Chris Tillman wrote: >On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 08:14:36PM -0500, Rod Stewart wrote: > >>On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Adam C Powell IV wrote: >> >>>>You probably do not want the 'netconfig_eth0 flash' set in the firmware >>>>with save-all. >>>> >>>Really? I haven't had it interfere with my setup with save-all. What >>>kinds of problems can it cause? Is it just that the network gets >>>configured twice, once by the NeTTrom and once by the OS? >>> >>Well, no it won't/shouldn't interfere with anything. The only thing is >>it will polute your /proc/cmdline. The network doesn't get configured >>twice, it is usually silently ignored. >> >I moved that command to last. Is that right? Anything else awry here? > A few last nitpicks below...
Also, Rod, where is the dhcpd.conf stuff documented? >=================================================================== >RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/boot-floppies/documentation/en/rescue-boot.sgml,v >retrieving revision 1.88 >retrieving revision 1.89 >diff -u -r1.88 -r1.89 >--- boot-floppies/documentation/en/rescue-boot.sgml 2002/03/20 05:42:42 1.88 >+++ boot-floppies/documentation/en/rescue-boot.sgml 2002/03/26 05:05:56 1.89 >@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ > <!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> > >-<!-- $Id: rescue-boot.sgml,v 1.88 2002/03/20 05:42:42 toff Exp $ --> >+<!-- $Id: rescue-boot.sgml,v 1.89 2002/03/26 05:05:56 toff Exp $ --> > > <chapt id="rescue-boot">Booting the Installation System > <p> >@@ -773,7 +773,8 @@ > > <p> > Booting from the network requires that you have a network connection >-supported by the boot floppies, a <![ %supports-rarp [ RARP or a ]]> >+supported by the boot floppies, including either a static network >+address or a DHCP server, a <![ %supports-rarp [ RARP or a ]]> > BOOTP server, and a TFTP server. > > <![ %powerpc [ Currently, PReP and New World PowerMac systems support >@@ -785,24 +786,61 @@ > The installation method to support TFTP booting is described in <ref > id="install-tftp">. > >- <p> >-<![ %arm [ On NetWinder machines, use the following commands at the >-NeTTrom prompt: >+<![ %arm [ >+RARP / BOOTP servers are not needed for NetWinder machines. >+ <p> >+On NetWinder machines, the 10Mbps NE2000-compatible card is interface >+eth0 and the 100Mbps Tulip card is interface eth1. NOTE: You need >+NeTTrom 2.2.1 or later to boot the installation system. NeTTrom 2.3.3 is >+recommended: get these files from >+<url id="ftp://ftp.netwinder.org/pub/netwinder/firmware/";>: >+<list> <item><file/nettrom-2.3-3.armv4l.rpm/ >+ <item><file/nettrom-2.3.3.bin/ >+ <item><file/nettrom-2.3.3.bin.md5sum/ >+</list> >+ <p> >+After rebooting and interrupting the boot process during the countdown, you >+must first configure the network either with a static address: >+<example> >+ NeTTrom command-> setenv eth0_ip 192.168.0.10/24 >+</example> >+where 24 is the number of set bits in the netmask, or a dynamic address: >+<example> >+ NeTTrom command-> > NeTTrom command-> boot diskless ><!--(I don't know how to do this)--> >+</example> >+ <p> >+You may also need to configure the <tt>route1</tt> settings if the TFTP >+server is not on the local subnet. The rest of the config is pretty >+standard (the save-all step is optional): >+ >+<-- To be deleted: >+ > <example> > NeTTrom command-> setenv kernconfig tftp > NeTTrom command-> setenv rootdev /dev/ram0 > NeTTrom command-> boot > </example> >-<p> >-NOTE: You need NeTTrom 2.2.1 or later to boot the installation >-system. NeTTrom 2.3.3 is recommended: get it from >-<file>ftp://ftp.netwinder.org/devteam/andrewm/redhat/RPMS/</file>. >-<p> >-On CATS machines, use <tt>boot de0:</tt> or similar at the Cyclone >-prompt. >-<p>The installer can use Tulip or NE2000-compatible network cards. On >-a NetWinder, the installer will configure the 10Mbps interface as eth0 >-and the 100Mbps interface as eth1. >+ >+--> >+ >+<example> >+ NeTTrom command-> setenv kerntftpserver 192.168.0.1 >+ NeTTrom command-> setenv kerntftpfile tftpboot.img >+ NeTTrom command-> save-all >+ NeTTrom command-> setenv netconfig_eth0 flash >+ NeTTrom command-> setenv kernconfig tftp >+</example> >+ <p> >+Only the last > two of these interfere ><!--of these interferes--> with normal disk booting, so it is >+safe to save-all right before it, which will store the network settings >+in case you need to boot from the network again. Use the "printenv" >+command to review your environment settings. Finally, if your >+"cmdappend" NeTTrom variable has the "noinitrd" option (which is >+necessary to boot 2.4 kernels), you must remove it so the downloaded >+kernel can boot with its attached ramdisk. >+ <p> >+On CATS machines, use <tt>boot de0:</tt> or similar at the Cyclone prompt. >+ > ]]> > Thanks very much, this is great! -- -Adam P. GPG fingerprint: D54D 1AEE B11C CE9B A02B C5DD 526F 01E8 564E E4B6 Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe! <http://lyre.mit.edu/%7Epowell/The_Best_Stuff_In_The_World_Today_Cafe.ogg> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
