[rescue] Sparc Station 1+

[Shawn Wallbridge]

> On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Kris Kirby wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Kenneth Dunn wrote:
>> > Does this mean I can't boot from CD-ROM ? I'm trying Debian Linux
>> > (first). Am downloading NetBSD now, but no point in burning a CD if
>> > I can't boot from it.
>>
>> you _can_ netboot netbsd, you know...
>
> I know that, but I'm having a bitch of a time getting a Linux box
> to work with it.
>
> Running rarpd:
>
> petra:~ # rarpd -e /etc/ethers -n -v -d -i eth0
> rarpd[1858]: rarpd: listening on eth0
> Scanning /etc/ethers...
>>> # Ethers
>>>
>>> 8:0:20:A:1:F 192.168.254.100
> Found 192.168.254.100...
> rarpd[1858]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:a:1:f tell 8:0:20:a:1:f answer
> 192.168.254.100
>
>
> Then tcpdump reveals:
>
> 17:19:19.491574 rarp who-is 192.168.254.100 tell 192.168.254.100
> 17:19:19.492645 rarp reply 192.168.254.100 at sparc
> 17:19:19.516833 sparc.41201 > petra.localnet.tftp:  23 RRQ
> "C0A8FE64.SUN4C" 17:19:19.519709 arp who-has sparc tell petra.localnet
> 17:19:20.516100 arp who-has sparc tell petra.localnet
> 17:19:21.516091 arp who-has sparc tell petra.localnet
>
> arp lists this:
>
> Address                  HWtype  HWaddress           Flags Mask
> Iface janus.remote             ether   00:90:96:28:8A:21   C
>    eth1 sparc                            (incomplete)
>      eth0 osman.localnet           ether   00:02:44:35:1A:8F   C
>        eth0
>
> if I do this:
>>arp   -i eth0  -s 192.168.254.100 "8:0:20:A:1:F"
>>arp
> Address                  HWtype  HWaddress           Flags Mask   Iface
> janus.remote             ether   00:90:96:28:8A:21   C            eth1
> sparc                    ether   08:00:20:0A:01:0F   CM           eth0
> osman.localnet           ether   00:02:44:35:1A:8F   C            eth0
>
> I get this on the terminal:
>
> ok boot
> Booting from: le(0,0,0)
> Got error packet: Error Code 1 Message: File not foundreceive failed
> Boot load failed
> ok
>
>
> I wish I knew what the hell was going on. "sparc" isn't letting
> anyone know where it is.
>
>
>
> /etc/ethers :
> 	# Ethers
> 	8:0:20:A:1:F    192.168.254.100
>
> /etc/hosts :
> 	<blah>
> 	192.168.254.100 sparc
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It looks like rarpd is doing what it is suppose to. But you need tftpd
running so that your SS1 can get the file it needs to boot
(C0A8FE64.SUN4C). You should just be able to enable tftpd and copy your
boot image to /tftpboot/C0A8FE64.SUN4C and it should work.
shawn