Thanks to Robert Schaefer and Yedidia Klein both of whom pointed out that I should use the boot images off the CD instead of the ultra5 vmlinuz I was trying to use. After a few more contortions, it is now working.
Thanks Bill >1. What I am trying to do: >We have a bunch of ultra 1 and ultra 30 systems lying >around and I thought it would be fun to get Linux on >them. These systems have hard drives and network >cards but no floppy or cdrom drives. I built a Suse >7.3 (sparc) system on an Ultra 5 and am trying to get >one of the old systems to boot from network with the >intent of installing Suse on its local hard drive. > >2. What I have done: >Built Suse on the Ultra5. It runs fine. >Put rarpd on the Ultra5 and put MAC entries in >/etc/ethers and IP entries in /etc/hosts for the >systems I want to build. >I have configured bootp (I think) for the systems I >want to build, although I don't think its being used. >I have configured an NFS share (/nfs) with three >subdirectories, one for each of Suse CD1, 2 and 3. I >have copied /boot/vmlinuz into this directory as well. >I have set tftp to run, using /tftpboot which is a >link to /nfs. >Uncompressed and ran elftoaout on vmlinuz. Renamed >the file to the file that the systems seem to want to >ask for (regardless of the boot command, its always >C034A65 or somesuch <shrug>) >Connected the Ultra5 and the other system with a >rolled ethernet cable. >Booted the system I want to build with various command >lines: boot net, boot net vmlinux, boot net vmlinux >nfsroot=<ultra5 address>:/nfs > >3. What I get: >The kernel does get loaded and (started) booted on the >system I am trying to build, but it panics with the >following message before completing: "I have no root >and I want to scream". > >4. What I need: >A clue. I've been googling each issue as it arises >(which is why #2 is probably a huge kluge), but I >haven't found anything to help me out of this >cul-de-sac. Have I missed something terribly >important (and probably blindingly obvious), or is >what I am trying to accomplish simply not possible? >Pointers, suggestions, or references to specific >documentation greatly appreciated. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
