[asterisk-users] need help using tftp for polycom 501

[joe, at j4computers]

Marlin Unruh<mwu at suncosys.net> Wrote on: 10/25/2006 8:12 AM:
> Marlin Unruh wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have a Polycom 501 that is currently unusable because I started a
>> firmware and sip upgrade that I can't complete.
>> 
>> The Ubuntu box address is set static at: 192.168.1.101.
>> The phone address is set static at 192.168.1.51.
>> 
>> The phone settings for the server menu are:
>> Server Type: Trivial FTP
>> Server Address: 192.168.1.101
>> Server User: PlcmSpIp
>> Server Password: PlcmSpIp (not sure what it should be)
>> Pro. Method: default
>> 
>> I am using tcpdump to watch the network messages, and I see the phone
>> sending messages like:
>> 
>> 
>> 11:04:50.147597 IP 192.168.1.51.1025 > 192.168.1.101.69:  19 RRQ 
>> "bootrom.ld" octet
>> 11:04:58.235875 IP 192.168.1.51.1027 > 192.168.1.101.69:  25 RRQ 
>> "0004f21136a1.cfg" octet
>> 11:06:36.728815 IP 192.168.1.51.1029 > 192.168.1.101.69:  25 RRQ 
>> "000000000000.cfg" octet
>> 
>> I have the following files in the directory /srv/tftp:
>> 
>> 0004f21136a1.cfg  bootrom.ld  phone774110.cfg  sip.cfg
>> 
>> I have edited 0004f21136a1.cfg to point to phone774110.cfg
>> 
>> I get the following message on the phone:
>> Could not contact boot server.
>> error loading 004f21136a1.cfg
>> 
>> If I "ps -e" I see tftp is active.
>> 
>> I am at a total lose how to setup and use tftp properly. I have searched 
>> the Internet and read man pages, but I can't get it into my head.
>> 
>> Any help will be very much appreciated.
>> 
> Glad to say I got it working. Sad to say I had to go to Windows to 
> accomplish it. I used tftpd32 and it worked perfect.
> 
> I would like to use tftp under Linux. May I will try again later.
> 

I had a similar problem. 

Look at /etc/xinetd.d/tftp  (for SLES 10 (SUSE)).

My "server_args" was hosed.

I made it "server_args = /tftpboot -s -c -v" and everyone was happy. (except my ACT P160s, but that's another story)

Entire file here (/tftpboot can be whatever you set up):

# default: off
# description: tftp service is provided primarily for booting or when a \
# 	router need an upgrade. Most sites run this only on machines acting as
# 	"boot servers".
service tftp
{
	socket_type     = dgram
	protocol        = udp
	wait            = yes
	user            = root
	server          = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
	server_args     = /tftpboot -s -c -v  
	disable         = no
}

joe a.