> 3. booting from network+nfsroot (linux-a.out from sun4cdm/ and root.tar.gz) > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Report: can boot the kernel but was unable to mount the nfsroot fs because > this > kernel is not configured for root on NFS ;(( (need CONFIG_IP_PNP=y, > CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP=y, CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP=y and CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y).
This was on purpose since a lot of people complained about the long wait looking for a BOOTP server that wasn't there. I think we can just get around this with simple RARP and NFSROOT right? Can't we just pass the nfs server/root and IP address on the boot command (not as pretty, but it allows us to avoid the long hang)? I'm still not sure about the nfs mounting. I remember having this problem a long time ago on my first slink install for an IPC. I can't remember if I got around it, or just did it another way. I will bring my 1+ home next week so I can start dealing with some of these issues. Eric, you noticed the sun4c rescue image right? I was able to squeeze that thing down all the way to be small enough for a single floppy and still be uncompressed. My 1+ had issues with the old floppy boot, so I will be able to test this image too. -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'