Re: net install downloads bootloader program then complains about RARP request?

On 11/04/2012 09:24 PM, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2012/11/03 21:07, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
>> Kaya Saman <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> {1} ok boot net bsd.mp
>>> Boot device: /pci@1f,700000/network@2  File and args: bsd.mp
>>> 100 Mbps full duplex  Link up
>>> Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
>>> Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
>>> Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
>>> Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
>>> Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
>>> Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
>>> Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
>>>   >> OpenBSD BOOT 1.4
>>> 100 Mbps full duplex  Link up
>>> No response for RARP request
>> Something odd is going on there.
>>
>> The firmware requests the IP address by RARP.  This eventually
>> succeeds, but why does it take so many tries?
> Is spanning-tree blocking the port for a while after it gets link?
>
Hi Stuart,

It was. I changed it.

Also I think my TFTP service was also down too. I managed to make some 
progress:

Rebooting with command: boot net bsd.mp
Boot device: /pci@1f,700000/network@2  File and args: bsd.mp
100 Mbps full duplex  Link up
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
 >> OpenBSD BOOT 1.4
100 Mbps full duplex  Link up
Using BOOTPARAMS protocol: ip address: 192.168.1.115, hostname: sunburst
Using BOOTP protocol: ip address: 192.168.1.115, hostname: sunburst, 
netmask: 255.255.255.0, gateway: 192.168.1.116
root addr=0.0.0.0 path=/
getport: Unknown error: code 72open /pci@1f,700000/network@2/bsd.mp: 
Unknown error: code 72


I think I need to set the root mount point of the nfs export differently.


Regards,

Kaya