I'm trying to netboot an install, and am almost there, but can't quite get
it. Here's what I'm doing: I have a SS 2 that I am trying to install
debian on and would like to net boot from the tftpboot image (to avoid
floppies, and I don't have a cdrom). I have another debian (i386 fwiw) box
with rarp setup and an entry for the sparc I am trying to boot. On the
rarp server I also have tftp setup with the boot image in /boot, along
with a hard link to C0.A8.1.6.SUN4C (the sparc's ip address in hex, with
it's arch affixed). When I do a boot net on the SS it shows the device and
sits there, everyonce in a while sending out a packet to the network.
Before I had entered a rarp entry the SS would complain about not getting
a arp/rarp answer, so I'd guess this is working now. I can tftp files from
the sparc (running an almost-dead hack of debian that came with it),
including the files I need, so that's working as well. What am I doing
wrong? (Maybe I need th change the name of the file?)
thanks!
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