Booting thr' Ignite Server

[Girish_17]

HI all,
I have just configured my Ignite server with new version of os 11.23 (for IA servers). Normally client boots through NIC (lan) and start installing the OS but this was happening correctly for earlier versions and but now it is giving me this error.

AUTO BOOT> boot IINSTALL
Downloading file IINSTALL
Couldn't read ELF header.

kernel loading failed

HPUX>

What could be the possible problem? Am i using the correct IINSTALL file and how do i check that one!!!
Thanks in advance for all your valuable suggestions.

Regards,
Girish

[Vishwas Pai · Accepted solution]

Try the following diagnostics.

1. IINSTALL has execute perms (chmod +x $file)

2. # file IINSTALL
IINSTALL: ELF-64 executable object file

3. # elfdump -f IINSTALL

IINSTALL:

*** ELF Header ***

Class: ELF-64
Data: Big-endian
OS: STANDALONE
ABI Version: 1
Type: EXEC
Machine: IPF
Version: 1
Entry Addr: 0xe000000000748f00
Program Hdr Offset: 0x40
Section Hdr Offset: 0x2e8be70
Flags: big-endian PSR
Flags: 64-bit ABI
Flags: Reduced floating point
Flags: Constant GP
Flags: No function descriptors and constant GP
Flags: IA-64 Absolute
Flags: IA-64
Elf Hdr Size: 0x40
Program Hdr Size: 0x38
Program Hdr Number: 11
Section Hdr Size: 0x40
Section Hdr Number: 36
Section Hdr String Idx: 35


4. # what IINSTALL | grep vmunix
$Revision: vmunix: B11.23_LR FLAVOR=perf Fri Aug 29 22:35:38 PDT 2003 $

HTH -viswash

[Girish_17]

Thanks PAI,
Well the problem was incorrect INSTALL file. Due to some misleading info i didn't suspected INSTALL file itself but your reply made me think in that way.
Thanks again,
Girish.