[SunRescue] Installing Linux over the network.

[nick at ns.snowman.net]

Thanks.  It actually fixed itself.  I hate it when stuff does that.
	Nick

On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Richard Close wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> > I've been having no luck netbooting an ultra 5.  Any tips/pointers?  It
> > requests the file from the tftp server, then rerequests the file.  I let
> > it rerequest for ~3hrs with no results.
> > 	Nick
> > 
> 	[>]  I have managed to get this to work on my Sparcstation 5
> machines OK.
> 	I used a Linux machine as the TFTP server. If yours runs Linux then
> check the
> 	/var/log/messages syslog file for any messages from TFTP. This
> should tell you
> 	the name and location of the file it is trying fetch. Make sure you
> have a symbolic
> 	to the tftp image file with the correct name, in my case this was
> C0A80164.SUN4M.
> 
> 	Also have a look at the FAQ at:
> 
> 	http://www.ultralinux.org/
> 
> 	[>]  However you can probably ignore the comment about modifying the
> TFTP source,
> 	I didn't have to make that mod.
> 
> 	[>]  I hope this helps.
> 
> 	Richard.
> >  
> 
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