>> video signal entirely, if I use a serial terminal the counter stays at >> 1e4600 (not quite the right file size) and there's no discernable network >> traffic to/from the machine. Any ideas? > > I've seen instances where the tftp server was ARPing for the booting > machine after transferring some of the image, and didn't get an > answer; putting in a static ARP entry helped... run tcpdump when you > netboot the box and look at what's happening.
I see a bunch of tftp data packets and acknowledgements going between the machines. The last data packet is smaller than the rest, so I assume it's finished the file. After that, there's no network activity whatsoever. Having reviewed the install documentation I'm a bit confused - I know I need tftp, but do I need both rarp and bootp - the documentation ("Installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 For SPARC", http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/sparc/ch-rescue-boot.en.html#s-install -tftp )says I need both in 6.5 line 1, but 6.5 line 2 implies one or the other. Thanks, James