Re: Failing to netboot

[Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

>>> I wouldn?t have thought there would be much changed, but certainly
>>> there?s a little variation with each release.
>> Different compilers, so slightly different object code.  But in your
>> case, as I understand it, the issue is that the OBP rejects the
>> binary file format, it's not about the actual instructions inside.

Agreed.

> I would try to check the memory content from OBP and compare to the
> file on the server.

> Or use a tftp client on another machine to download the file and
> compare it.

I'd say "and", not "or", since the problem may be related to the SPARC
client somehow.

If those don't help, maybe try an even older net booter.  I've had no
trouble netbooting 1.4T or 5.2; I can give you copies of the relevant
netboot files if you like.  They might or might not actually _work_,
but they might help you figure out where things are going wrong.

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