Re: SGI indigo2

[Eugen Paiuc <eug_paiuc@bluewin.ch>]

Thiemo Seufer wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 08:45:31PM +0100, Eugen Paiuc wrote:
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> > Martin Michlmayr wrote:
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> >    
> >
> > > * 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.
>  
The syntax was correct; that my I quated the message with "" to say  
"the same message
I receive for everyting I tryed.

>  
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> > 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.
>  

Nice !

> Thiemo
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>  
Thanks again.

Regards,


Eugen