Re: net boot linux still has problems!!!

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How I net booted my SPARCstation2 from Slackware Linux i386

Make sure you have set up rarp on the server

# rarp -s <ip.add.re.ss> ha:rd:wa:re:ad:dy
# rarp -a

my /etc/bootparams

saurus          root=seamus:/export/sparc-bsd \
                swap=seamus:/export/swap \
                gateway=192.168.0.1:0xffff0000 \
                broadcast=192.168.255.255
saurus.privnet  root=seamus:/export/sparc-bsd \
                swap=seamus:/export/swap \
                gateway=192.168.0.1:0xffff0000 \
                broadcast=192.168.255.255

(this is different cos I now run BSD on the sparc but the principle is the
same) then run bootparamd

# bootparamd

then at the openprom prompt

ok> boot net

make sure you kill DHCP first 'cos they use the same port. You could get
DHCP to act as a BOOTP server but I never got it working.

And that should be it. I would recommend reading the diskless manpages for
netbsd (available online) & network booting faq as they detail the sparc
openprom netboot sequence quite well. Infact linux has badly broken MMU
support on sun4c architecture such as yours & mine and I would recommend
you switch to OpenBSD 3.0-current or NetBSD 1.52 as they run much faster.