Re: Netboot

Mark Kettenis <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.openbsd.sparc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:30:33 +0200
> From: Lars Nooden <[email protected]>
> 
> I'd like avoid setting up the NFS mount and serve everything via tftp if
> possible for the netboot installation of openbsd-4.4 or -current.
> 
> On a Sun T1000, I've been able to avoid using rarp, dhcp and most
> everything else for a debian except tftpd via inetd by setting the
> environment variable 'network-boot-arguments'[1]  And now am attempting
> the same for method openbsd, which may or may not be a sound idea.

It isn't; you'll need to set up rarp, tftp, bootparams, and nfs.
There is no other way to netboot OpenBSD.
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