Subject: Re: SGI O2 support in NetBSD.
To: None <fd@flemming.danielsen.name>
From: Julien NOEL <ml@no-l.org>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 01/21/2003 21:53:41
Did you set /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc to 1 on the bootp server ?
#echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc
* fd@flemming.danielsen.name <fd@flemming.danielsen.name> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 21:32:19 +0100 (CET)
> From: fd@flemming.danielsen.name
> To: Julien NOEL <ml@no-l.org>
> Cc: port-sgimips@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: SGI O2 support in NetBSD.
>
> Hey!
>
> I tried it already but it seems like there is something wrong when it
> tries to copy the kernel. All I get is the following
>
> boot -f bootp():/netbsd.IP32
> Setting $netaddr to 10.0.0.5 (from server 10.0.0.2)
> Unable to execute bootp():/netbsd.IP32: invalid argument
> Unable to load bootp():/netbsd.IP32: ``bootp():/netbsd.IP32'' is not a
> valid file to boot.
>
> Here is my configuration:
>
> dhcp:
>
> subnet 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
>
> host o2 {
> hardware ethernet 08:00:69:02:ef:b8;
> fixed-address 10.0.0.5; # Adjust
> #filename "/netbsd"; # XXX Do NOT set!
> option root-path "/home/o2/root";
> server-name="10.0.0.2";
> }
> }
>
> rarpd:
>
> 8:00:69:02:ef:b8 o2
>
> o2 points to 10.0.0.5
>
> bootparamsd:
>
> o2 root=10.0.0.2:/home/o2/root gateway=10.0.0.1:0xffffff00
>
> I am able to tftp the netbsd.IP32 image from a sun server I have on the
> same subnet. Any suggestions ?
>
> On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Julien NOEL wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > * fd@flemming.danielsen.name <fd@flemming.danielsen.name> wrote:
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 22:49:13 +0100 (CET)
> > > From: fd@flemming.danielsen.name
> > > To: port-sgimips@netbsd.org
> > > Subject: SGI O2 support in NetBSD.
> > >
> > > Hey!
> > >
> > > I am new to netbsd, and I want to make it run on my O2's. I tried to
> > > follow the description on the web. But am I supposed to be able to boot
> > > the ip32 kernel ?
> >
> > You can netboot it like discribe here :
> >
> > http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/netboot/
> >
> > >
> > > if not is it possible to compile a NetBSD kernel on linux or does it only
> > > work on NetBSD i386 ?
> >
> > it's possible on linux, follow these instructions :
> >
> > http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/cross/
> >
> > >
> > > //Flemming Danielsen
> > >
> > --
> > Julien NOEL
> >
>