Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:13:49 +0000 From: Kaya Saman <kayasaman@gmail.com> To: Florian Smeets <flo@smeets.im> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Net Booting FreeBSD Message-ID: <50B0C80D.80206@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <50B08BE5.2020106@smeets.im> References: <50B00D10.10201@gmail.com> <50B08BE5.2020106@smeets.im>
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On 11/24/2012 08:57 AM, Florian Smeets wrote: > On 24.11.12 00:56, Kaya Saman wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I've been through the Handbook and Google however, it seems that there >> isn't anywhere that has a guide to net boot FreeBSD on Sun SPARC systems. >> > In the past i have used this guide > > http://www.freebsd.org/fr/relnotes/CURRENT/installation/sparc64/index.html > > And the suggestion to use tcpdump has proven invaluable to me numerous > times to get net booting working. > > Florian Thanks Florian. I am now able to get much further, turns out SElinux was blocking things in my boot server. The current point that I'm at is that the system loads the bootloader but can't find the kernel? Rebooting with command: boot net Boot device: /pci@1f,700000/network@2 File and args: 100 Mbps full duplex Link up Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:5d:1e:7e Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:5d:1e:7e Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:5d:1e:7e Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:5d:1e:7e Consoles: Open Firmware console Booting with sun4u support. FreeBSD/sparc64 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.0 (root@araz.cse.buffalo.edu, Mon Apr 9 23:14:08 UTC 2012) bootpath="/pci@1f,700000/network@2" boot: ethernet address: 00:14:4f:5d:1e:7e 100 Mbps full duplex Link up \ In addition to your link I also managed to find this: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/Is-it-easy-to-netboot-sun-fire-V210-using-only-sparc64-iso-image-and-intel-host-td4163227.html same box :-) The suggestion was to add this to the bootparamd: .default:\ :bf="kernel":dn=local:ds=10.0.0.1:\ :gw=10.0.0.1:ht=ether:hd="/tftpboot/boot/kernel":hn:\ :rp="10.0.0.10:/usr/un/freebsd":\ :sm=255.255.255.0 x1:ht=1:ha=0003ba0fd5ef:tc=.default:ip=10.0.0.21: Out of which I edited to my own needs: .default:\ :bf="kernel":dn=local:ds=192.168.1.100:\ :gw=192.168.1.1:ht=ether:hd="/tftpboot/boot/kernel":hn:\ :rp="192.168.1.53:/iso/8.3-RELEASE":\ :sm=255.255.255.0 starburst:ht=1:ha=00144f5d1e7e:tc=.default:ip=192.168.1.116: The kernel is there: # ls /tftpboot/boot/ boot1 device.hints kernel loader loader.conf loader.rc modules zfs defaults firmware kernels loader.4th loader.help mfsroot support.4th So I'm really stuck now :-( How do I get the system to load the kernel? Regards, Kaya
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