Re: autodectection of modules at boot time

[Hartmut.Koptein@t-online.de (Hartmut Koptein)]

> > >   * bootp/dhcp integration in the boot-floppies (boot-floppies)
> > 
> > I'm intrested in that too, but I never used it and don't know enough
> > about it right now to tell how difficult it is.
> 
> I have little experience with bootp because I configured my sparc few days ago
> to using it.  It is not that difficult, and using bootpc, you could get all
> parameters on the client side.
> 
> # bootpc --server 192.168.1.255
> SERVER='192.168.1.1'
> IPADDR='192.168.1.13'
> BOOTFILE='//linux-2.2.12.aout'
> NETMASK='255.255.255.0'
> NETWORK='192.168.1.0'
> BROADCAST='192.168.1.255'
> ROOT_PATH='/tftpboot/debian-sparc-root'
> DOMAIN='pontchartrain.fr'
> SEARCH='pontchartrain.fr'
> ...
> 
> We just need to parse this output in dbootstrap.
> Moreover, bootpc is only 12kB.

We need the addr. of the bootp-server. And what, if the server is != sparc?
And if the bootp-server is an rs/6000 with axi you have some trouble then ...

Greetings,


  Hartmut