Hello, > > Couple you please be a bit more verbose what happens ? This works > for me on ANY SGI Indy/Indigo2 i ever had in my fingers
Yes but I dont want to disturb you with my problems, > It might be that you have to delete the eaddr or something shown > via "printenv". Just use "unsetenv" Yes, i have read that in a Redhat FAQ, at http://www.europe.redhat.com/documentation/HOWTO/MIPS-HOWTO-6.php3 But it isn't the problem, perhaps my tftp server but I try from another station tftp server get vmlinux-2.4.2.ecoff and it's OK > Then you need a bootp and a tftp server and a valid bootp profile. so, I think it's in the bootp profile, but the entry in my /etc/bootptab pamela:ip=192.168.16.86:td=/tftpboot:bf=vmlinux-2.4.2.ecoff:ha=08006906D5F1 The log (bootpd -d 9) in the syslog Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: recvd pkt from IP addr 192.168.16.86 Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: bootptab mtime: Fri Apr 6 17:52:17 2001 Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: request from Ethernet address 08:00:69:06:D5:F1 Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: found 192.168.16.86 (pamela) Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: requested path="" file="vmlinux-2.4.2.ecoff" Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: bootfile="/vmlinux-2.4.2.ecoff" Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: vendor magic field is 0.0.0.0 Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: sending reply (with no options) Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur bootpd[2172]: setarp 192.168.16.86 - 08:00:69:06:D5:F1 Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur in.tftpd[2188]: connect from pamela.shom.fr Apr 6 17:54:36 fromveur tftpd[2189]: tftpd: trying to get file: /vmlinux-2.4.2.ecoff the result TFTP error: Access viloation (code 2) Unable to load bootp()vmlinux-2.4.2.ecoff: ``bootp()vmlinux-2.4.2.ecoff'' is not a valid file to boot :-( I think than i'm not alone http://groups.google.com/groups?q=bootp()+mips+TFTP&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rnum=3&se
