Re: Re: Install Etch on Sparc NFS

[Gregor Riepl]

Perhaps you could do the base install with Debootstrap from another system?

Re: Re: Install Etch on Sparc NFS

[D J]

Thanks for the response!  I guess I didn't make it clear, but I am able to
netboot both the Etch and Woody installers off my TFTP server, the install
process goes just fine, but I can't find any option in either to install to
a NFS share.  I hit a dead end with either installer since they can't find
a disk to install to,  and I can't find an option to give the installer the
path to the NFS share.

I found one blog where someone wrote that they did an install this way--but
not how.  It seems like this would be the nicest way to do the installs if
it could be figured out, but my searching has turned up no clue how I would
go about it.

I will read up on the initrd and see if I can figure out where to get or
how to make one that will work.

Thanks,
DJ

Re: Install Etch on Sparc NFS

[John Paul Adrian Glaubitz]

Hi!

On 1/24/22 06:27, D J wrote:
> Can Etch be installed directly to a NFS share from the Etch Sparc installer?
> I have seen information that there should be an option to install to a NFS
> share but I don't see it when I run the installer.  I also netbooted the Woody
> installer but same thing.

I don't think it's officially supported, but I don't see any particular reason
why it shouldn't work.

FWIW, the network ("netboot") installer can be found here:

http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-sparc/current/images/sparc32/netboot/2.6/

Manual here: https://www.debian.org/releases/etch/sparc/ch05s01.html.en


> If I have to install to a HD, what do I have to do to the installation after 
> copying
> everything over to the share to get it to boot from NFS?  Is there some 
> special kernel
> build I need to do?

You don't need a special kernel. But you must provide the initrd over TFTP as 
well so that
the kernel will be able to find its network drivers to mount the NFS filesystem.

And you need to pass the proper "root=" option so the kernel can find the root 
filesystem
over the network.

Adrian

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