On Tue, Mar 19, 2002 at 10:43:13AM +0200, Huseyin OZYURT wrote:
> I have a iris indigo machine and i want to install netbsd operating 
> system.i have use net installion but that is much mistake messages.This 
> massages is:
> " >> boot -f bootp():/netbsd
> No server for :/netbsd
> Unable to load bootp():/netbsd: no recognizeable file system on device.
> >>
> "
> How could i solve this problem?I used bootp server at suse linux.The 
> bootptab entries is 
> :"crusoe.shire.hacettepe.edu.tr:hd=/irix/mipseb:rp=/irix/mipseb:ht=0:ha=080069069683:ip=193.140.216.7:bf="netbsd":sm=255.255.255.0:sa=193.140.216.102:"
> And exports file entries is:
> "/irix/mipseb *(no_root_squash,anongid=0,rw)".

don't specify 'bf' here, or you won't be able to specify a different kernel
name. Here is what I use with NetBSD's bootp:
islates:rp=/home/sgimips:ht=ethernet:ha=08006906de17:ip=132.227.62.7:hn:sm=255.255.255.240

You also need a tftp server, NFS isn't enouth. The kernel will be loaded from
tftp.

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