After 2 days of hardworking, I still can make my IPX boot from network. I tried 3 different tftpboot.img one came from ftp.debian.org ftp version potato second came from ftp.debian.org woody third came from http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/... All these image hung just after display 'Booting Linux...'
Here is the details: I use null modem cable connect my PC to IPX to try net boot and install debian my IPX has no keyboard, no monitor. my PC is running Redhat 6.2, I installed DHCP server, rarpd, tftpd, nfsd in it. I didn't install DNS server. I edited /etc/ethers add: 08:00:20:aa:bb:cc sparc I edit /etc/hosts add: 192.168.1.10 sparc /etc/inetd.conf contains: tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd /tftpboot I got linux-a.out for sun4cdm and put it in /tftpboot I made a symlic link by: ln -s linux-a.out C0A8010A.SUN4C I got root.tar.gz and untared it to /tftpboot/, it creat a directory debian-sparc-root I made a symblic link by ln -s debian-sparc-root 192.168.1.10 I edit /tftpboot/debian-sparc-root/etc/fstab, goto the end and add: 192.168.1.1:/tftpboot/debian-sparc-root / nfs default 0 0 I add a statement to /etc/exports /tftpboot/debian-sparc-root sparc(rw, no_root_squash) I reboot my PC, everything is [OK] I started minicom, power on IPX When my PC display the IPX is checking memory, I send Ctrl-A F , then IPX goes into boot prompt status, the I issued command ok boot net nfsroot=192.168.1.1:/tftpboot/debian-sparc-root It displays: Boot device : /sbus/[EMAIL PROTECTED],c00000 File and args : 192.168.1.1:/tftpboot/dt 1baa00 TILO Booting Linux... . . . lokking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 192.168.1.1 RPC: sendmsg returned error 51 portmap: RPC call returned error 51 Root-NFS unable to get nfsd port number from server, using default lokking up port of RPC 100005/1 on 192.168.1.1 RPC: sendmsg returned error 51 portmap: RPC call returned error 51 Root-NFS unable to get nfsd port number from server, using default RPC: sendmsg returned error 51 mount: RPC call returned error 51 Root-NFS: server returned error -51, while mounting /tftpboot/debian-sparc-root VFS: unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy. floppy0: WARNING disk change called early VFS insert floppy and press ENTER Experts please help me out!!!!! Thanks for any response! Good night! Gavin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
