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Re: Boot on network for initial install: the BOOTP server replies but the Alpha ignores it



On Thu, Apr 17, 2003 at 04:43:23PM +0200,
 Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr> wrote 
 a message of 26 lines which said:

> I try to install Debian on an AlphaServer 1200 (Rawhide) with a TFTP
> server. SRM starts, I "b -protocols bootp -file alphaboot.img ewa0"
> but the Alpha does not receive an IP address and keep saying
> "Broadcasting BOOTP request"

Upgrading the firmware with HP's latest official upgrade was
sufficient to solve the problem. Old firmware seems to have trouble
with DHCPd.



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