[00:43] is there a protocol that carries IPv4 packets over an IPv6 network, kind of like the reverse of a he.net ipv6 tunnel? [02:33] *** Lucifer333 has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving) [03:04] at least on *bsd the "gif" tunnel interface supports both [07:16] nathani: yes, a couple in fact. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/4in6 [07:16] Error in Wikipedia's response: [07:39] http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/resources/case-study-t-mobile-us-goes-ipv6-only-using-464xlat/ -- T-Mobile (and now other carriers in the US) use 464XLAT on IPv6 only phones. [07:59] *** Lucifer333 has joined #arpnetworks [08:02] *** Lucifer333 has quit IRC (Client Quit) [08:42] *** Lucifer333 has joined #arpnetworks [12:41] *** acf_ has joined #arpnetworks [12:50] the supermicro ipmi kvm is terrible [12:51] it's a java application that uses JNI to run native code [12:51] except the native code crashes on systems with too new of a libc [12:52] I've been trying various configurations of Ubuntu for the last hour trying to get it working.. [12:54] that seems odd, i use archlinux and can access supermicro ipmi [12:54] you could try using IPMIView as well [13:00] IPMIView is the right answer, if you need GUI keyboard+mouse or mounting of remote ISOs. If all you need is a serial console to get to the BIOS menus or drive your PXE booting installer, ipmitool is handy [13:06] yeah, I've been trying to use ipmiview [13:06] ipmitool is great if that'sall you need [13:07] ipmiview itself starts, but "iKVM" (the kvm part) crashes [13:07] OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.6.7) (Arch Linux build 7.u111_2.6.7-1-x86_64) [13:07] i'm using that java [13:09] I think the java part starts fine [13:09] but it tries to load iKVM64.so [13:10] and the native code seems to explode on new systems [13:12] it seems stupid to have java with native code [13:12] yeah. I think the native code is tightvnc or something [13:12] yeah the java is ick. do you think you can get away with serial console? [13:13] I don't really want to chance it :/ [13:13] you can do bios, linux etc [13:13] the only real issue can be boot loaders that want to do fancy graphical screens [13:13] will most live linux disks give me a console over serial automatically? [13:14] you can force linux to disable that stuff [13:14] some will [13:14] if they keep using the bios, and the bios has serial console enabled [13:14] sometimes you have to press escape or such [13:15] yeah it isn't as clean as i'd like it to be [13:16] hmm.. maybe I'll give that a shot then [13:17] ipmitool -I lanplus -H -U -P sol activate [13:17] should do it [13:17] oh cool [13:17] that's not even some supermicro software [13:18] yeh it's a standard [13:18] there's also power sub command [13:18] and sensor [13:37] *** dj_goku has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [13:59] acf_: I've had some success with this noVNC branch/fork and SM's iKVM: https://github.com/kelleyk/noVNC/tree/bmc-support [14:01] oh, interesting [14:05] discussions: https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/pull/408 and https://github.com/novnc/noVNC/pull/614 [14:14] woah [14:14] that looks awesome [14:15] I looked for a bit, but couldn't find anything like that [14:15] it certainly beats the java junk (if you can get it to work with your board) [14:18] support matrix: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wVrwOpebTn43ncEBY9dfn1SMVM205NEMwy1W8q_kR3s/edit?usp=sharing [14:18] (might not be up-to-date) [14:19] I'm pretty sure it uses iKVM / VNC at least [14:20] ATEN only not AMI seems to be it [14:20] supermicro are so inconsistent [14:20] "the only real issue can be boot loaders that want to do fancy graphical screens" [14:20] SM's recent firmware has native html5 support too [14:21] I do not understand why supposed server oses do fancy graphics [14:21] dmidecode | grep -i product [14:21] if you want to check model [14:22] mkb: openbsd doesn't [14:22] openbsd works perfectly with serial alone [14:26] yes openbsd is the best operating system [14:26] unfortunately we don't use it at work :( [14:32] *** dj_goku has joined #arpnetworks [14:32] *** dj_goku has quit IRC (Changing host) [14:32] *** dj_goku has joined #arpnetworks [14:37] *** dj_goku has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [14:42] updating openbsd is a PITA, imo [14:42] especially en masse [14:55] dne: do you just launch with ./utils/launch.sh --vnc [host]:5900 ? [14:57] acf_: yes, I believe so (it's been a while) [14:57] and enter USERNAME:PASSWORD as password [14:57] (maybe they've improved that now?) [15:02] hmm [15:02] I'm getting "Unsupported server" [15:02] :/ [15:03] oh :( [15:03] do you know what motherboard it is? [15:04] it's an ARP box [15:04] it mostly looks to be the AMI unsupportable, although the ATEN sometimes have issues [15:04] does it have OS on it? [15:04] I imagine I can find out somehow through ipmi or the web interface? [15:04] yea [15:04] oh right.. [15:04] dmidecode | grep -i product [15:04] dmidecode -s baseboard-product-name [15:04] heh dne is more specific [15:05] (gleaned from the source) [15:05] X9SCD [15:05] that works for me too [15:05] that's not on the list of working or not working [15:05] > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wVrwOpebTn43ncEBY9dfn1SMVM205NEMwy1W8q_kR3s/edit#gid=0 [15:05] there are some "X9SC..." in there [15:05] but X9SRD has some issues [15:06] true [15:06] it should be ATEN at least [15:06] i suspect it's fixable [15:06] acf_: sorry for getting your hopes up [15:06] I'm probably just not using this novnc thing right [15:08] hm I can't find the string "unsupported server" in the source [15:10] (or I don't know how to search properly on github) [15:10] aah "Sorry, forked repositories are not currently searchable" [15:12] yes it does exist in the source [15:15] oops [15:15] forgot to check out the "bmc-support" branch [15:16] sweet [15:16] i'm just trying it too [15:17] where do you set username? [15:18] I think you type "username:password" into the password field [15:18] mine is stuck on "Connecting..." now [15:18] well it says connecting [15:18] but i can't see anything happening [15:19] unsupported server [15:19] but i think it's just having trouble talking to it [15:20] "Failed to connect to server" here [15:20] I can telnet to [ip]:5900 [15:20] maybe you have to initiate remote connection first [15:20] oh so can i [15:20] > RFB 003.008 [15:20] so the TCP connection does go through [15:21] there is nothign useful under ast2100 settings [15:21] video quality and subsampling mode [15:21] but does suggest i have the right branch [15:22] maybe password is done diff [15:22] there is a little popup at the top of the page for a second when you click "Connect" [15:22] that says something about "user:password" [15:22] so that's where I got that rom [15:22] you are right [15:22] i missed that bit hah [15:23] oh, here are some instructions https://basraayman.com/2016/12/03/using-a-novnc-branch-to-connect-to-your-supermicro-ikvm/ [15:23] i saw the left bit [15:24] weird, when i click connect it seems to only talk on port 80 not 5900 [15:25] and that maybe having the other web interafce open [15:25] what does? [15:25] i'm tcpdumping on tun09 [15:25] tun0 [15:26] I see traffic to 5900 on tun0 [15:26] when i enter my password it's like no communication seems to happen [15:26] after password? [15:26] i see it before password [15:26] ohhh [15:26] it just says "Connecting..." normally [15:26] except it failed before [15:26] haha "HTTP: GET /cgi/ipmi.cgi?SENSOR_INFO_FOR_SYS_HEALTH.XML" [15:27] tcpdump is auto checking content it seems [15:28] oh well [15:29] my computer crashed while I was trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 in a VM.. [15:29] so I guess I should go start that again [15:29] typically should I file a ticket if I need an iso image attached that isn't available in the library? [15:29] yeah [15:30] if you want it added to library [15:30] I mean, I just need to use it for maintainance [15:30] but I think it has to be in the library for that [15:30] yeah [15:30] you can attach your own iso [15:30] but to get it added to list yeah [15:31] the supermicro http interface indicates that the iso is loaded from a Windows share [15:31] I guess I could run a Windows share locally and try to use the iso over the VPN [15:31] but that sounds like a major PITA [15:33] *** dj_goku has joined #arpnetworks [15:33] you can't [15:33] it's a restricted network [15:33] no internet [15:34] yeah, but I'm connected to it over VPN, yeah? [15:34] to access the interface? [15:34] just send an email with link to ISO you want added [15:34] so I could use a share on my VPN IP? [15:34] oh that may work [15:34] but the last time i tried doing something like that it was extremely slow [15:34] yeah, I imagine so.. [15:34] it may be ok if you have say 20msec ping [15:35] well.. I'll try to get this stupid supermicro software working first and then worry about all that [15:35] but with 60 msec ping it'd probably be past the point of irritation a lot :) [15:35] it's a live linux cdf [15:35] so I think it will load the whole image into RAM? [15:35] i use arch linux as live cd [15:35] I basically just need access to the lvm2 tools [15:36] there's otehr live ones in there i think though [15:36] and preferrably cfdisk [15:36] hmm.. ok. maybe I'll try one [15:36] i use gdisk, arch linux would have lvm2, at lesat [15:36] and it has zsh :) [15:36] I did a dry run of this operation in a VM earlier with the Debian live CD [15:36] so I was going to try to just use the same one [15:37] hmm i haven't checked out debian in a while [15:37] ubuntu's installer is brain dead [15:37] I run Debian testing on lots of stuff [15:37] yeah Ubuntu has some issues [15:37] i did before shifting to ubuntu [15:38] now i do arch for personal stuff ubuntu for other stuff [15:38] but installing ubuntu with arch is nicer than usign their installer imo [15:38] mercutio: any ideas on how to define multiple smokeping probes with different arguments? [15:39] create more smokeping probes? [15:39] but the name of the probe is the module it loads right? [15:39] i don'tk now if you can change arguments per target [15:39] nope [15:39] the binary = [15:39] isn't it? [15:39] oh hmm [15:39] i dunno now :) [15:40] nah the name tells it which module (e.g. Smokeping::probes::FPing) to load [15:40] it's really annoying me [15:40] I'll try define it per host [15:40] Yeah I think you're right [15:40] hangon i think you can overload [15:40] urlformat = http://%host%/ [15:41] i've got lines like that [15:41] per host i'm tracking [15:41] can you do an if statement though [15:41] i doubt it [15:41] basically I have an expensive server to query with ICMP [15:41] but i use that for filename [15:41] and I want to do it 5 times instead of 20 [15:41] urlformat = http://%host%/ at = http://%host%/200k [15:41] of what to curlk [15:42] you should be able to change it [15:42] you may have to delete the old rrd though [15:42] or change it [15:42] yeah but I want everything else to be queried 20 times [15:42] try just setting pings = 5 [15:42] under the ++ [15:42] on the Target? [15:42] and host etc [15:42] yeh [15:42] the web interface will show how many it is [15:42] but you may have to remove the old rrd [15:43] ERROR: /etc/smokeping/config.d/Targets, line 43: unknown variable 'pings' [15:43] :( [15:43] oh [15:43] maybe this isn't actually possible... [15:43] it should be [15:43] Oh! [15:43] A probe can have subsections [15:43] so: [15:43] + FPing [15:44] ++ FPingGentle [15:44] pings = 5 [15:44] yeah [15:44] i did say ++ [15:44] did that help? [15:44] i didn't even realise you didn't know you could do that [15:44] I didn't know a Probe could have a subsection [15:44] mine have all been using that forever [15:44] I know Targets can [15:45] i dunno why you can't just put pings = 5 in the target [15:45] it doesn't recognise it [15:45] braindead [15:46] Which is odd, because that's how the DNS probe and Curl probes work [15:46] yeah [15:46] it's only curl i've changed [15:47] by expensive do you mean it's on 3g or such? [15:47] Nah. There's a piece of slow software that handles ICMP [15:47] ahh [15:48] i want to know why this novnc doesn't work [15:49] mmm? [15:49] the novnc that works to supermicro servers apparently [15:49] can you update the IPMI on the supermicro to a version that does HTML? [15:49] but after putting in a password (any passwrod) it doesn't seem to communicate further [15:49] I wonder if the branch is just broken right now [15:49] Or is that what you've done [15:49] and just stays "connecting..." [15:49] acf: yaeh that's what i'm thinking [15:50] I tried reverting to a couple of commits ago [15:50] gizmoguy: not on the old gear [15:50] but the history is probably complicated [15:50] gizmoguy: you can use vnc to connect direclty using this git version of novnc in a separate branch [15:50] haha [15:50] sounds lovely [15:50] makes me appreciate my Dell machines even more [15:50] it's nicer than java [15:50] it works with dell too [15:51] idrac7 and idrac8 [15:51] On idrac8 you get VNC over WebSockets [15:51] well that's what novnc is basically [15:51] and the DRAC web interface comes with an HTML5 vnc viewer bundled [15:51] that's basically what this is [15:51] it possibly is novnc [15:51] i haven't picked it apart [15:51] but it comes stock which is nice [15:51] gave up on the ubuntu installer.. trying debian jessie now [15:52] supermicro are doing html on recent stuff too with recent firmware [15:52] yeah some of my supermicros do HTML5 [15:52] It's not as pretty as the dell stuff [15:52] but works [15:56] oh nice. the Arch install iso has all of the tools I need [15:56] mercutio: do you know if it does serial console automatically? [15:56] nah it doesn't [15:56] you need to tell it console=ttyS0,115200 [15:56] you can do another console=tty0 too [15:57] hmm [15:57] also if you want to ssh into it [15:57] which you probably do [15:57] so I'll get the bootloader over the serial console? [15:57] set your ip, passwd, then systemctl start sshd [15:58] i have actually been wondering if it's possible to fix the arch linux cd to automatically go to serial [15:58] i think with more recent archlinux it was better, i think i'm going to have to test it again [15:59] hangon [15:59] it's hp rather than supermicro, but i'll boot my home server and test [16:00] testing in a VM now [16:00] hp are cool in that you can ssh into them and tell them what cd to boot [16:00] oh that's the other way of going duh [16:01] it at least shows the bootloader over serial [16:05] console=ttyS0,115200 [16:06] should work even if you can't get out of the gui crap [16:06] ie typing that blind in serial console [16:07] yeah, it seems to work [16:07] okay.. well I think I'll try this then [16:07] cool [16:07] thanks for all the help [16:07] all good [16:07] i know how annoying java can be :) [16:08] java works for me but it still does annoying things, liek come up on my screen that's turned off [16:08] *** acf__ has joined #arpnetworks [16:08] *** acf_ has quit IRC (Quit: leaving) [16:16] *** Lucifer333 has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving) [16:17] having trouble getting it to boot from cdrom.. [16:20] dammit [16:20] well.. serial console worked in the VM [16:21] > ISOLINUX 6.03 6.03* ETCD Copyright (C) 1994-2014 H. Peter Anvin et al [16:21] but the actual menu is only displayed on the monitor [16:21] (I can see it in the "remote console preview" image over http) [16:23] mm type what i said above [16:23] @mercutio ? console=ttyS0,115200 [16:23] oh it may be two enters [16:24] yeah. I tried that [16:24] that's at the menu [16:24] it takes a while [16:24] because the cd is slow on virtual media [16:24] even on lan [16:24] I'm refreshing the preview image [16:24] it doesn't show that it's doing anything [16:24] does it show in menu? [16:24] it usually clears the screen [16:25] it shows the menu [16:25] has some grey text saying some loading thing [16:25] oh [16:25] maybe it needs another enter? [16:25] hmm [16:25] if I power cycle, and press only enter a bunch of times [16:25] should it at least try to boot something? [16:25] yeah if you press enter from arch it'll boot 64 bit [16:27] this is strange because in the VM, it displayed the menu over serial [16:27] was it the same archlinux version? [16:27] i think it improved [16:27] yeah. it was acutally a passthrough of the virtual CD [16:27] oh [16:28] i wonder if there's a way to force that menu to behave [16:28] without remaking the iso [16:29] well my jessie vm just finished installing [16:33] hmm [16:34] a friend is looking for a Windows-friendly VPS host. [16:35] i wonder if serial port isn't ttyS0 [16:36] I checked that it is [16:36] stupid iKVM won't work under jessie either.. [16:37] did it used to work? [16:37] JC_Denton: and no-one knows :) [16:38] I know it worked under some Debian at some point [16:38] i think lots of people using windows tend to use vmware [16:38] with some hacking [16:38] but kvm does work with windows [16:38] yeah [16:38] there are some hoops [16:39] he's in a pickle because he wants to do Office (not 365 or the web versions) and he needs the Windows-specific stuff [16:39] he only has a Chromebook though [16:39] hmm [16:40] and not enough space to just have a tiny windows box i assume [16:41] trying to use office on a vps sounds painful [16:41] what about kvm under linux on the chromebook hah [16:41] linux worked quite well on my chromebook [16:41] oh maybe not technically inclined [16:41] how much ram does the chromebook have? [16:42] i'm guessing 2gb [16:42] that's not the kind of platform I'd typically run VMs on [16:42] so in the "not really pretty, but probably ok for office" category [16:43] tried to run Windows 10 under kvm the other day [16:44] that went terribly [16:44] hmm my chromebook is 2gb, and is old and discotinued [16:44] discontinued even [16:44] acf: how much ram did you give it? [16:44] I think 3GB [16:44] it was enough I think [16:44] should be enough [16:44] task manager didn't seem unhappy about it [16:45] did you install the proper storage drivers [16:45] I also used virtio for all the devices [16:45] i wish starcraft would work on linux [16:45] so yeah, loaded the virtio drivers during installation [16:45] okay new plan.. start a Windows VM on AWS [16:45] and install the shitty supermicro software on that [16:45] i ran windows and linux on the same computer with hardware passthrough of video card for a while [16:46] one monitor with onboard video, one with video card [16:46] you really shouldn't need windows acf [16:46] 4 gb on the chromebook [16:46] crouton is not really feasible [16:46] 4gb wow [16:47] 4gb should be heaps to give 2gb to windows? [16:47] when it's running [16:47] yeah I know.. but I've tried as much linux as I can [16:47] and none of it has worked [16:47] I would hope that it would at least work out of the box on Windows [16:59] what the hell [16:59] it crashes on Windows too [17:00] all I need to know is what platform this software runs on [17:00] this is completely ridiculous [17:06] alright.. well I installed Java on my AWS Windows VM [17:06] and added the IPMI URL to the site exception list so that it would run unsigned applets [17:06] the KVM viewer works through the web browser now [17:11] maybe that's what you need on linux too [17:12] yeah. I guess I could try using the applet in Linux [17:13] it seems like kvm through ipmiview doesn't work at all [17:13] it normally should [17:14] hmm [17:14] I'm using this: ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/utility/ipmiview [17:14] it's not working for me hah [17:14] it has in the past [17:14] it says Cannot run program "./jre/bin/java" error=13, Permission denied [17:15] oh. that's a different one [17:15] I'll probably keep the disk for this Amazon VM around and just use it whenever I need to access the console [17:15] the whole thing is a piece of crap anyway [17:15] wtf [17:16] it looks like fs corruption [17:16] fun.. [17:16] oh it's mixing executable access [17:16] and behaves strangely [17:17] everything was coming up ???????? etc [17:17] ipmiview includes it's own java it seems [17:17] yeah [17:18] it's segfaulting though [17:18] ipmiview itself? [17:18] or the kvm thing? [17:18] kvm inside ipmiview [17:18] yeah [17:18] that's what I was getting [17:19] going to try using normal java on it [17:19] if you look at the log, it says it's segfaulting inside of native code [17:19] ie, JNI [17:20] how do you run iKVM.jar? [17:20] i have he parmas [17:20] java -jar iKVM.jar [17:20] maybe? [17:21] oh [17:21] i was missing the -jar [17:21] there is some "iKVM" file in there too [17:21] not sure if it's just a script to run that command or not [17:21] I didn't look [17:21] core dump [17:21] yea [17:21] # C [libiKVM64.so+0x19194] RFBScreen::ScreenDecode()+0x104 [17:22] is that what you had? [17:22] yeah [17:22] libiKVM64.so [17:22] exactly? [17:22] that's the native code [17:22] pretty close [17:22] I've nuked all of those VMs now [17:22] but it was crashing in that function [17:22] ahh [17:22] wow [17:22] lemme check the Windows log [17:23] just going to check it still works from browser :) [17:24] the Windows log isn't very specific [17:24] I guess it doesn't have debugging symbols in the dll [17:24] it just shows that it's crashing somewhere in iKVM32.dll [17:25] hmm i got in [17:25] yeah [17:25] the browser version works [17:25] yeah [17:25] I didn't expect that [17:25] I imagine it's pretty much the same thing [17:26] i have a jnlp [17:26] but I definitely don't want Java installed in the normal browser that I use [17:26] you can do it using javaws [17:26] to just launch the jnlp directly? [17:26] in fact, I don't really want this sketchy supermicro stuff anywhere on my computer [17:26] but maybe in a Linux VM :P [17:26] heh [17:27] it does something weird to the password [17:27] it's not rot13 [17:27] but it looks to be about as bad [17:27] maybe base64? [17:28] as long as you can replay it [17:28] but yeah if you just get the jnlp once [17:28] you should be able to execute it later i suspect [17:28] yeah [17:29] I recall trying that last time I was messing with this [17:29] I can't recall if that's what ended up working [17:29] it's kind of messy [17:41] *** Lucifer333 has joined #arpnetworks [17:54] *** Lucifer333 has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving) [18:09] *** Nahual has joined #arpnetworks [18:47] twss [18:47] Okay! twss! 'it's kind of messy' [18:48] *** Nahual has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving.) [19:33] mercutio: mike-burns : it's a child process that has ended but not reaped by the parent [19:38] acf__: FYI, I use mercutio's ipmitool "sol activate" snippet all the time. I can get into BIOS, etc... usually without trouble. Boot loaders that don't output to serial, well, that can still be an issue, unfortunately. [19:39] the "not outputingto serial" boot loader issue is way worse on linux than it should be [19:42] mercutio: acf__ : indeed, we had a customer that mounted an ISO from their local machine at home to an ARP Metal box, over the VPN. I thought he was crazy but he got the whole thing installed. :) [19:45] up_the_irons: how come this customer didnt juet provide you with a wget URL to add the ISO to the SMB share? [19:46] s/juet/just [19:46] up_the_irons: how come this customer didnt just provide you with a wget URL to add the ISO to the SMB share? [19:46] gizmoguy: acf__ mercutio : that's nice that idrac8 is basically doing noVNC; i didn't know that [19:48] acf__: the Arch install ISO is what we use for all our new systems; it has everything you need. From there, debootstrap turns the box into Ubuntu for us. and it works great over serial doing what mercutio said [19:49] acf__: you were able to type blind from serial? (like, it works with input but not output?) [20:16] yeah, this Arch install ISO is pretty great [20:16] when I was doing this with the Debian live CD, I had to actually install the packages for lvm2 into the live cd first [20:16] it also has things like smartmontools [20:16] I never got it to respond to input over the serial console. it might be me doing something stupid though of course [20:17] I'll try again after this operation is complete when Ireboot [20:17] maybe see if you can get into bios first [20:17] just to make sure keyboard is working [20:17] yeah. I got into BIOS over the serial console to change the boot order [20:17] so I know that works [20:17] ahh [20:18] (apparently it doesn't honor the ipmi boot order setting?) [20:18] i didn't know ipmi has boot order [20:19] maybe that's why it wasn't working :P [20:19] there was some setting in ipmitool that claimed to get it to boot from cdrom [20:19] when mounting new cd sometimes you have to full reset [20:19] rather than reboot [20:19] > bootdev [] [] [20:19] > Request the system to boot from an alternate boot device on next reboot [20:19] hmm [20:19] hmm that sounds good [20:20] hp has something like that, which does work [20:20] I was fully powering off each time if that's what you mean [20:20] but you still do a reset [20:20] hmm, amybe reset is better than power off [20:20] dunno [20:20] yeah idk [20:20] but changing it in the bios worked [20:20] so that was fine [20:20] i change cd with hp with ssh normally now, rather than load up web ui [21:02] okay.. so I wait for isolinux to load [21:03] then I blindly type "console=ttyS0,115200" [21:07] type it at the menu yeh [21:07] oh and an extra enter [21:07] cos i forgot to select the item after changing it [21:07] i think you need it twice, [21:08] well, I don't get a menu [21:08] the only output I get is a single line [21:08] > ISOLINUX 6.03 6.03* ETCD Copyright (C) 1994-2014 H. Peter Anvin et al [21:09] of course that works if I do it on the graphical console, but not on the serial console [21:09] oh so it's not acceping serial input either [21:09] i think what's happening is that syslinux is trying to use the serial port at the same time as ipmi [21:10] hmm? [21:10] ipmi tries to use the serial port? [21:10] well the menu came up fine on serial port with kvm [21:10] yeah the bios uses ipmi [21:10] I thought what happened was the serial port was just a normal serial port [21:10] thats' why you can see the bios [21:10] and the BIOS uses it, until it transfers control away to something else [21:11] yeah i think the transfering control is being screwy i mean [21:11] oh hmm [21:11] yeah that could be it [21:11] I wonder if there are BIOS options I can tweak that would fix it [21:11] you can probably change the assigned serial port [21:11] and syslinux is probably using ttyS0 [21:11] or 0 serial port [21:11] or com1 in legacy terms [21:15] nathani: I'm not sure... guess he wanted full control ;) [21:17] I mean, if you just can't wait for a support ticket :P [21:18] i've used remote media over dsl actually [21:18] it depends what you're booting, some stuff is a lot easier than other [21:46] up_the_irons: you probably noticed the spike in traffic over your vpn interface if it was being graphed [21:46] i didn't look [21:47] nathani is remote booting iso's? :) [21:48] I would probably try it to see if I could get it to work [21:48] :-) [22:23] I recall that I've tried in the past. I don't remember if I was successful, however. :P [22:23] But I have definitely run the iKVM viewer under a modern Arch Linux install [22:25] My only hiccup has ever been that icedtea/java use Firefox's proxy settings which aren't my own (I usually use Firefox to switch between socks/https proxies for tunneling). Besides that, `javaws $jnlp_file` and off it goes. [22:27] heh i used to use firefox for alternative proxy as well hah