[parisc-linux] using lan to boot

[parisc-linux] using lan to boot

[Mike Brancato]

i played with the 735/125 we have here, and i can't get it to sent any
packets.  it has no HD right now.  using snoop to monitor network traffic,
we looked to its hardware address.  no luck.  to go the hardware address,
i type hrdw_addr os something at the boot prompt?  we used that HW
address.  typing "boot lan.<servershwaddr>.0.0" makes the boot fail.  and
there is no network traffic from that machine.  when the computer searches
for bootable devices, it only sees P0 which is the floppy.  It prints out
liek 5 lines of numbers...  000000 000000 000050 etc...  it says boot
failed and stuff and INIT_ENTRY = -7.  could anyone explain.  we're
perflexed whay lan won't send anything.  the externet adapter is flashing
the Tx light though.

i've got an image prefared, and now i just need to boot to it.

mike

Re: [parisc-linux] using lan to boot

[Bas Valkema]

Hi,

I had the same problem, try rbootd (rpm & tar download somewhere on the
puffin.external.hp.com site) & install in Linux x86
Next, install HPPA-Linux bootimage in /export/hp/images (I think, look in
messagedump (/var/adm/messages in my distribution) & edit /etc/rbootd.conf

should work now.

bye, BaZ


----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Brancato <funnyguy@digitalsmackdown.net>
To: <parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 1:01 AM
Subject: [parisc-linux] using lan to boot


>
> i played with the 735/125 we have here, and i can't get it to sent any
> packets.  it has no HD right now.  using snoop to monitor network traffic,
> we looked to its hardware address.  no luck.  to go the hardware address,
> i type hrdw_addr os something at the boot prompt?  we used that HW
> address.  typing "boot lan.<servershwaddr>.0.0" makes the boot fail.  and
> there is no network traffic from that machine.  when the computer searches
> for bootable devices, it only sees P0 which is the floppy.  It prints out
> liek 5 lines of numbers...  000000 000000 000050 etc...  it says boot
> failed and stuff and INIT_ENTRY = -7.  could anyone explain.  we're
> perflexed whay lan won't send anything.  the externet adapter is flashing
> the Tx light though.
>
> i've got an image prefared, and now i just need to boot to it.
>
> mike
>
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