On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 08:45:49PM -0700, Mark Zimmerman wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> I'm trying to boot a sparc IPX off of the network. The stuff on the
> server side seems to be OK since the RARP works and the kernel gets
> downloaded. Then, it freezes. Here is how it looks on a serial
> console: (Tried actual console too, no difference)
>
I had the same problem recently with a SS2. My workaround was this:
1) set up /etc/ethers /etc/hosts and /etc/bootparams as if I were to do a
normal network boot.
2) copy the linux-a.out into /tftpboot/XXXXXXX.SUN4C
3) untar the root.tar.gz into a NFS exported directory
4) get to the ok prompt, and adjust this command to your environment
.51 is the address for the IPX, .50 is the address of the NFS server
ok boot net ip=192.168.1.51 root=/dev/nfs
nfsroot=192.168.1.50:/exports/debian-sparc-root
Holler if that doesn't work and I can try to recreate it again on my
system. If anyone knows how to get this to work (rather than workaround
it like I've done) I'd like to hear how.
Dave
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