Re: edgerouter lite

[maya%netbsd.org@localhost]

On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 04:46:41AM +0000, maya%netbsd.org@localhost wrote:
> Attach console cable and ethernet cable.
> On host, configure it to a known IP, e.g. I use
> ifconfig re0 192.168.0.1
> enable tftp via uncommenting the /etc/inetd.conf entry and restarting
> inetd.
> in /tftpboot, place ERLITE INSTALL kernel.
> e.g. /tftpboot/erlite-install
> 
> cu -s 115200 -l /dev/ttyU0
> 
> On u-boot console (not in linux):
> set serverip 192.168.0.1
> set ipaddr 192.168.0.5
> tftp $loadaddr erlite-install
> bootoctlinux
> 
> netbsd should boot fine. ignore the installer.
> In the msdos filesystem, replace vmlinux.64 with a netbsd ERLITE kernel
> (not INSTALL).
> replace the ext4 filesystem with a better root filesysttem for
> netbsd,like FFSv2.
> 
> Configure networking to fetch the sets from the host. Use mips64eb sets.
> ifconfig cnmac0 192.168.0.5
> route add default 192.168.0.1
> 
> scp myhostusername@192.168.0.1:/path/to/sets/*.tgz .
> cd /
cd /targetroot
> for i in *.tgz; do tar xzpf $i; done
cd /targetroot/dev
sh MAKEDEV all
echo "rc_configured=YES" >> /targetroot/etc/rc.conf
Adjust /etc/fstab

> 
> Reboot.
> 
> It works, but some things are not supported as good as e.g. amd64.