Re: Those who has successfully netboot Debian, Give me a help!
hi, I've tried all the reponse base on net boot, none of them can success. I said I've tried 1 month. --- Mark Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 28, 2002 at 06:40:34PM -0800, Gavinux Li > wrote: > > I have a IPX 48M ram, ether net, 500M HD, no > keyboard, > > no monitor. I use serial console to connect to > that > > IPX from other linux PC. > > I have tried to net boot my IPX from a redhat > linux > > server for 1 month, but never succedded. > > It seems some persons have boot it, Would you > please > > give me detail steps, how to boot it? > > I just used serveral hours and I got the IPX boot > > NetBSD successfully, But why Debian is so > difficult? > > I attached a pdf of the detail steps of how I made > it > > boot NetBSD. > > > > The Jan 27 message from Dave Baker was rather > complete and explicit, > IMO. Perhaps if you gave it a try and posted the > results... > > -- Mark > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/pgp-signature __ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com
Those who has successfully netboot Debian, Give me a help!
I have a IPX 48M ram, ether net, 500M HD, no keyboard, no monitor. I use serial console to connect to that IPX from other linux PC. I have tried to net boot my IPX from a redhat linux server for 1 month, but never succedded. It seems some persons have boot it, Would you please give me detail steps, how to boot it? I just used serveral hours and I got the IPX boot NetBSD successfully, But why Debian is so difficult? I attached a pdf of the detail steps of how I made it boot NetBSD. By the way, I found the debian mailling list is the most slowest list, I post something, but it only will appear on the list half day latter!! FUNNY! :-O Thanks for your help. Gavin __ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com IPXnetboot.pdf Description: IPXnetboot.pdf
Re: Re: net boot linux still has problems!!!
Hi, loic Thank for your reply again. I check my nfs server(Redhat 6.2, 7.1) running with portmapper version 2 nfsversion 1,2 mountd version 1,2 I can find out this server from the other client(Mandrake 8.0) by rpcinfo -p 192.168.1.1, the nfs can be mounted to the client also. per to my previous post, after the sparc kernel saind RPC error 51, it said try floppy, and ask me to insert floppy and click enter. I ///did/// insert a floppy and click enter, but there is no any response. So, I think the sparc boot up with RPC error 51 means the linux kernel for sparc SUN4CDM is not correctly configured. Am I right? Gavin --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Gavin, > > Gavinux Li wrote: > > I just installed a minimium system include arp, > rarp, > > tftp, nfs, portmap, nothing else. > > So, Do you mean I should install something else? > > No, that was taken 'as is' from my setup. > I just meant that you should check that a host > 'sparc 192.168.1.10' > is allowed to mount something from your red-had box. > > There it looks like it can't, maybe nfsd is not > running or not on > the program number 13. I don't know red-hat but > check: > /etc/hosts.allow > /etc/rpc (defines nfs and mount -15-) > > Cheers, > Loïc. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
Re: net boot linux still has problems!!!
Hi, Thanks the reply. I don't think I need bootparamd bootpd, because they are used for bootp, And, The HOW-TO in debian website never mentioned that "rshd, rlogind, telnetd, ftpd, mountd, rpcbind" is needed to boot from network, so I never installed it. I just installed a minimium system include arp, rarp, tftp, nfs, portmap, nothing else. So, Do you mean I should install something else? Gavin --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Gavin, > > I guess that you checked that nfsd was running? > And that it was accessible from outside? > Do you have another system to check that? > Sometime a simple line like this one in hosts.allow > helps a lot: > > rshd, rlogind, telnetd, ftpd, tftpd, bootpd, \ > > bootparamd, nfsd, mountd, rpcbind, portmap : sparc > > Loïc. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
net boot linux still has problems!!!
After 2 days of hardworking, I still can make my IPX boot from network. I tried 3 different tftpboot.img one came from ftp.debian.org ftp version potato second came from ftp.debian.org woody third came from http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/... All these image hung just after display 'Booting Linux...' Here is the details: I use null modem cable connect my PC to IPX to try net boot and install debian my IPX has no keyboard, no monitor. my PC is running Redhat 6.2, I installed DHCP server, rarpd, tftpd, nfsd in it. I didn't install DNS server. I edited /etc/ethers add: 08:00:20:aa:bb:cc sparc I edit /etc/hosts add: 192.168.1.10 sparc /etc/inetd.conf contains: tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd /tftpboot I got linux-a.out for sun4cdm and put it in /tftpboot I made a symlic link by: ln -s linux-a.out C0A8010A.SUN4C I got root.tar.gz and untared it to /tftpboot/, it creat a directory debian-sparc-root I made a symblic link by ln -s debian-sparc-root 192.168.1.10 I edit /tftpboot/debian-sparc-root/etc/fstab, goto the end and add: 192.168.1.1:/tftpboot/debian-sparc-root / nfs default 0 0 I add a statement to /etc/exports /tftpboot/debian-sparc-root sparc(rw, no_root_squash) I reboot my PC, everything is [OK] I started minicom, power on IPX When my PC display the IPX is checking memory, I send Ctrl-A F , then IPX goes into boot prompt status, the I issued command ok boot net nfsroot=192.168.1.1:/tftpboot/debian-sparc-root It displays: Boot device : /sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED],c0 File and args : 192.168.1.1:/tftpboot/dt 1baa00 TILO Booting Linux... . . . lokking up port of RPC 13/2 on 192.168.1.1 RPC: sendmsg returned error 51 portmap: RPC call returned error 51 Root-NFS unable to get nfsd port number from server, using default lokking up port of RPC 15/1 on 192.168.1.1 RPC: sendmsg returned error 51 portmap: RPC call returned error 51 Root-NFS unable to get nfsd port number from server, using default RPC: sendmsg returned error 51 mount: RPC call returned error 51 Root-NFS: server returned error -51, while mounting /tftpboot/debian-sparc-root VFS: unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy. floppy0: WARNING disk change called early VFS insert floppy and press ENTER Experts please help me out! Thanks for any response! Good night! Gavin __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
net boot linux hang
I got problem when the IPX start booting linux from
network.
Here is the details:
I use null modem cable connect my PC to IPX to try net
boot and install debian
my IPX has no keyboard, no monitor.
my PC is running Redhat 7.1, I installed DHCP server,
rarpd, tftpd, nfsd in it. I didn't install DNS server.
I edited /etc/ethers add:
08:00:20:aa:bb:cc sparc
I edit /etc/hosts add:
192.168.1.10 sparc
/etc/xinetd.conf contains:
service tftp
{
disable = no
socket_type = dgram
protocol= udp
wait= yes
user= root
server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args = -s /tftpboot
}
I edited /etc/sysctl.conf add:
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 1 I don't know what this
is used for???
I got tftpboot.img for sun4cdm and put it in /tftpboot
I made a symlic link by:
ln -s tftpboot.img C0A8010A.SUN4C
I got root.tar.gz and untared it to /tftpboot/, it
creat a directory debian-sparc-root, I changed it to
sparcroot/
Do I need this root file??
I edit /etc/fstab, goto the end and add:
/tftpboot/sparcroot / nfs default 0 0
I add a statement to /etc/exports
/tftpboot/sparcroot sparc(rw, no_root_squash)
I created a symblic link by
cd /tftpboot
ln -s sparcroot 192.168.1.10
I reboot my PC, everything is [OK]
I started minicom, power on IPX
When my PC display the IPX is checking memory, I send
Ctrl-A F , then IPX goes into boot prompt status,
the I issued command
ok boot net serial
It displays:
Boot device : /sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED],c0 File and args :
serial
1e4e00
TILO
Booting Linux...
It suspended here! :-(
Is there any expert can tell me what is wrong?
Thanks for any response!
Good night!
Gavin
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Why can't boot from network
--- Tim Kent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can get a pin out on the 'net to make a Sun to > DB25 cable, then hook your IPX up to a serial > terminal, and it will become the system console. > I've got a null modem cable connected my Pentium75 PC to the SPARC IPX, and I run minicom on Redhat 7.1 in my PC, I send Ctrl+A F got into PROM console. > You can always net boot your IPX with trivial FTP > and reverse ARP, If you need a hand with this let me > know. > > Tim > I installed rarpd, arp, tftpd, bootparamd using rpm today on Redhat 7.1. I created a /etc/ethers which contains: sparc 08:00:20:1a:2b:3c I added a line in /etc/hosts, which is: 192.168.10.12 sparc I started rarpd by rarpd -a I also issued command arp -f to make sure it reads /etc/ethers Then I issued arp command, it displays: Address HWtpe HWaddress Flags Mask Iface sparcether 08:00:20:1a:2b:3c CMeth1 Now I boot my sparc IPX and enter serial console, and issue command: ok boot net BUT, I got Boot Device: /sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED],c0 File and args: Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packet I spend a whole day tried to find out what wrong it is, and read lots of documents in the internet, but I can't find out the problem, Please give a hand to help me out. Thanks a lot. Gavin > >>> Gavinux Li <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/08/02 > 10:11AM >>> > Hi, all, > I am a newcomer to this mailing list. > I got a sparc IPX recently, it has 48M memory, a > SCSI > harddisk, a floopy, a 10BaseT network interface, > without keyboard, without monitor, without mouse. > I want to install debian-linux on this IPX, How can > I > do it? > I have a Pentium 75 with SCSI interface, maybe it > will > help to install linux. > > Anyone who can drop me a line of how to install it > will be very appreciated! > > It is a big challange for me to do it without > keyboard, monitor, CDROM. :-( > > Thanks. > > Gavin > __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
how to enter boot prompt for PC's Hyperterminal?
I connect to SPARC IPX by reading http://www.ultralinux.org/faq.html#q_5_1 23. How can I connect a machine for an installation via a serial cable ? Essentially, if there is no keyboard plugged in when the Sun has booted, it will use the serial interface (port A), By default it is set to 9600bps 8,n,1 What kind of cable should I use. I made the conection to PC serial port and use HyperTerminal on PC, the cable I made is: SPARC Port A PC COM2 RXD TXD TXD RXD GND GND Is this the right one?/// You can force the serial console from the boot (ok) prompt: ok setenv input-device ttya ok setenv output-device ttya /// Does it input in the SPARC kerboard? Otherwise how can I enter boot prompt from HyperTerminal, How to simulate STOP A key from HyperTerminal on PC side? /// On the other (PC?) side running any terminal emulator will work (kermit, minicom, seyon) /// If I use minicom in PC-Linux, Which keys should I press to simulated STOP A key?/// __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
Re: Help is needed to install linux on sparc IPX
--- digihans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gavinux Li wrote: > > > Hi, all, > > I am a newcomer to this mailing list. > > I got a sparc IPX recently, it has 48M memory, a > SCSI > > harddisk, a floopy, a 10BaseT network interface, > > without keyboard, without monitor, without mouse. > > I want to install debian-linux on this IPX, How > can I > > do it? > > I have a Pentium 75 with SCSI interface, maybe it > will > > help to install linux. > > > > Anyone who can drop me a line of how to install it > > will be very appreciated! > > > > It is a big challange for me to do it without > > keyboard, monitor, CDROM. :-( > > > > Thanks. > > > > Gavin > > > > > > Hi! > > I presume you know that there is a dedicated linux > for sun web site with a lot > of Q&A: http://www.ultralinux.org > It explains how to net boot. You might even try to > boot from floppy. I read those FAQs, now I can read the boot information though serial port under windwos. Here is the message: WARNING: Unable to determine keyboard typeCan't open input device. SPARCstation IPX, No Keyboard ROM Rev. 2.4, 48 MB memory installed, Serial #21636087. Ethernet address 8:0:18:d:53:96, Host ID: 7562ef39. Testing 1 megs of memory. Still to go0 SBus slot 0 le esp dma SBus slot 1 SBus slot 2 SBus slot 3 cgsix Boot device: /sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED],80/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 File and args: Bootblock: libprom.a: Romvec Version 2 Boot: libprom.a: Romvec Version 2 root on /sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED],80/[EMAIL PROTECTED],0 fstype 4.2 Boot: vmunix Size: 1269760+198464+101216 bytes Kernel: libprom.a: Romvec Version 2 SunOS Release 4.1.2 (EXCELSIOR) #5: Tue Jan 24 09:54:27 EST 1995 Copyright (c) 1983-1991, Sun Microsystems, Inc. mem = 49152K (0x300) avail mem = 46809088 Ethernet address = 8:0:18:d:53:96 cpu = SUNW,Sun 4/50 zs0 at obio 0xf100 pri 12 zs1 at obio 0xf000 pri 12 audio0 at obio 0xf7201000 pri 13 sbus0 at SBus slot 0 0x0 dma0 at SBus slot 0 0x40 esp0 at SBus slot 0 0x80 pri 3 esp0: Target 3 now Synchronous at 4.0 mb/s max transmit rate sd0 at esp0 target 3 lun 0 sd0: le0 at SBus slot 0 0xc0 pri 5 cgsix0 at SBus slot 3 0x0 pri 7 cgsix0: screen 1152x900, single buffered, 1M mappable, rev 6 fd0 at obio 0xf720 pri 11 WARNING: preposterous time in file system -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE! root on sd0a fstype 4.2 swap on sd0b fstype spec size 32760K dump on sd0b fstype spec size 32748K cèecëiîç fileóùóteíó<--- here comes lots of garbage messages! Is it the system crashed? I need help on : 1> How to enter command line status when I use hyper-terminal in ///windows///? 2> How to enter command line status when I use minicom in ///Linux///? 3> What is the device name of COM2 in linux, so I can use minicom to communicate with IPX > If there is anything left to be answered, feel free > to ask > Probably your pentium is as fast as your IPX ;-)) , > but it will do nicely as > dns-server or firewall > > Hans > You are all so nice. Thanks so much. Best regards, Gavin __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
Help is needed to install linux on sparc IPX
Hi, all, I am a newcomer to this mailing list. I got a sparc IPX recently, it has 48M memory, a SCSI harddisk, a floopy, a 10BaseT network interface, without keyboard, without monitor, without mouse. I want to install debian-linux on this IPX, How can I do it? I have a Pentium 75 with SCSI interface, maybe it will help to install linux. Anyone who can drop me a line of how to install it will be very appreciated! It is a big challange for me to do it without keyboard, monitor, CDROM. :-( Thanks. Gavin __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
