Okay, well, anyone know where I can find bootparamd?  I have bootpd
but that's apparently not the same thing ... :-)


> 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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