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

Hi Paolo,

On 11/05/2012 04:29 PM, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
> Well then you could start from here, it'll go internetwide and will be 
> indexed by main search engines :)
>

This is a raw and rough guide of how it's done:

Basically a few services need to be installed first rarpd, bootparamd, 
tftpd, nfs server; if not already present.

 From here I downloaded the install52.iso and mounted it to /iso. The 
actual path to bsd* being /iso/5.2/sparc64

Then exported it via the NFS server in /etc/exports. This file is 
different for different versions of NFS so Linux will differ for *BSD. 
So basically I just exported /iso.....

In /etc/ethers for rarpd add the <MAC of client> followed by <name for 
client>, something like:

00:00:00:00:00:00 client
11:11:11:11:11:11 server

For bootparamd edit the file /etc/bootparams and add line something like:

client root=<IP>:/iso/5.2/sparc64 swap=<IP>:/mnt


Edit /etc/hosts:

<IP of client> client
<IP of server> server

Place ofwboot.net file in /tftpboot then link with HEX of IP address - 
this will become apparent when scanning daemon.log, messages, or syslog 
files what the file needs to be called.

After that start all services, then run "boot net bsd.rd" (as suggested 
by Stuart Henderson).

It should just pull the bootloader program in then connect to the 
bootparam file and then the nfs server.

After which the installer program should just kick in and from there 
give a choice to use disk, http or ftp boot. Stuart Henderson suggested 
http install so as long as TCP/IP gets configured properly it should 
just be a breeze!


I know I could have written this better but I hope that one day I manage 
to get my Wiki sorted out in which I will definitely stick it up there.....


Regards,


Kaya