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Message-ID: <362C34A7.20B177D7@netbsd.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 02:58:47 -0400
From: Gordon Ross <gwr@netbsd.org>
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To: ratbert <dono@async.org>
Subject: Re: miniroot problem (?) with netbooting a 3/80
References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.981017143120.31590A-100000@azazel.async.org>
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ratbert wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I finally got everything seemingly working, as far as netbooting a 3/80
> for installation goes.
> 
> I got tftp stuff set up, /etc/bootparams seemingly correct, bootparamd
> running, and rarpd. When the machine boots, it gets netboot from the tftp
> server, then boots the netbsd-rd kernel from the nfs server. It then asks
> me for the root device, and I specify le0. It mounts the root specified in

Bzzzt!  Do you have the INSTALL.sun3 document from the release area?
The netbsd-rd kernel only lets you copy the miniroot to swap.  You
must then boot from the swap area, usually with:  b sd(0,0,1)

> How do I get the client to see the miniroot image? I placed the
> uncompressed miniroot image as /x/hybrid/root/miniroot, and tried
> /x/hybrid/miniroot, as well.

If you want it on your NFS server, you would need it unpacked is
individual files rather than as a filesystem image...
(Maybe the next release will include that.)

Gordon

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