[PLUG] Ubuntu Server on HP ProLiant DL380 G5

wes plug at the-wes.com
Thu Aug 8 08:31:20 UTC 2019


When I have challenges like this, I often use a USB ethernet adapter during
the install, which uses common enough hardware that drivers are always
found in the default kernel module set.

-wes

On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 7:42 PM Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:

> looked in the kernel.log and found the following error message
> bnx2  0000:05:00.0: Direct firmware load for bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.3.fw
> failed with error -2
> bnx2  Can't load firmware file " bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.3.fw"
>
> Then it appears to try and load it again and fails. But it works in the
> desktop version.
>
> It LOOKS like the bnx2 module is in there, but if you try to insmod it, the
> system comes back saying it doesn't
> exist, if you look back in /sys/modules it is no longer there.  I also got
> a pix of the system as it is setting up
> the second line above is what is flashed on the screen. I am trying to
> figure out how to work around this one.
> Not sure what is going on with Ubuntu Live Server,
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:42 PM Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > The driver is bnx2,  I think as Server is loading I see some red lines
> > flash by with bnx2 in them so I bet that
> > either it is missing or not loading for some reason.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:25 PM Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I think I may see the issue, it appears that the Live Server needs to be
> >> able to pull down some software, It would
> >> appear that I am going to have to set up a static connection (No big
> deal
> >> but kind of hoky given that the DT
> >> version can find both NICs perfectly well.
> >>
> >> I also found that there is a way to use the Deb installer rather than
> the
> >> Live server installer, that I much prefer,
> >> just have to see how to do it.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 7:50 PM Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Had never used ethtool before, did the ethtool -h and got a whole
> >>> probably 3 screens of data. The first thing
> >>> it wants is the DEVNAME, so I did a ifconfig, and it sees nothing, only
> >>> the loop back.
> >>> This is under Ubuntu server...
> >>> Now to try the desktop version that appears to find the NIC ports just
> >>> fine.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 6:19 PM <alan at clueserver.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> > Folks,
> >>>> > I did this many moons ago when I lived in Kalama and worked at the
> >>>> glass
> >>>> > plant.
> >>>> > They had some spare ProLiant servers in a rack doing nothing, they
> >>>> wanted
> >>>> > cameras, so I gave them cameras. I installed ubuntu server on one
> and
> >>>> then
> >>>> > I installed ZoneMinder, it was quite easy and that server did not
> even
> >>>> > know
> >>>> > it was
> >>>> > working.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > I am trying to do the same thing again, I have a  HP ProLiant DL380
> G5
> >>>> > which
> >>>> > I am trying to install Ubuntu server on but when I get to the NIC
> >>>> setup it
> >>>> > says
> >>>> > DHCPv4 has supplied no addresses, I go in and make sure that DHCP is
> >>>> > selected
> >>>> > but no joy. Never had that problem before.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > I saw one person on line who had a similar problem, this person had
> a
> >>>> URL
> >>>> > that
> >>>> > took you to a different version of Ubuntu server, but the file would
> >>>> not
> >>>> > read.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > If I load in the regular desktop version it does see the NIC cards
> >>>> and it
> >>>> > obtains addresses
> >>>> > for both ports (I plug them both into active networks)
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Any idea of what I am fighting here? Why does the server version not
> >>>> take
> >>>> > the NIC
> >>>> > cards but the desktop does?
> >>>>
> >>>> ethtool will tell you what kernel module is used. See if it is loading
> >>>> in
> >>>> both versions.
> >>>>
> >>>> ---
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> >>>> A: Because OCT 31 == DEC 25.
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> >>>
> >>> Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> >>> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> >>> Ph 4:13 KJV
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> >>> Fil 4:13 RVR1960
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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> >>
> >> Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> >> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> >> Ph 4:13 KJV
> >> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> >> Fil 4:13 RVR1960
> >>
> >>
> >
> > --
> >
> > Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> > Ph 4:13 KJV
> > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> > Fil 4:13 RVR1960
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> Ph 4:13 KJV
> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> Fil 4:13 RVR1960
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