General Electric XVB601/602

Setup for the GE XVB601/602

GE 601/602

This module does not have the MAC address of each ethernet port labeled on the module. They must be obtained after the module boots, or directly from the vendor.

 

Onboard configuration

Front

  • Install CR2032 battery, Plus (+) side up

 

BIOS configuration

Enter BIOS at power up by hitting DEL or F2

Enable PXE boot from the Front Panel

  • Advanced -> Onboard Device ->
    • Onboard Gigabit LAN 1: [Enabled]
    • Onboard Gigabit LAN 2: [Enabled]
  • Advanced -> Network Stack ->
    • Network stack [Enabled]
  • Must Save and Exit. Enter BIOS again.
  • Boot ->
    • Boot Option #1 [IBA GE SLot 0700 v1371]

VME Settings

  • Advanced -> Onboard Device ->
    • Reserve VME Space: [ 256 MBytes]

Serial Console Redirection 

  • Advanced -> Serial Port Console Redirection -> COM1
    • Console Redirection: [Enabled]
  • Console Redirection Settings ->
    • Terminal Type: [VT100]
    • Bits per second: [9600] (or higher, if wanted)
    • Data Bits: [8]
    • Parity: [None]
    • Stop Bits: [1]

SATA Configuration (for booting from compact flash)

  •  Chipset -> South Bridge Configuration -> SATA Configuration

    • SATA Mode Selection: [AHCI]

PXE configuration file

  • Kernel command line options (append)
    • Be sure client boots from eth2 device
 ETHERNET=eth2
    • Redirect to console (e.g. 9600 baud rate)
 console=ttyS2,9600n8
    • Re-allocate virtual memory (required for 32bit kernels)
 vmalloc=256MB
    • Set a high resolution terminal (for attached monitor)
 vga=0x305