On Fri, 2002-12-13 16:23:04 +0100, Florian Lohoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 10:20:19AM -0500, Len Sorensen wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 10:55:22PM +0100, Florian Lohoff wrote: > > > By looking at it - is there a reason why we provide mop images ? I > > > thought mopd is able to boot/serv elf ? Wouldnt it be easier to let it > > > also > > > boot/serv ecoff ? > > > > Not all versions of mopd seem able to. I had a lot of pain trying to > > get mopd to do anything right last I used it. Just finding a version > > that would compile or run was hard enough. > > > > Stupid broken dec firmware. WHy didn't they test tftp boot. > > tftp is ip - Remember the good old days ? They used Decnet not IP :)
More than that - mop is actually quite more than only "sending a kernel
file". With mop, you can have remote console access! Like telnet in
firmware:-) Unfortunately, we don't yet have a linux counterpart to
remotely control the boxes. Are specs available therefor? I'd be
interested...
MfG, JBG
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