ----------
>
> I found a bit similar case here:
> http://forums.juniper.net/t5/Junos/Help-w-creating-bootable-PC-Card-PCMCIA/m-p/8100
> ..but unfortunately no solution.
>
> However, any ideas/suggestions? Aren't there some special requirements
> for CF card other than it's bigger than install-media?
>
> regards,
> martin
>
>
> 2011/2/10 Jonas Frey (Probe Networks) <jf at probe-networks.de>:
>> Thats looks good...no idea why its not working.
>> Last time i made a install media i didnt specify the blocksize...so just
>> give it a try without bs=64k. Also no real need to blank the CF first.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jonas
>>
>>
>> Am Donnerstag, den 10.02.2011, 16:11 +0000 schrieb Martin T:
>>> Looks like I'm unable to boot from "PCMCIA ATA Flash Card":
>>>
>>> <<<<<
>>> Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, An Energy Star Ally
>>> Copyright (C) 1984-98, Award Software, Inc.
>>>
>>> BIOS Version 1.2
>>> 11/02/2004-i440GX-SMC67X-2A69TU00C-00
>>>
>>> Will try to boot from :
>>> PCMCIA ATA Flash Card
>>> Compact Flash
>>> Primary IDE Hard Disk
>>> Ethernet
>>>
>>> Trying to Boot from PCMCIA ATA Flash Card
>>>
>>> Trying to Boot from Compact Flash
>>>
>>> Trying to Boot from Primary IDE Hard Disk
>>> >>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I did following:
>>>
>>> Downloaded "install-media-10.2R3.10-export" file from Juniper Support
>>> page and verified MD5 hash:
>>>
>>> root at ubuntu:/media# md5sum /media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export
>>> 445b2820c1d67b8219d855aa7009ce4f  /media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export
>>> root at ubuntu:/media#
>>>
>>> ..zero-filled my CF card(it's 1GB "SiliconDrive CF", Juniper original)
>>> which I will use for "PC Card" adapter(SanDisk CompactFlash PC Card
>>> Adapter):
>>>
>>> root at ubuntu:/media# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=10M
>>> dd: writing `/dev/sdb': No space left on device
>>> 100+0 records in
>>> 99+0 records out
>>> 1047674880 bytes (1.0 GB) copied, 1096.18 s, 956 kB/s
>>> root at ubuntu:/media#
>>>
>>> ..and copied install-media-10.2R3.10-export to blank /dev/sdb using dd(1):
>>>
>>> root at ubuntu:/media# dd if=/media/martin/install-media-10.2R3.10-export
>>> of=/dev/sdb bs=64k
>>> 5199+1 records in
>>> 5199+1 records out
>>> 340752384 bytes (341 MB) copied, 356.629 s, 955 kB/s
>>> root at ubuntu:/media#
>>>
>>> ..and verified, that MD5 hash of /dev/sdb is the
>>> same(445b2820c1d67b8219d855aa7009ce4f) as on Juniper web-site:
>>>
>>> root at ubuntu:/media# dd if=/dev/sdb of=/media/verification2 bs=512 count=665532
>>> 665532+0 records in
>>> 665532+0 records out
>>> 340752384 bytes (341 MB) copied, 358.987 s, 949 kB/s
>>> root at ubuntu:/media# md5sum /media/verification2
>>> 445b2820c1d67b8219d855aa7009ce4f  /media/verification2
>>> root at ubuntu:/media#
>>>
>>> As you can see, it did. According to fdisk(8) and file(1), everything
>>> seems to be fine as well:
>>>
>>> root at ubuntu:/media# fdisk -l /dev/sdb
>>>
>>> Disk /dev/sdb: 1047 MB, 1047674880 bytes
>>> 1 heads, 1 sectors/track, 2046240 cylinders, total 2046240 sectors
>>> Units = cylinders of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
>>> Disk identifier: 0x00000000
>>>
>>>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>> /dev/sdb1          645053      665532       10240    4  FAT16 <32M
>>> /dev/sdb2   *         521      645052      322266   a5  FreeBSD
>>>
>>> Partition table entries are not in disk order
>>> root at ubuntu:/media# file -s /dev/sdb
>>> /dev/sdb: x86 boot sector; partition 1: ID=0x4, starthead 0,
>>> startsector 645052, 20480 sectors; partition 2: ID=0xa5, active,
>>> starthead 0, startsector 520, 644532 sectors
>>> root at ubuntu:/media#
>>>
>>>
>>> In addition, if I put this very same "PCMCIA ATA Flash Card" to a
>>> working Juniper, following messages are printed to the
>>> /var/log/messages:
>>>
>>> Feb 10 16:07:06   /kernel: ata2: <SILICONSYSTEMS VER2.00> at port
>>> 0x100-0x10f irq 15 function 0 config 1 on pccard0
>>> Feb 10 16:07:06   /kernel: ad3: Device does not support APM
>>> Feb 10 16:07:06   /kernel: ad3: 999MB <SILICONSYSTEMS INC 1GB V2.23>
>>> at ata2-master PIO2
>>> Feb 10 16:07:06   rpd[1292]: RPD_SCHED_SLIP_KEVENT: 5 sec 499048 usec
>>> kevent block
>>> Feb 10 16:07:07   chassisd[1177]: CHASSISD_SNMP_TRAP7: SNMP trap
>>> generated: FRU insertion (jnxFruContentsIndex 9, jnxFruL1Index 2,
>>> jnxFruL2Index 1, jnxFruL3Index 0, jnxFruName Routing Engine 1 PCMCIA
>>> Card 0, jnxFruType 6, jnxFruSlot 1)
>>>
>>> ..however, there is no "ad3" under "show system storage":
>>>
>>> root> show system storage | match ad3
>>>
>>> root>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any ideas, what might cause RE-850 not to boot from this "PCMCIA ATA
>>> Flash Card"?
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> martin
>>>
>>>
>>> 2011/2/10 Jonas Frey (Probe Networks) <jf at probe-networks.de>:
>>> > Martin,
>>> >
>>> > yes thats the correct way to do it. Only the pc-card slot is able to
>>> > fully partition both CF and HDD using a install-media image and get you
>>> > a fresh and blank JunOS installed.
>>> > It will install on both CF and HDD and thus you will have a redundant
>>> > setup (when either CF or HDD fails).
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > Jonas
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Am Donnerstag, den 10.02.2011, 02:52 +0200 schrieb Martin T:
>>> >> Chris, Alex:
>>> >>
>>> >> so one needs to download "install-media-*", dd(1) this image(as I
>>> >> understand, it contains MBR and file-system with installation files)
>>> >> to CF and finally insert the CF to "PC Card" adapter in order to
>>> >> insert it into "PC Card" slot of RE-850? This will make default setup,
>>> >> where JUNOS is installed to CF(ad0), but /var is mounted to HDD(ad1)?
>>> >> In addition, how to make a redundant setup, where RE is able to boot
>>> >> from HDD and be fully functional if CF fails(I have CF as first boot
>>> >> device and HDD second one)?
>>> >>
>>> >> regards,
>>> >> martin
>>> >>
>>> >> 2011/2/9 Ryu, Alex <Alex.Ryu at windstream.com>:
>>> >> > You just need to copy installation media image to PCMCIA media, and use it for installation.
>>> >> > It will automatically format/partition/install JUNOS into RE during the boot.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Alex
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > =====================================================================
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>>> >> >
>>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>>> >> > From: juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Martin T
>>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 1:00 PM
>>> >> > To: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net
>>> >> > Subject: [j-nsp] general guidelines for installing JUNOS to RE, where HDD and CF are blank
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I have a RE-850 with Compact Flash and PATA 2.5" form factor HDD installed. However, both of these are zero-filled. What are the general guidelines to get JONOS running on this RE?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Boot order in BIOS is following:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > PCMCIA ATA Flash Card
>>> >> > Compact Flash
>>> >> > Primary IDE Hard Disk
>>> >> > Ethernet
>>> >> >
>>> >> > As I have no "PCMCIA ATA Flash Card" in RE, I think it's smart to start with CF. Are the required steps something like this:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 1) insert compact flash card(1GB) to laptop using CF-to-PC-Card adapter
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 2) create MBR partition table like this(CF card is associated with /dev/sdb):
>>> >> >
>>> >> > printf "0,1024,a5,*\n0,0\n0,0\n0,0\n;\n" | sfdisk -uM /dev/sdb
>>> >> >
>>> >> > ..it will make a partition in 1024MB size with "system ID" a5(FreeBSD) and make it bootable. Other three primary partitions are not used. In other words output should be something like this:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>>> >> > /dev/sdb1   *           1        2030     1023088+  a5  FreeBSD
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 3) make filesystem to this /dev/sdb1 partition using ufsutils mkfs.ufs utility:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > mkfs.ufs -O 1 /dev/sdb1
>>> >> >
>>> >> > ..however, I'm very unsure, should I enable journaling, is volume name needed or any other more advanced filesystem options(?)
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 4) as I understand, now I need to install FreeBSD in order to install jinstall-xxxx.tgz bundle using pkg_add later. How to accomplish FreeBSD installation in such conditions? Which version should I install? Or are there any other possibilities to get JUNOS running on CF?
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > regards,
>>> >> > martin
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