Re: Tried and failed to netboot the Sun Netra X1

Dennis Clarke <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.ports.sparc
Organization GENUNIX
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 8/30/25 22:50, Dennis Clarke wrote:
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> I am not sure what magic is needed. 
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> So now I am pondering how to get a bootable *something*.
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Well it seems the GRUB on the NETINST has no concept of netboot or NFSv3
or anything like that. So that kills the netboot idea :

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... all the usual packet stuff
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IP:   Source address = 172.16.35.53, 172.16.35.53
IP:   Destination address = 172.16.35.61, 172.16.35.61
IP:   No options
IP:
UDP:  ----- UDP Header -----
UDP:
UDP:  Source port = 32818
UDP:  Destination port = 10735
UDP:  Length = 524
UDP:  Checksum = A0B0
UDP:
TFTP:  ----- Trivial File Transfer Protocol -----
TFTP:
TFTP:  Opcode = 3 (data packet)
TFTP:  Data block = 150
TFTP:  [ 512 bytes of data ]


            0: 0003 ba13 3c25 000c 2906 6897 0800 4500    ....<%..).h...E.
           16: 0220 b082 4000 3c11 0000 ac10 2335 ac10    . ..@.<.....#5..
           32: 233d 8032 29ef 020c a0b0 0003 0096 6364    #=.2).........cd
           48: 726f 6d00 0000 6664 0000 0000 0000 6661    rom...fd......fa
           64: 696c 7572 6520 7772 6974 696e 6720 7365    ilure writing se
           80: 6374 6f72 2030 7825 6c6c 7820 746f 2060    ctor 0x%llx to `
           96: 2573 2700 0000 6f76 6572 666c 6f77 2064    %s'...overflow d
          112: 6574 6563 7465 6420 7768 696c 6520 6f62    etected while ob
          128: 7461 696e 696e 6720 7369 7a65 206f 6620    taining size of
          144: 6465 7669 6365 2070 6174 6800 0000 6f76    device path...ov
          160: 6572 666c 6f77 2064 6574 6563 7465 6420    erflow detected
          176: 7768 696c 6520 6f62 7461 696e 696e 6720    while obtaining
          192: 7369 7a65 206f 6620 616e 206f 7065 6e20    size of an open
          208: 7061 7468 0000 6465 7670 6174 6820 3d20    path..devpath =
          224: 2573 2c20 6361 6e6f 6e69 6361 6c20 3d20    %s, canonical =
          240: 2573 0a00 0000 6469 736b 0000 0000 6469    %s....disk....di
          256: 736b 2f69 6565 6531 3237 352f 6f66 6469    sk/ieee1275/ofdi
          272: 736b 2e63 0000 4f70 656e 696e 6720 6025    sk.c..Opening `%
          288: 7327 2e0a 0000 6361 6e27 7420 7265 6164    s'....can't read
          304: 2064 6576 6963 6520 7072 6f70 6572 7469     device properti
          320: 6573 0000 0000 6361 6e27 7420 7265 6164    es....can't read
          336: 2074 6865 2064 6576 6963 6520 7479 7065     the device type
          352: 0000 0000 0000 6e6f 7420 6120 626c 6f63    ......not a bloc
          368: 6b20 6465 7669 6365 0000 0000 0000 6361    k device......ca
          384: 6c6c 2d6d 6574 686f 6400 0000 0000 626c    ll-method.....bl
          400: 6f63 6b2d 7369 7a65 0000 0000 0000 6361    ock-size......ca
          416: 6e27 7420 6765 7420 626c 6f63 6b20 7369    n't get block si
          432: 7a65 3a20 6661 696c 6564 2063 616c 6c2d    ze: failed call-
          448: 6d65 7468 6f64 0a00 0000 0000 0000 6361    method........ca
          464: 6e27 7420 6765 7420 626c 6f63 6b20 7369    n't get block si
          480: 7a65 3a20 256c 6c64 0a00 0000 0000 6469    ze: %lld......di
          496: 736b 206e 616d 6520 3d20 2573 2c20 7061    sk name = %s, pa
          512: 7468 203d 2025 730a 0000 0000 0000 7673    th = %s.......vs
          528: 6373 6900 0000 7673 6373 692d 7265 706f    csi...vscsi-repo
          544: 7274 2d6c 756e 7300 0000 0000 0000         rt-luns.......

ETHER:  ----- Ether Header -----
ETHER:
ETHER:  Packet 303 arrived at 11:33:23.36172
ETHER:  Packet size = 64 bytes
ETHER:  Destination = 0:c:29:6:68:97,
ETHER:  Source      = 0:3:ba:13:3c:25,
ETHER:  Ethertype = 0800 (IP)
ETHER:
IP:   ----- IP Header -----
IP:
IP:   Version = 4
IP:   Header length = 20 bytes
IP:   Type of service = 0x00
IP:         xxx. .... = 0 (precedence)
IP:         ...0 .... = normal delay
IP:         .... 0... = normal throughput
IP:         .... .0.. = normal reliability
IP:         .... ..0. = not ECN capable transport
IP:         .... ...0 = no ECN congestion experienced
IP:   Total length = 32 bytes
IP:   Identification = 150
IP:   Flags = 0x0
IP:         .0.. .... = may fragment
IP:         ..0. .... = last fragment
IP:   Fragment offset = 0 bytes
IP:   Time to live = 64 seconds/hops
IP:   Protocol = 17 (UDP)
IP:   Header checksum = dba4
IP:   Source address = 172.16.35.61, 172.16.35.61
IP:   Destination address = 172.16.35.53, 172.16.35.53
IP:   No options
IP:
UDP:  ----- UDP Header -----
UDP:
UDP:  Source port = 10735
UDP:  Destination port = 32818
UDP:  Length = 12
UDP:  Checksum = 0000 (no checksum)
UDP:
TFTP:  ----- Trivial File Transfer Protocol -----
TFTP:
TFTP:  Opcode = 4 (acknowledgement)
TFTP:  Acknowledge block = 150


            0: 000c 2906 6897 0003 ba13 3c25 0800 4500    ..).h.....<%..E.
           16: 0020 0096 0000 4011 dba4 ac10 233d ac10    . ....@.....#=..
           32: 2335 29ef 8032 000c 0000 0004 0096 0000    #5)..2..........
           48: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000    ................

ETHER:  ----- Ether Header -----
ETHER:
ETHER:  Packet 304 arrived at 11:33:23.36191
ETHER:  Packet size = 558 bytes
ETHER:  Destination = 0:3:ba:13:3c:25,
ETHER:  Source      = 0:c:29:6:68:97,
ETHER:  Ethertype = 0800 (IP)
ETHER:
IP:   ----- IP Header -----
IP:
IP:   Version = 4
IP:   Header length = 20 bytes
IP:   Type of service = 0x00
IP:         xxx. .... = 0 (precedence)
IP:         ...0 .... = normal delay
IP:         .... 0... = normal throughput
IP:         .... .0.. = normal reliability
IP:         .... ..0. = not ECN capable transport
IP:         .... ...0 = no ECN congestion experienced
IP:   Total length = 544 bytes
IP:   Identification = 45187
IP:   Flags = 0x4
IP:         .1.. .... = do not fragment
IP:         ..0. .... = last fragment
IP:   Fragment offset = 0 bytes
IP:   Time to live = 60 seconds/hops
IP:   Protocol = 17 (UDP)
IP:   Header checksum = 0000
IP:   Source address = 172.16.35.53, 172.16.35.53
IP:   Destination address = 172.16.35.61, 172.16.35.61
IP:   No options
IP:
UDP:  ----- UDP Header -----
UDP:
UDP:  Source port = 32818
UDP:  Destination port = 10735
UDP:  Length = 524
UDP:  Checksum = A0B0
UDP:
TFTP:  ----- Trivial File Transfer Protocol -----
TFTP:
TFTP:  Opcode = 3 (data packet)
TFTP:  Data block = 151
TFTP:  [ 512 bytes of data ]


            0: 0003 ba13 3c25 000c 2906 6897 0800 4500    ....<%..).h...E.
           16: 0220 b083 4000 3c11 0000 ac10 2335 ac10    . ..@.<.....#5..
           32: 233d 8032 29ef 020c a0b0 0003 0097 6f76    #=.2).........ov
           48: 6572 666c 6f77 2064 6574 6563 7465 6420    erflow detected
           64: 7768 696c 6520 6372 6561 7469 6e67 2062    while creating b
           80: 7566 6665 7220 666f 7220 7673 6373 6900    uffer for vscsi.
           96: 0000 0000 0000 2f64 6973 6b40 256c 7800    ....../disk@%lx.
          112: 0000 0000 0000 7361 735f 696f 6100 6f76    ......sas_ioa.ov
          128: 6572 666c 6f77 2064 6574 6563 7465 6420    erflow detected
          144: 7768 696c 6520 6372 6561 7469 6e67 2062    while creating b
          160: 7566 6665 7220 666f 7220 7361 735f 696f    uffer for sas_io
          176: 6100 0000 0000 6765 742d 7361 732d 6368    a.....get-sas-ch
          192: 696c 6472 656e 0000 0000 0000 0000 6669    ildren........fi
          208: 6e64 6465 7669 6365 2028 2573 2920 6661    nddevice (%s) fa
          224: 696c 6564 0a00 6963 6f6e 6e61 6d65 0000    iled..iconname..
          240: 0000 0000 0000 6765 7420 6963 6f6e 6e61    ......get iconna
          256: 6d65 2066 6169 6c65 640a 0000 0000 7364    me failed.....sd
          272: 6d6d 6300 0000 6465 7669 6365 2069 7320    mmc...device is
          288: 6e6f 7420 616e 2053 4420 6361 7264 0a00    not an SD card..
          304: 0000 0000 0000 626f 6f74 7061 7468 0000    ......bootpath..
          320: 0000 0000 0000 2f63 686f 7365 6e2f 626f    ....../chosen/bo
          336: 6f74 7061 7468 2070 726f 7065 7274 7920    otpath property
          352: 6d69 7373 696e 6721 0a00 0000 0000 6f66    missing!......of
          368: 6469 736b 0000 7265 7175 6573 7465 6420    disk..requested
          384: 6275 6666 6572 2073 697a 6520 6973 2074    buffer size is t
          400: 6f6f 206c 6172 6765 0000 0000 0000 6f76    oo large......ov
          416: 6572 666c 6f77 2069 7320 6465 7465 6374    erflow is detect
          432: 6564 0000 0000 6e65 7720 7265 6164 2069    ed....new read i
          448: 7320 706f 7369 7469 6f6e 2062 6579 6f6e    s position beyon
          464: 6420 7468 6520 656e 6420 6f66 2074 6865    d the end of the
          480: 2077 7269 7474 656e 2064 6174 6100 6f6e     written data.on
          496: 6520 6172 6775 6d65 6e74 2065 7870 6563    e argument expec
          512: 7465 6400 0000 2573 2573 2000 0000 2825    ted...%s%s ...(%
          528: 7329 2000 0000 756e 6b6e 6f77 6e00 696e    s) ...unknown.in
          544: 7661 6c69 6420 6172 6775 6d65 6e74         valid argument

ETHER:  ----- Ether Header -----
ETHER:
ETHER:  Packet 305 arrived at 11:33:23.36904
ETHER:  Packet size = 64 bytes
ETHER:  Destination = 0:c:29:6:68:97,
ETHER:  Source      = 0:3:ba:13:3c:25,
ETHER:  Ethertype = 0800 (IP)
ETHER:

etc etc etc

However eventually the GRUB just dies with no clue what to do.
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