Netbooting into Debian setup
Wes,
You may have a problem if you attempt to use bootp with a DEC 3000/300.
This information is from the DEC 3000/400 manual, but I think they are
close enough that this information applies. Not all of the ethernet
devices on DEC machines support bootp. Some use MOP. You can find
this out by typing "show dev" at the >>> hardware prompt. Here is
what the device names mean.
ES Ethernet MOP protocol
EZ Ethernet BOOTP protocol
Booting with MOP requires an info server or access to a VMS system and
a willing system administrator on your subnet. Booting to BOOTP
should not be a problem.
Possibly you can boot by creating an install disk on a different scsi
drive. The partition would probably have to be bsd style and the
filesystem UFS.
I am interested in your results on getting Debin installed. Good luck.
>>>>> "Wes" == Wes Kurdziolek <wes@mike.emerge.wm.edu> writes:
Wes> Hey all, I've recently acquired a DEC 3000/300X which I'd
Wes> like to install Debian on, but the DEC doesn't have either a
Wes> floppy drive or a CD-ROM drive. I'm also forced to access the
Wes> system via the serial terminal. I can boot into the SRM
Wes> console fine, but I need some help setting up to netboot into
Wes> Debian setup. Here's the situation:
Wes> * The DEC has 16MB of good RAM and a 1GB refurbished hard
Wes> drive attached to the on-board SCSI adapter. All the on-board
Wes> peripherals are supposed to work fine.
Wes> * The "server" which I'll be netbooting the DEC from is a PC
Wes> running the Debian 2.1r4 base system. I've used APT to
Wes> download and install the netstd (I think that's it; otherwise
Wes> I mean netbase) and nfs-server packages, but I haven't
Wes> attempted to configure anything.
Wes> * The PC and Alpha are networked via a crossover cable
Wes> between the two. The PC has a working 3c509 card, and the
Wes> DEC's on-board card should work. I'm going to network them
Wes> w/ a mini-hub and patch cable later this week b/c I'm not
Wes> sure if the crossover works or not.
Wes> Here're my questions:
Wes> * What do I need to do to set up the BOOTP server? I know
Wes> I've got the modify the /etc/bootptab file and the
Wes> /etc/inetd.conf file, but I'm not exactly sure what I need to
Wes> do to correctly modify those.
Wes> * I'll need to set up a TFTP server w/ the boot image to send
Wes> the DEC, right? I know this involves modifying
Wes> /etc/inetd.conf as well, but I don't know what else I need to
Wes> do to set up the TFTP server.
Wes> * I need to set up the NFS server so that I can install via
Wes> NFS. What files do I need to modify and how, and what Debian
Wes> files do I need to download?
Wes> * Am I forgetting anything?
Wes> Thanks for *any* help that you can provide me with! I've
Wes> never done this before, so even a pointer to some docs on the
Wes> web that I've missed would be very helpful.
Wes> Wes Kurdziolek xunil@vt.edu at VA Tech (http://www.vt.edu)
Wes> wes@mike.emerge.wm.edu at home
Wes> "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I
Wes> buy food and clothes." -Erasmus
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Thanks,
George
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