Subject: Re: Booting a Sun3 via network
To: None <phlat@netime.com>
From: Peter Svensson <petersv@df.lth.se>
List: port-sun3
Date: 07/02/1996 17:43:30
> Hey gang I have heard it from good sources that there is a way to get a
> sun3 to boot using linux as the server.
>
> I'm in the process of doing this and i'm having the problem as follows:
>
> Rarp support is compiled and working. Machine resolve's it's IP from
> RARP messages. Next attempts to tftp load the kernel and gives
> problems. Using a "packet sniffer" I found the following request
> messages being sent back and forth:
>
> The machine's IP is 44.250.250.2
>
> Sun 3 > Linux PC: RRQ "2CFAFA02"
>
> Linux PC > Sun 3: "Access violation"
>
> I have manually tried to use tftp to retrieve this kernel and have
> gotton Error 2: Access violation if I just issue the command
> get 2CFAFA02. If I change the command to get /tftpboot/2CFAFA02 I get
> the kernel...
You need a version of tftpd that chroots to /tftpboot at startup. The one in
the xkernel package should do. Check the mail archives for the location.
Peter