On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 02:13:28PM -0400, David Anthony Hacker wrote: > > i have one g3 running debian. i would like to netboot a number of g3s > hooked up to the server already running. i have read the yaboot/netboot > how-tos on penguinppc.org but still have some questions: > > 1. do i need a native filesystem (i.e. swap, root, etc) on the > clients?
Yes, the only thing it gets from the server is the kernel and yaboot. But it might be possible to nfs-mount a root device, with the right kernel. I seem to remember someone on this list trying that for the prep architecture. > 2. i need a 'copy of yaboot' of my /tftpboot. is this the yaboot that > resides on the bootstrap partition? Yes, but the easier place to get it from is /usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
