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From: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
To: <nick@snowman.net>, parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] C180 netbooting
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:12:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010823181407.890B4482A@dsl2.external.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0108231256390.16296-100000@ns>

On Thursday 23 August 2001 18:58, nick@snowman.net wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to get a C180 booting entirely off the network.  I can load
> a lifimage over bootp, however then I'm stuck.  There is a vmlinux
> attached to the lifimage, but I can't figure out how to tell the loader to
> boot that and use an NFSroot.  I have found a few suggestions (vmlinux
> HOME=/ TERM=linux root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=mynfs:/dir) and that dosen't seem
> to work.  Do I need a special lifimage?
> 	Nick

Hi Nick,

you forgot to mention which kernel version you booted.
In case you use a newer 2.4 kernel you'll have to add "ip=bootp" and should use 
an ip-address instead of <mynfs> in the nfsroot parameter.

Greetings,
Helge

  reply	other threads:[~2001-08-23 18:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-08-23 16:58 [parisc-linux] C180 netbooting nick
2001-08-23 18:12 ` Helge Deller [this message]
2001-08-23 18:21   ` nick
2001-08-23 18:40     ` Matthew Wilcox
2001-08-23 18:57       ` nick
2001-08-23 19:02         ` Matthew Wilcox
2001-08-23 19:33           ` nick
2001-08-24  1:31             ` Matthew Wilcox
2001-08-24  2:19               ` nick
2001-08-28 14:07                 ` Richard Hirst
2001-08-28 22:12                   ` nick
2001-08-29  3:06                     ` Ryan Bradetich
2001-08-29  3:08                       ` nick
2001-08-24 21:26               ` nick
2001-08-23 18:38 ` Matthew Wilcox
2001-08-23 18:42   ` nick
2001-08-23 18:57   ` Helge Deller
     [not found] <200108280922.DAA19668@puffin.external.hp.com>
2001-08-28  9:30 ` Helge Deller

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