Subject: Installation via Network
To: None <port-hp300@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Rainer Kopietz <rainer@hathor.free.de>
List: port-hp300
Date: 12/04/1996 12:28:34
Hello,
I hope this is the right place to ask following questions. I tried to post
them to comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc but our Provider isn't able to deliver
usenet news in the moment :(
I tried to install NetBSD on a hp-Apollo 425e via network using the FreeBSD's
rbootd. The hp told me that it has the BOOTROM REV. 3.0. I am very confused
about this because I read in the installation manual that a network install
requires bootrom rev. C or later. Now I'm wondering if my revision is an older
or a newer one. Do you know how the revisons are counted?
Jason R. Thorpe wrote in comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc on the subject 'rbootd':
> What version of FreeBSD are you using? FreeBSD used to have a bug
> in its BPF that caused rbootd to not function properly.
Do you know which FreeBSD version has this bug in its BPF? I am using
the 2.1 Release. If I start the rbootd in its debug-mode I get the
bootrequests and the answers printed out but I don't get a menu of the
possible boot devices.
I would be very happy if anybody can help me.
Thank you in advance,
Rainer Kopietz