Subject: Re: NetBSD on G3 tower
To: Alex Zepeda <zipzippy@sonic.net>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: port-macppc
Date: 10/25/2003 13:29:15
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On Sat, Oct 25, 2003 at 01:22:56PM -0700, Alex Zepeda wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2003 at 01:14:25PM -0700, Bill Studenmund wrote:
>=20
> > > I believe with that configuration, and please correct me if I'm wrong=
 as
> > > I'm using bootp+nfs to netboot my G3 (OF 2.01f).. but it will look fo=
r a
> > > kernel with the name 'ofwboot.xcf' unless you tell the loader otherwi=
se
> > > (i.e. change your config file to point at netbsd and then use boot
> > > enet:ofwboot.xcf).
> >=20
> > No, it tftp's ofwboot.xcf, which in tern looks for an NFS mount and=20
> > "netbsd" therein.
>=20
> Sorry if that wasn't clear.  I intended to imply that NFS was used to find
> the kernel, and nothing else... bootp is used to determine what file to t=
ftp
> by default.  Right?

Yep.

Well, it would be possible to come up with (or find) an extension so that=
=20
we could tell ofwboot.xcf what name to look at, but we don't have that at=
=20
the moment.

Take care,

Bill

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