Sorry for spamming everyone, but my status is as such;

I've got rpc.bootparamd up and running, it seems, syslogd
and callbootd both seem to like what it returns but the Sun box
gives the same errors...I think it's because I have the /etc/bootparams
file format wrong or something.  The manual pages I have are really
really brief :-)

I have to go home now so I won't reply again until tomorrow.  Thanks
for everyone's help and patience, hopefully I can get this thing to work
tomorrow :-)  If you have any more hints please tell me.

Steve

> ----------
> From: 	Chris J. Mutter[SMTP:chris@terminal.sil.at]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, December 08, 1998 4:21 PM
> To: 	Conley, Steve
> Cc: 	port-sparc@netbsd.org
> Subject: 	Re: Help with install 
> 
> > Hello there :-)
> > 
> > I'm trying to install NetBSD on a Sun IPX workstation using a Linux
> server
> > to give NetBSD to the IPX.  The IPX has no accessable OS on it, so I've
> > been trying to use the diskless workstation installation.
> > 
> > I've got RARP installed on the Linux box, I have the boot.net file in
> the
> > /tftpboot directory and I can download it myself with tftp, and I have
> the
> > root of the NetBSD filesystem under /netbsd   It is NFS exported with
> > readwrite permission to any IP currently (insecure, I know, but it's
> > behind a firewall and there's no other machines to take advantage of
> that
> > hole).  The IP I have chosen for the IPX is 204.230.21.98 (CCE61562 in
> > hex) and it's hardware address is 08:00:20:1A:34:2D
> > 
> > I power on, and I hit stop-a.  It's in the new command mode (ok prompt)
> > 
> > When I boot with `boot net netbsd -s' at the `ok' prompt, I get the
> little
> > sun icon and the ROM/computer information.  Then it says:
> > 
> > Boot device: /sbus/le@0,c00000    File and args: netbsd -s
> > ea00
> > >> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.7
> > >> (pk@flambard, Fri Jan 2 00:10 58 MET 1998)
> > boot: client IP address: 204.230.21.98
> > recvrpc: reject, astat=1, errno=1
> > bootparamd: 'whoami' call failed
> > Can't open network device `/sbus@1,f8000000/le@0,c00000'
> > open: netbsd: Operation not permitted
> > device[/sbus@1,f8000000/le@0,c00000]: <prompt>
> > 
> > It prompts me at that point.  If I hit enter, it says boot?, and if
> > I type anything there and hit enter it loops back to Can't open network
> > device, blah blah.
> > 
> > 
> > I'm likely either not putting something in the right place, or not doing
> > something right with the bootp.  I don't understand this error and the
> > installation documentation leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to
> > descriptiveness in getting this to work, so could someone please help me
> > out?
> > 
> > I've subscribed to this list, but I've not gotten confirmation back
> > (probably because I'm using the corperate email and it's MS and it
> bites),
> > so please make sure to CC `steve.conley@eds.com' when replying.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks a lot in advance!
> 
> looks like you only configured your linux box for RevARP but you have no
> bootparamd running that tells the sparc which root-nfs server/dir to mount
> 
> /etc/bootparams should look similar to this:
> --snip--
> sparc1.sil.at  root=terminal:/opt/tftpboot/194.152.178.14/root \
>                swap=terminal:/opt/tftpboot/194.152.178.14/swap \
>                dump=terminal:/opt/tftpboot/194.152.178.14/swap
> --snip--
> on FreeBSD:
> bootparamd(8) - boot parameter server
> bootparams(5)            - boot parameter database
> 
> the install-guide for NetBSD-sparc says:
> After the boot program has been loaded into memory and given control by
> the PROM, it starts locating the machine's remote root directory through
> the BOOTPARAM protocol. First a BOOTPARAM WHOAMI request is broadcast
> on the local net. The answer to this request (if it comes in) contains
> the client's name. This name is used in next step, a BOOTPARAM GETFILE
> request -- sent to the server that responded to the WHOAMI request --
> requesting the name and address of the machine that will serve the
> client's
> root directory, as well as the path of the client's root on that server.
> 
> happy installing.
> (just did install a SS1 sucessfully and working under X11 .. *grin* ..
> nice
> X-terms)
> 
> regards,
> chris
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