OK, I got it going with the install root image written to the swap partition. Booted nicely over tftp. Then switching to the (preinstalled) base partition and going through the movements. No problems, even got the kernel/drivers from the net, using the IP addresses. The penguin is garbled in my BW FB.
Prereqs: bootp server, tftp server, rarp entry. Version installed: May 28 (http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/) I'll go through the dselect process next. I couldn't get the installation going over NFS, though. I've got knfsd up and running and can mount between intel Linux machines without a hitch. When the kernel tries to boot it doesn't get a reply from the portmapper and falls back to the default port (which is?), Failing finally with '-5'. I can't see why my (intel linux) portmapper wouldn't answer, or why the whole process aborts at the end. It is, however, clear indication that the kernels I'd tried before were not NFS enabled. Any comments on what the problem might be with the NFS boot? (Not that I need that now, but to satisfy my curiosity!). Once installed, I'll also try to NFS mount the same drive normally. Martin
