Hi,
I've got a Sun Fire V210 platform which I'm trying to install OpenBSD
5.2 sparc64 edition on. As it doesn't have a CDROM drive unlike my Netra
T105 I am unable to use the "ok>boot cdrom" method of install.
So far I have read through all documentation I could find:
http://www.openbsd.org/51.html#install
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=diskless&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=sparc64&format=html
http://www.openbsd.org/sparc64.html
Even going as far as the NetBSD install incase there was something I had
missed:
http://www.netbsd.org/docs/network/netboot/rarp.html#linux
http://www.netbsd.org/docs/network/netboot/nfs.html
Basically I have setup the /etc/ethers file and /etc/hosts file
properly. Am using Debian Squeeze sparc for server; currently I have
managed to setup Debian and Solaris 10 using Jumpstart so no issues
there....
The server gets an IP address and downloads the boot file then bombs out
after a while?
Here is output:
{1} ok boot net bsd.mp
Boot device: /pci@1f,700000/network@2 File and args: bsd.mp
100 Mbps full duplex Link up
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
Requesting Internet Address for 0:3:ba:9c:53:55
>> OpenBSD BOOT 1.4
100 Mbps full duplex Link up
No response for RARP request
The server logfiles show:
tftpd[1581]: tftpd: trying to get file: C0A80173
tftpd[1581]: tftpd: serving file from /tftpboot
so that's all ok. NFS has been setup for NFS v2/3:
/etc/exports file:
/iso/5.2/sparc64 <local_subnet>(ro,sync,no_subtree_check)
i am able to access this using an NFS client.
In my /tftpboot directory I have these files:
installboot
ofwboot
ofwboot.net
According to my reading there was supposed to be an install.net or
boot.net fie which I haven't seen anywhere?
Am I using the wrong boot loader file or is it something to do with my
NFS server?
i ran a tcpdump host <hostname> but didn't see anything other then RARP
requests....... which were getting served.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks.
