[SunRescue] Re: [Sunhelp] URGENT: Need bootp server for Solaris 7

[Bill Bradford]

On Sun, Oct 31, 1999 at 10:43:40PM -0500, Kent Rankin wrote:
> >I'm trying to get a NCD 19R xterminal to boot properly off my Ultra5
> >running Solaris7.  I *know* it can work - it booted properly, ONCE, while
> >I was fiddling with my config (I walked into the other room and it had
> >booted). I can get it to be recognized by bootpd, get its IP address, and
> >the name of the file to boot ("Xncd19r"), it tries to grab that file (via
> >TFTP), but just sits there acking packets every 4-5 seconds.
> 	You'll also need to load configuration files from your boot directory that
> are specific to your X-term.  You should be able to put them together from
> the error messages hitting your screen.  Not to mention the NCD-specific
> fonts.
> 	You might want to try naming the bootfile to the IP of the workstation.  If
> you can watch the packets, you can determine *EXACTLY* what file the Xterm
> is requesting.
> 	I go through more of the bleeding NCD's than you can shake a stick
> at(anyone interested in a pile of NCD19c's?), and have dealt with the
> file-loading blues quite a bit.  Strongly considering a singing career based
> entirely around this, but I doubt that it would go anywhere since there
> aren't many stages in machine rooms.
> 	BTW, where do you have the bootfile located?
> 								-Kent Rankin

Actually I got all this working - turns it it just takes a lONG time (on
the order of 30 minutes) to tftp the file (which i know is way too long;
maybe its my cable...)  Once the file is loaded, it works...

Bill