Re: failed install : bf 3.0.17 ppc (powermac)
On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 02:21:47AM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> "Fabrice Lorrain (home)" <fabrice.lorrain@chello.fr> writes:
>
> > First try: using an USB floppy drive...
> > Doesn't seem to be supported. Might be nice if it were
> > written in the "woody install manual".
>
> Hmm, yah, talk to Chris Tillman.
Hmm, thought I had put that in, but I guess not yet.
>
> > 2nd try: network boot
> > hmmm, boot enet doesn't work, some google search + reading,
> > works with "boot enet:0" --> patch in "install manual" ?
> > It seems I didn't find the right image to load through
> > tftp (dhcp + tftp + logs + tcpdump everything was find)
> > but I keep getting a freeze in openboot during the tftp.
> > What image am I suppose to use?
>
> Chris was working on the netboot documentation. It should be improved
> now I think, I'm not sure if that work was done. I don't know
> offhand, but I have installed newworld powermacs this way before.
Well I added the :0, I'll take a look at it to see what else might be
needed.
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