Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.6 on DEC 3000/300
To: Lieven Dekeyser <lieven@zeus.rug.ac.be>
From: Jens Georg <jgeorg@ldknet.org>
List: port-alpha
Date: 10/11/2002 15:58:37
Lieven Dekeyser:
> now if only I could get this thing to netboot...
> Does this output ring a bell to anyone?
>
> >>> boot ez0
> INIT-S-CPU...
> INIT-S-ASIC...
> INIT-S-MEM...
> INIT-S-NVR...
> INIT-S-CXT...
> INIT-S-SCC...
> INIT-S-NI...
> INIT-S-SCSI...
> INIT-S-ISDN...
> AUDIT_BOOT_STARTS ...
> AUDIT_BOOT_REQ
> Host server IP address is 10.1.1.47
> AUDIT_BSERVER_FOUND
>
>
> 84 FAIL
>
> >>>
Yes, I know that.
I used the following dhcpd.conf to sucessfully netboot a 300/300 with SRM 7.0:
Firmwares prior to 7.0 are known to be broken regarding to Netbooting
The most important option seems to be "always-reply-rfc1048 on".
Note: This did not work with a bootpd, only with dhcpd
# dhcpd.conf
#
# Sample configuration file for ISC dhcpd
#
#option definitions common to all supported networks...
option domain-name "wg.selbstbeweihraeucherung.de";
option domain-name-servers gw.wg.selbstbeweihraeucherung.de;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;
subnet 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.2.6;
option broadcast-address 192.168.2.255;
}
subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range 192.168.1.6;
option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
}
group {
always-reply-rfc1048 on;
use-host-decl-names on;
host darwin {
hardware ethernet 08:00:2B:3C:5D:3B;
fixed-address 192.168.2.6;
option root-path "/nb/darwin/root";
option host-name "darwin";
filename "netboot";
}
}
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