Re: Install from harddisk on netwinder OS

[Marcel Hicking <hicking@du.gtn.com>]

--On Dienstag, 16. April 2002 10:45 -0400 Rod Stewart <stewart@lab43.org> 
wrote:

> On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Marcel Hicking wrote:
>
> > >> Guess I got the wrong image. But where would I find the correct one?
> > >> Or am I missled here completely? It looked quite nice this way...
> > >
> > > It might be easier to simply use the Woody install image, all you have
> > > to do is tftpboot it, and proceed.
> >
> > What would I need? A RARP server? BOOTP? DHCP?
> > I just hoped I could go without having to learn
> > all about network booting. Sigh.
>
> Someone was talking about updating the documentation for this.  Not
> certain if it happend or where it is...  But, all you need is to run a
> tfpt server for a short time.  Something along the the following lines in
> the NeTTrom should work, going from memory:
> 	setenv eth0_config flash
> 	setenv eth0_ip <IP/n>
> 	setenv kernconfig tfpt
> 	setenv kerntftpserver <server IP>
> There might be one other kern* option forget, should be fairly evident if
> you need it.  Ignore the root* options they will not be used by the Debian
> tftpboot image.

OK, that sounds easy enough ;-)
I'll work out the NeTTrom part, the docs should be clear
for this. Just wasn't sure about the server part.

Thx a lot again,
Marcel



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