Subject: Re: netbooting a blade 100
To: IvanK. <chepati@yahoo.com>
From: Andrey Petrov <petrov@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 06/05/2002 13:06:49
On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 03:48:57PM -0400, IvanK. wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I followed the instructions in diskless(8) and setup a linux server with a 
> sparc (blade 100) client for a net install.  The problem is that at some 
> point after booting, the kernel asks for the root device and the only 
> available choices are raid[0-9][a-h] (I believe).
> 
> Btw, I'm booting with ofwboot.net.
> 
> When I get back home tonight, I'll try with the server running NetBSD and see 
> if that helps, even though I don't think that matters much.  I guess I 
> didin't configure my bootparams.  Here's what I have in my /etc/bootparams:
> 
> vazov root=192.168.0.3:/export/vazov/root gateway=192.168.0.1:255.255.255.0
> 
> vazov is the name of the client that needs to be netbooted.  I've exported 
> /export/vazov/root, I'm running tftpd, rarpd and rpc.bootparamd.  My 
> /etc/ethers is also correct.
> 
> Any ideas?

Network interface were not configured. dmesg would show it.

	Andrey