Udjat the BitMeister... wrote: > (Second post cause I dont think the first on made it through SORRY!) > > I am trying to install debian-sparc. But I have the following issues: > > Net booting work untill the point it says: > > --- begin > > Root-NFS: Got RARP anwser from 10.0.0.1 my address 10.0.0.9 > Root-NFS: Got file handle for /tftpboot/10.0.0.9 via RPC > VFS: Mounted root (nfs filesystem) > Freeing unused kernel memory: 36k code, 4k data > > --- end > > Then it just hangs, the network is transfering lots data but nothing is > happening. I have let it sit for over an hour. I need help setting of nfs > correctly. > > Setup: Sparc 1+ serial console [no monitor] > > Please help!
It seems to be a problem with devices. Did you use GNU tar to extract root.tgz? (eg. SUN tar doesn't handle devices so they are extracted as plain files :-( ). Also, /dev/nfs is missing on the debian-sparc-root, so you should add it yourself: mknod b 0 1 /tftpboot/debian-sparc-root/dev/nfs Moreover, fdisk is missing so you have to: .download it from ftp://lix.polytechnique.fr/pub/Linux/debian/sparc/bo/disks-sparc, .get it from debian package: dpkg --extract util-linux*.deb top or ar p util-linux*.deb data.tar.gz | tar xvzf - sbin/fdisk .or get it from RedHat. Put it under /tftpboot/debian-sparc/root/sbin. Last but not least, someone discovered that dselect looks for a binary-i386 directory, not binary-sparc. It's a bug that will be fix in next release of boot disks. In the meantime, you have to proceed using dpkg. Hope this helps. Eric. -- Eric Delaunay | "La guerre justifie l'existence des militaires. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | En les supprimant." Henri Jeanson (1900-1970) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
