[mythtv-users] OT slightly - MediaMVP won't boot

[Brian Wood]

On May 12, 2006, at 9:02 AM, Paul Fine wrote:

> I also posted this question on the mvpmc forums, but I know that there
> are a few MediaMVP users watching this list, so I thought I might also
> try here for some advice.
>
> I am trying to setup a MediaMVP that I picked up on clearance from
> RadioShack. It is a Model 86001 Rev D3A.
>
> I have a DHCP server running on my Fedora Core 4 Mythtv backend and  
> the
> TFTP-server is running. I confirmed that both the DHCP server and the
> TFTP server are working by getting a lease from a PC, and using  
> that PC
> to extract the dongle.bin.mvpmc file from the server via TFTP.
>
> When I power up the MediaMVP, I see the DHCPDISCOVER and DHCPOFFER
> messages (using tcpdump), and then I see an RRQ message from the
> MediaMVP requesting the dongle.bin.mvpmc file.
>
> What I do not see is any acknowledgement of data received by the
> MediaMVP after this point. My server keeps sending 516 byte packets
> while getting no response. At some point, the DHCPDISCOVER and  
> DHCPOFFER
> messages come across again.  I am at work right now, so I can't  
> post the
> logs and tcpdump output.
>
> Any ideas/suggestions?

Not right off-hand, sure sounds like you're doing everything right.

Since it's short, here's my dhcpd.conf file, it's working fine for me:

ddns-update-style interim;

allow bootp;
allow booting;

subnet 192.168.0.0  netmask 255.255.255.0 {

}

group {
   next-server 192.168.0.10; # IP of TFTP server

   host mvp { # NOTE: Change the hardware ethernet to the MAC address  
of your actual MVP
            hardware ethernet 00:0d:fe:00:7e:9a;
            fixed-address 192.168.0.50;
            filename "dongle.bin.mvpmc";
     }

}

As you say, posting more info may help.