referring to the ESIEE page (http://pateam.esiee.fr/parisc-linux-boot/PA-RISC-Linux-Boot-HOWTO/bootnetwork.html), the 712/60 requires bootp. but tried to boot it with rbootd, with no result (the box was desperately trying to find a bootp server).
-w- On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, Greg MATTHEWS wrote: > i think the 712 series needs an rboot server and not bootp. debian has a > package (of course!). > > > 03:29:20.253733 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: xid:0xc1f968d1 ether > > 8:0:9:91:ed:a0 [|bootp] > > 03:29:20.259366 10.1.1.254.67 > 10.1.1.253.68: xid:0xc1f968d1 > > Y:10.1.1.253 S:10.1.1.254 ether 8:0:9:91:ed:a0 sname "ironcurtai"[|bootp] > > (DF) > > 03:29:22.253780 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: xid:0xc1f968d1 secs:2 > > ether 8:0:9:91:ed:a0 [|bootp] > > 03:29:22.258825 10.1.1.254.67 > 10.1.1.253.68: xid:0xc1f968d1 secs:2 > > Y:10.1.1.253 S:10.1.1.254 ether 8:0:9:91:ed:a0 sname "ironcurtai"[|bootp] > > (DF) > > 03:29:26.253525 0.0.0.0.68 > 255.255.255.255.67: xid:0xc1f968d1 secs:6 > > ether 8:0:9:91:ed:a0 [|bootp] > > 03:29:26.258648 10.1.1.254.67 > 10.1.1.253.68: xid:0xc1f968d1 secs:6 > > Y:10.1.1.253 S:10.1.1.254 ether 8:0:9:91:ed:a0 sname "ironcurtai"[|bootp] > > (DF) > > > > after this, some strange arp lookups appear in the tcpdump output, like > > this: > > 03:28:48.961476 arp who-has 10.1.1.253 (0:0:0:0:0:70) tell 10.1.1.254 > > 03:28:49.961465 arp who-has 10.1.1.253 (0:0:0:0:0:70) tell 10.1.1.254 > > > > the arp address sometimes change, to 0:0:0:0:0:66, or :64. don't know what > > this is, bootpd replies to the requests, but they never reach the 712. i > > use the rj45 port, which worked when i bought it from a company. any > > ideas? i can send the bootptab config on request (hoping the reply will > > get to the recipient ;) ) > > GREG >
