Re: netbooting a PA-RISC 712/80

"Brian A. Seklecki" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.hp700
Message-ID <[email protected]>
JK> bootpd: info(6):   recvd pkt from IP addr 0.0.0.0
JK> bootpd: info(6):   bootptab mtime: Wed Jul 10 10:48:33 2002
JK> bootpd: info(6):   request from Ethernet address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
JK> bootpd: info(6):   found 192.168.1.110 (tapeserv)

....on the box you're netbooting from, kill of inetd and restart it with
'inetd -dl' to debug your TFTP connections.  You should see incoming
tftp's from the .110 machine for SYSNBSD (available from the snapshot
dir).

-lava

JK> bootpd: info(6):   bootfile="/tftpboot/SYSNBSD"
JK> bootpd: info(6):   vendor magic field is 99.130.83.99
JK> bootpd: info(6):   sending reply (with RFC1048 options)
JK> bootpd: info(6):   setarp 192.168.1.110 - XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
JK> bootpd: info(6):   arp -d 192.168.1.110; arp -s 192.168.1.110 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX temp
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JK> After this, it simply waits, and the HP box drops right back into bootloader.
JK> I have a sneaking suspicion that possibly there is an issue with tftp
JK> serving up the kernel - is this a likely possibility?
JK>
JK>
JK> To sum it up:
JK> 1) Which kernel do I serve to perform an over the net install, ie which has all the utilities for an install?
JK> 2) Will this system work fine with NetBSD?  (its not listed explicitly, but the
JK> hardware seems to match closely)
JK> 3) What should happen next, and what could be causing this problem?
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JK> Cheers!
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JK>
JK> Jiro
JK> "If it's got Gates, or got Windows, its not Open."
JK>

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