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Re: Alpha PWS 433a and Adaptec AHA-294X Boot Blues



On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 03:56:24PM +0100, Gary Gale wrote:
> 
> service tftp
> {
>         socket_type             = dgram
>         protocol                = udp
>         wait                    = yes
>         user                    = root
>         server                  = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
>         server_args             = -l -s /tftpboot
>         disable                 = no
> }
> 
<snip.......>
> 
> subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>         default-lease-time 604800;
>         max-lease-time 2592000;
>         option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
>         option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
>         option routers 192.168.1.200;
>         option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
>         option domain-name "vicchi.org";
> 
>         allow bootp;
>         allow booting;
> 
>         host wifi {
> <snip ...>
>         }
> 
>         host x00366 {
> <snip ...>
>         }
> 
>         host x00366-ether {
> <snip ...>
>         }
> 
>         host nemesis {
>                 hardware ethernet 00:00:F8:75:52:20;
>                 fixed-address 192.168.1.110;
>                 allow bootp;
>                 allow booting;
>                 filename "/tftpboot/boot.img";
>         }
> }


> 
> On the Alpha at the SRM console I've done the following
> 
> >>> show dev
> dva0.0.0.0.1	DVA0
> ewa0.0.0.3.0	EWA0	00-00-F8-75-52-20
> pqa0.0.0.4.0	PQA0		PCI EIDE
> pqb0.0.0.4.0	PQB0		PCI EIDE
> >>> set ewa0_protocols bootp
> >>> set ewa0_mode fast
> >>> boot ewa0
> (boot ewa0.0.0.3.0 -flags 0)
> 
> Trying BOOTP boot.
> 
> Brodcasting BOOTP Request...
> ..file open failed for bootp/ewa0.0.0.3.0
> bootstrap failure

First, try:

	>>> boot ewa0 -fi boot.img

and if that works, change the dhcpd.conf entry to:

	filename "boot.img";

since I believe it always treats the filename as relative to where
the root for TFTP is set.

Good luck.

 --Jay++

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Jay A Estabrook                            HPTC - LINUX support
Hewlett-Packard Company - ZKO2-3/N30       (603) 884-0301
110 Spit Brook Road, Nashua NH 03062       Jay.Estabrook@hp.com
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