Re: Miscelaneous Debian Questions: PowerMac

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Brad Boyer wrote:


> Some of the details are a little different, but the setup of the
> hardware and server will be the same. The main difference is just
> what you use as the boot file. There is a utility in the Linux
> kernel tree to package a kernel and initrd into an XCOFF file for
> direct use by an older OF version. I presume it still works for
> building a netboot image, but I haven't tried it myself.
> 

You wouldn't happen to know what this utility is called, would you?   I've
been searching high and low all afternoon and well into the evening.   My
eyes are buggy, the Google logo is now permanently etched into my brain,
and I've had absolutely no luck finding this utility or a pre-made image
for Old World netbooting purposes.

I did manage to find some references to something called a zImage.coff file.  
I'm assuming that this is what I will need to place in the tftp directory
of my server in order to netboot.  I'll be damned, however, if I can find
the utility for creating the file, a copy of the file, or any inclination
of how to create such a file.   Hmmm...