Re: SGI indigo2

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 08:45:31PM +0100, Eugen Paiuc wrote:
> Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> 
> >* Eugen Paiuc <eug_paiuc@bluewin.ch> [2006-03-20 19:32]:
> > 
> >
> >>I turn around this box,  trying to install a debian...
> >>I prepared a tftp server for, but I can't have any succes.
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >What problem did you see _exactly_?
> >
> >Have you read http://www.pvv.org/~pladsen/Indy/HOWTO.html and
> >http://www.zorg.org/linux/indy.shtml 
> >
> not exactly , but  others yes,
> 
> > They tell you how you need to
> >configure your TFTP server so it'll work.
> > 
> >
> I'll try again.
> 
> it seems that dhcpd - tftp are ok,  I made a new add :
> 
>    * |unsetenv netaddr|
>    * |bootp(): root=/dev/ram0|
> 
> but I have the same issue:
> 
> "Unable to execute bootp()":root=/dev/ram  - the last try -

The syntax is:

bootp():

with the root filesystem being the default anyway. From the error
message it looks like you typed

bootp() :root=/dev/ram

Note the space is in a different place.

> Server is: Linux p22 2.6.15-1-686 #2 Mon Mar 6 15:27:08 UTC 2006 i686 
> GNU/Linux
> 
> 
> tail /var/log/daemon.log:
> Mar 20 20:20:52 p22 dhcpd: BOOTREQUEST from 0x:0x:xx:0x:x0:xx via eth0 
> (non-rfc1048)
> Mar 20 20:20:52 p22 dhcpd: BOOTREPLY for 192.168.1.33 to sgi 
> (0x:0x:xx:0x:x0:xx) via eth0
> 
> On a server I see only this two "bootp" replay each time a start a 
> bootp(). nothing moore...
> 
> Ah,  and I can't ping the sgi box .

Normal, the firmware doesn't reply to ping requests.


Thiemo