Package: boot-floppies Version: N/A; reported 2002-01-02 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch
Moi! Trying to install an Indy using a TFTP server running Linux 2.4.X causes headaches, heart attacks, ans generally sucks hard. In the interest of public health, please consider documenting yet another quirk to work around an obscure bug in the Indy Prom. See below for a suggested update to the English version. Regards, Daniel. ---[snip]--- --- documentation/en/inst-methods.sgml.orig Tue Dec 18 08:44:36 2001 +++ documentation/en/inst-methods.sgml Wed Jan 2 11:42:51 2002 @@ -1058,8 +1058,14 @@ echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc </example> to turn off Path MTU discovery otherwise the Indys Prom can't download the -kernel. -<!-- <![ %FIXME [ what about ip_local_port_range - is it needed? ]]> --> +kernel. Furthermore, make sure TFTP packets are sent from a source port no +greater than 32767, or the download will stall after the first packet. +Again, it's Linux 2.4.X tripping this bug in the Prom, and you can avoid it +by setting +<example> +echo "2048 32767" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range +</example> +to adjust the range of source ports the Linux TFTP server uses. ]]> <sect1 id="tftp-images">Move TFTP Images Into Place ---[snap]--- -- System Information Debian Release: 3.0 Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux antares 2.4.16 #1 SMP Mon Nov 26 16:55:31 CET 2001 i686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
