On Fri, May 05, 2000 at 02:28:44PM +1000, Anand Kumria wrote: > On Wed, May 03, 2000 at 11:04:12PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > Here's a snapshot of the latest 2.2.13 bootdisks, complete with fixes for: > > > > - tftp images being really broken > > - drivers.tgz missing > > - ethtool is now included in the root disk > > - mkswap fixes > > - updated 2.2.15 kernels with fixes from Dave Miller > > > > Let me know how this goes. > > > > http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/ > > It didn't for me. > > I used the sun4u/images-1.44/rescue.bin file; dd'd it onto a floppy. > Below is what I get on a Sun Ultra 5. > > Any hints? > Anand > > --- cut here --- > > ok boot floppy > Boot device: /[EMAIL PROTECTED],0/[EMAIL PROTECTED],1/[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/fdthree File and args: > Bad magic number in disk label > Can't open disk label package > > Can't open boot device > > ok >
More checking: It seems, according to a message in march, that not all Ultra's can boot from floppy. I am trying the tftp image now ... Anand
