Re: PowerPC CHRP network install
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 11:20:18AM -0500, Rolf Brudeseth wrote:
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> > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 10:18:26AM -0500, Rolf Brudeseth wrote:
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> > > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 11:26:04PM +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
> > > > > Am Die, den 21.10.2003 schrieb Rolf Brudeseth um 22:08:
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> > > > > > On a PowerPC CHRP system, with the boot-floppies installer, I was
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> > > > > > to boot the zImage through BOOTP and load the initrd with NFS,
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> > > > > > and load the zImage.initrd via BOOTP only.
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> > > > > I don't know if anyone tried NFS installs, but they should work in
> > > > > theory. zImage.initrd or zImage plus a separate initrd (if this is
> > > > > possible on your arch) over bootp/dhcp/tftp/whatsoever works.
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> > > > We definitely need testing in this area.
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> > > As soon as the kernels at the URL below are compiled for root NFS, I
> can start testing this
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> > > http://people.debian.org/~luther/powerpc/2.4.22/
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> > Mmm, i will need to start another run, or change it if the current run
> > fails. Since i need 4-5 hours for the current 3 config run, and will
> > leave here at 19h, i don't think i will have new packages until
> > tomorrow. You need both powerpc and powerpc-smp, no ?
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> > Friendly,
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> > Sven Luther
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> Sven,
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> One kernel is enough to get me going. Once it works I can try the other. So if you make the chrp-rs6k kernel available with root NFS I can test this
I build them all at the same time.
Promised, tomorrow at noon (european time) you should have your ROOT NFS
enabled kernel.
> on a 32-bit system,
> such as the 43P-150; then later I can try the 32-bit power3 kernel on a 64-bit system such as the 44P-170.
Ok.
> PS: I am trying to make a system available for Debian for this kind of work, but it is proving very difficult.
> Hopefully, I can get management to allow me to have it hosted by a third party.
Nice.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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