[SunHELP] boot: cannot open kernel/sparcv9/unix

[Peter Ullah]

Hello,

I hope someone can shed some light on this, I have already searched the
archives and not found a definitive answer which has resolved my problem.

I am trying to jumpstart a V215, following exactly the same procedure as with
all previous builds although they have been V240, and V210.

After boot net - install I revive;

Rebooting with command: boot net - install
Boot device: /pci at 1e,600000/pci at 0/pci at 9/pci at 0/network at 4  File and args: -
install
100 Mbps FDX Link up
Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:7a:53:3e
100 Mbps FDX Link up
boot: cannot open kernel/sparcv9/unix
Enter filename [kernel/sparcv9/unix]:

After reading several posts, I found that perhaps I needed to update the nfs
file, with

NFS_SERVER_VERSMAX=2

Instead of 4.

This did not help, N.B. I updated the nfs file on the boot path e.g.
/jumpstart/Sol8_02_02/Solaris_8/Tools/Boot/kernel/fs/sparcv9/nfs

I also tried adding rootopts=:proto=tcp,vers=2 to the /etc/bootparams file for
the new client to no avail, although something must of changed as the boot
haulted at
....
100 Mbps FDX Link up
Requesting Internet Address for 0:14:4f:7a:53:3e
100 Mbps FDX Link up

And went no further.

Ifconfig shows that the client has picked up its ip details as specified by
the jumpstart server, indicating that the RARP/ARP process is working, I could
subsequently ping between the two.

A snoop on the server reveals (below) after jumpstarting again;

(server: bohica, client: tcap25)

 bohica -> tcap25       TFTP Data block 294 (512 bytes)
      tcap25 -> bohica       TFTP Ack  block 294
      bohica -> tcap25       TFTP Data block 295 (512 bytes)
      tcap25 -> bohica       TFTP Ack  block 295
      bohica -> tcap25       TFTP Data block 296 (512 bytes)
      tcap25 -> bohica       TFTP Ack  block 296
      bohica -> tcap25       TFTP Data block 297 (512 bytes)
      tcap25 -> bohica       TFTP Ack  block 297
      bohica -> tcap25       TFTP Data block 298 (312 bytes) (last block)
      tcap25 -> bohica       TFTP Ack  block 298
OLD-BROADCAST -> (broadcast)  RARP C Who is 0:14:4f:7a:53:3e ?
      bohica -> tcap25       RARP R 0:14:4f:7a:53:3e is 212.140.141.50,
tcap25
      tcap25 -> BROADCAST    BIFF R port=111
      bohica -> tcap25       BIFF C port=32771
      tcap25 -> (broadcast)  ARP C Who is 212.140.141.51, bohica ?
      bohica -> tcap25       ARP R 212.140.141.51, bohica is 0:3:ba:14:dd:a5
      tcap25 -> bohica       WHO R port=33227
      bohica -> tcap25       WHO C port=33227
      tcap25 -> bohica       PORTMAP C GETPORT prog=100005 (MOUNT) vers=1
proto=UDP
      bohica -> tcap25       PORTMAP R GETPORT port=32781
      tcap25 -> bohica       SYSLOG R port=32781
      bohica -> tcap25       SYSLOG C port=32781
      tcap25 -> bohica       NFS C LOOKUP2 FH=E239 platform
      bohica -> tcap25       NFS R LOOKUP2 OK FH=0149
      tcap25 -> bohica       TALK R port=2049
      bohica -> tcap25       TALK C port=2049
      tcap25 -> bohica       NFS C LOOKUP2 FH=0149 sun4u
      bohica -> tcap25       NFS R LOOKUP2 OK FH=E4E2
      tcap25 -> bohica       NFS C LOOKUP2 FH=E4E2 kernel
      bohica -> tcap25       NFS R LOOKUP2 OK FH=AC7B
      tcap25 -> bohica       RIP ?
      bohica -> tcap25       RIP ?
      tcap25 -> bohica       RIPng ?
      bohica -> tcap25       RIPng ?
      tcap25 -> bohica       NFS C LOOKUP2 FH=0149 SUNW,Sun-Fire-V215
      bohica -> tcap25       NFS R LOOKUP2 No such file or directory

It looks as though its getting as far as bootparams, but cant see the files
that it wants on the mount point?


Any help in this would be gratefully received.


Peter Ullah
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