Re: Error with nfs-root install

[Francis Devereux <francis@devrx.org>]

> From: Andrei Smirnov <andrei.s@myrealbox.com>
> 
> Sorry for non-answer reply but i just triing to do the same thing
> and not sure what to do&&
> 
> I have  a primary question:
> is it possible to boot ss1 right from its bootrom (openboot or what it is)
> without any hard/flop from a linux-pc nfs server?
> any configuration differences from pc-topc booting?

Yes, this is possible.  It can be a bit tricky to set up the first time you
do it, but after you've got it working once it's quite straightforward.  Have
a look at
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/sparc/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-install-tftp
and
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/sparc/ch-rescue-boot.en.html#s-install-nfs

Francis