Re: More install problems under Ultra10 and tftp...

[Eric Delaunay <delaunay@lix.polytechnique.fr>]

Steve Dunham wrote:
> Eric Delaunay <delaunay@lix.polytechnique.fr> writes:
> 
> > Dale Scheetz wrote:
> 
> > > 2. For either "Hard disk" or "Mounted" access methods, when the image file
> > >    is finaly found, the install croaks and returns to the initial "color
> > >    choice" screen. The kernel is not extracted from the disk image.
> > > 
> > >    Investigation: The only file system supported by the kernel is ext2.
> > >                   The kernel also fails to support the loop device, so
> > >                   the rescue image file can not be mounted even if msdos
> > >                   support _were_ provided by the kernel, which it isn't.
> > 
> > Hmm, very bad news.  This kernel was sent to me by Steve Dunham.
> > Steve, are iso9660 & loop devices now supported by 2.2.9 kernel from potato ?
> > (also check nfsroot, rarp, bootp, serial console, ... to be sure).
> 
> Somehow iso9660 and loop got set to module, I'm not sure when that
> happened.  I'll rebuild the kernels.  
> 
> I don't include the client side of rarp and bootp as they are very
> annoying.  (Causes a huge delay on startup and mangles the address on
> Ultras.)  Rarp/bootp is not needed for tftp, floppy or cdrom installs
> (nfsroot is rarely, if ever used).  The rarp server is a module.
> Serial console is enabled.

Could you then include rarp/bootp only for sparc32 ?
They could be needed for low mem install, likely very old sparc.

btw, is there a need to provide a stand alone kernel in bootdisks for
ultrasparc (aka linux-2.2.x-sun4u-a.out) if this kernel is not able to do
nfsroot ?

Thanks in advance.

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