Hi, On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 04:30:52PM -0400, Dennis Clarke wrote: > On 3/29/22 15:48, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > Dennis Clarke wrote: > > > # dd if=/cdrom/test/debian_20220328/debian-11.0.0-sparc64-NETINST-1.iso > > > of=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0 bs=2048 count=189529 > > > dd: unexpected short write, wrote 1536 bytes, expected 2048 > > > 65725+0 records in > > > 65725+0 records out > > > So that is strange. Perhaps the iso image file is a sparse file with a > > > hole in it. <snip> > > I would really like to just serve up the installer over TFTP/BootP and > get the process going. Good old NFSv3 can serve everything else.
At https://www.debian.org/releases/bullseye/amd64/ch04s05.en.html there is "Preparing Files for TFTP Net Booting" in the Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide. Wouldn't that get you going? Bye, Joost