Some time ago Paul Hedderly sent the following: >I have a problem here.
>I'm using a net enabled network card to boot PCs >using grub, to fetch a kernel >from a tftp server and boot with an NFS mount (for >installations). >The problem is, grub can do DHCP just fine! >The kernel can't. I don't know why, but the DHCP >packets sent out by the kernel >are different and don't get replies! I _think_ it's >to do with the way the network >card is setup in the kernel... >Anyway - is there an easy way to get GRUB to pass the >IP/MASK/GATEWAY to the kernel? >I'm using: >title Boot Kernel/Root over netork >dhcp >ifconfig --server=93.224.233.12 >root (nd) >kernel (nd)/tftpboot/linux root=/dev/nfs >ip=93.224.233.32:93.224.233.12:93.224.233.253:255.255.>255.0:INSTALL:: >I'd like to be able to change that kernel line to >something like: > >kernel (nd)/tftpboot/linux root=/dev/nfs >ip=$(ADDRESS):$(SERVER):$(GATEWAY):$(NETMASK):INSTALL:>: > > >How easy would it be to do this? > >-- >Cheers >Paul My kernel gets a dhcp reply just fine, by I would rather skip the duplication. Has there been any progress on this? Will there? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals http://personals.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
