[SunHELP] Jumpstarting/netbooting a SparcStation 5

[Robert Banniza]

If you guys do find a way to do this, please send the word back to the
list. I would like to use my laptop running Linux as a mobile Jumpstart
solution when travelling to remote sites. I tried putting Solaris x86 on
it (IBM A22m Thinkpad) but there were no drivers for video, etc.

Robert

Robert Banniza
Senior UNIX Administrator
Ascension Health
Phone: 812-228-2157
>>> william+sun at hq.newdream.net 01/04/02 23:38 PM >>>
Torbjorn Kristoffersen wrote:

> I've been trying for a while now to make Solaris be jumpstarted from a
> FreeBSD server. AFAIK every file is correct, and I've followed the
> steps to making a SS5 booting from the network.
> 
> Earlier this week I had a x86 machine running Solaris 8 that managed
> to Jumpstart the SS5 just fine. But with FreeBSD things seem to be
> different.  I don't understand why it doesn't work. I've been booting
> NetBSD from the same FreeBSD machine before.

well i don't mean to be unhelpful, but i was told this was pretty much
not possible when i was trying to do the same thing.  i ended up just
borrowing a cdrom and using that....

i know that isn't too useful, but that's what i was told.  it was a few
months ago if you want to search the archives for a similar thread.

w
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