Last time I checked the Debain install guide showed how to do this. On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 11:37:03AM +0900, Ragga Muffin wrote: > > Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 07:33:28PM +0100, Guenter Millahn wrote: > > > Dear Linux'ers, > > > > > > I have some old diskless SPARCstations of 4c and 4m series (SLC, LC, LX). > > > I want to re-animate them as Desktopsthem using Debian. > > How much memory do these machines have ? My advice is: > <= 16 Mb , Sun4c, go for NetBSD, it really shines. > => 32 Mb , Sun4m, go for Debian, it rocks. > 16-32 Mb, toss a coin... > > > > > > > The Boot/Rootserver is a Sun E450 running Solaris8. I want to set up > > > a DHCP server for easier maintainance of my computers. > > > > > > And here are my questions: > > > 1. Can anybody send me a pointer to document/URL where is explained > > > the Old SPARCstation diskless boot·ñ+uence in detail (explanations > > > here are also welcome ;-) > > Check your nearest debian mirror, in main/disks-sparc for instructions. > That should get you going. > > > > 2. Is it enough to install the Solaris8 DHCP Server Software on the E450 > > > or do I need any of rarpd and tftpd? > > Hmm... don't know about the Solaris dhcpd. Is it not possible to > use (or borrow) an IP address during the installation ? > That's because to netboot you will initially need to have rarpd running on > a machine on the same segment that answers the requests from the sparc. > Tftp is then needed to transfer the kernel or the ramdisk image. > ALSO NOTE: at the sparc boot prompt you'll have to > specify the IP address (and optionally the NFS-root mount), because > the bootkernel in 2.2r2 doesn't have autoconfig etc. built in!!! > I.E. like: > boot net IP=123.223.333.443 > > > > 3. Are the Bootproms of the old SPARCs able to generate bootp requests > > > and to process bootp replies or is RARP/TFTP the only way to map MAC > > > to IP address for these machines and boot 'em up? > > > > That's what I believe (iow, rarp/tftp), however, some Sun guru might be > able to clarify ;) > > HTH, and good luck. > > -- > Ragga > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-sparc-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
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