Subject: Re: NetBSD/pmax netbooting
To: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@is.aist-nara.ac.jp>
From: Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@qut.edu.au>
List: port-pmax
Date: 11/19/1997 09:37:01
Toru Nishimura wrote:
 
> I've noticed that the way NetBSD/pmax netboots was changed recently.
> NetBSD/pmax netbooting does not require RARP/bootparams anymore.
> Instead, it goes straight way with BOOTP/TFTP.  It's benefitical
> because the old way is involved in many daemons and related
> configurations prepared correctly.  With the new netboot, focal points
> would be to prepare /etc/bootptab, especially rp= tag for NFS root,
> and just to make sure bootpd and tftpd runnable.  Also, note that swap
> file is now configured by "swap" entry in /etc/fstab with swapctl(8),
> not a boot stage parameter anymore.  Overall, diskless configuration
> has been simplified. 

The install docs have been changed to reflect this.  They are coming along
slowly.  The only thing which remains is to document /sbin/sysinst.  Given
that it changes, with every sup, I'm not in too much of hurry about this.

Regards,
Greg