Re: Jump start server for installing Debian on headless system with no CDROM
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 02:20:28PM +0100, Kaya Saman wrote:
> On 09/15/2012 01:23 PM, Jurij Smakov wrote:[...]
>
> >tftp and rarpd is enough. Add a mapping of the MAC address of your
> >sparc box to some unused IP address on your network to /etc/ethers,
> >something like
> >
> >00:03:ba:16:e4:57 192.168.1.13
> >
> >then restart rarpd. You also need to make the netboot image available
> >over tftp, sparc64 is the raw kernel image which will not do anything
> >useful if netbooted. The correct one for squeeze is at
> >
> >http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-sparc/current/images/netboot/boot.img
> >
> >Simply symlink C0A88CE6 to it in your tftp directory and run 'boot
> >net' on the corresponding sparc box and you should be good to go. For
> >netbooting you don't need iso, as netboot image contains a standalone
> >installer which will download needed stuff off Debian mirrors.
> >
> >Best regards,
>
> Thanks for the response!
>
> Debian installer is now booted and working :-)
>
>
> Slight issue though:
>
>
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> x x
> x Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to
> operate. The x
> x firmware can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB
> stick or x
> x floppy. x
> x x
> x The missing firmware files are: tigon/tg3_tso.bin
> x
> x x
> x If you have such media available now, insert it, and continue.
> x
> x x
> x Load missing firmware from removable media?
> x
> x x
> x <Yes> <No> x
> x x
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>
> Debian doesn't seem to have the NIC drivers?
>
>
> Where can I get them and what's the best way to load them in?
>
>
> Thought pressing "No" it came up with Broadcom NICs.... which are
> now configuring?
Yeah, it's a known issue, same happens on T1000 server, for example
(http://bugs.debian.org/687454). tg3 driver indicates that it needs
the firmware, but if you decline to load it, it continues to work
fine. We probably just need to mention it in the installation manual.
Best regards,
--
Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
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