Re: net install downloads bootloader program then complains about RARP request?
Kaya Saman <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.openbsd.sparc |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 11/03/2012 03:49 PM, Sevan / Venture37 wrote: > On 3 November 2012 15:33, Kaya Saman <[email protected]> wrote: >> The server logfiles show: >> >> tftpd[1581]: tftpd: trying to get file: C0A80173 >> tftpd[1581]: tftpd: serving file from /tftpboot >> >> >> so that's all ok. NFS has been setup for NFS v2/3: >> >> /etc/exports file: >> >> /iso/5.2/sparc64 <local_subnet>(ro,sync,no_subtree_check) >> >> i am able to access this using an NFS client. >> >> In my /tftpboot directory I have these files: >> >> installboot >> ofwboot >> ofwboot.net >> >> According to my reading there was supposed to be an install.net or boot.net >> fie which I haven't seen anywhere? > You need to have a copy of the bootloader on your TFTP server named as > the hex representation of the client IP address > so in this case a copy of/symbolic link to ofwboot.net named as > C0A80173 & C0A80173.SUN4 (According to manpage) or dot platform name > according to sun docs, in this case .SUN4U > A copy of the kernel also needs to be on the tftp server > What does your bootparams file look like? > Here's mine for netbooting my T1000 > t1000.foo.local root=10.9.9.1:/nfsroot/openbsd/root > swap=10.9.9.1:/nfsroot/openbsd/swap > > > Sevan > Thanks for the advise, this is what I've got: /tftpboot# ls -l total 17564 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7462117 Nov 2 23:11 bsd -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7473785 Nov 2 23:11 bsd.mp -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2674021 Nov 2 23:11 bsd.rd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Nov 2 23:31 C0A80173 -> ofwboot.net lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Nov 3 15:47 C0A80173.SUN4 -> ofwboot.net -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 124176 Jul 31 00:26 installboot -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 86612 Nov 2 23:11 INSTALL.sparc64 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 51280 Nov 2 23:11 ofwboot -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 51600 Jul 31 00:26 ofwboot.net -r--r--r-- 1 root root 710 Nov 2 23:11 TRANS.TBL According to the example my bootparams file should be: # Example: client_1 base=server_1:/path/to/basedir # sunburst root=192.168.1.116:/ Though this might need to be: /iso/5.2/sparc64 where the install52.iso has been mounted: