Christian Walther said: > I'm trying to network-install Sarge on a RS/6000 7025-F50. Using the > configuration menu of the machine, I configured the network interface. The > machine is able to contact my tftpd-Server and to request the initird. > While the file is transfered, it displays the amount of Packets > transfered. Thing is: It stops at > > BOOTP S=1 > Packet Counts = 2300 > > It doesn't try again, but after a couple of minutes it continues by > choosing the 2nd boot method configured.
Have you read this very useful document: http://penguinppc.org/~hollis/linux/rs6k-netboot.shtml ? In particular, the reference to ARP packets causing transfers to fail. > I'm completely lost of why this happens, so I'm not sure if this is a > limit of the 7025-F50 (I somewhere read about some RS/6000 not being able > to netboot bigger than a certain size, but I can't find the link anymore), > if this is a bug of the machine (Firmware, probably), or if I just used > the wrong installer files. I have to admit I got confused because of > several description about this machine on the net. The Debian install > manual states that the 7025-F50 is PREP, while penguinppc says that it's > CHRP. So I tried both prep and chrp.initrd, and the initrd from > people.debian.org/~luther, both the ones in the d-i/-directory, as well as > daily builds from a few weeks ago. It is a CHRP machine. There is no doubt. If you see someone refer to the F50 as a PReP machine you must become angry and chastise the offender ;-) > So I wonder how to get rid of this error, and what kind of machine the > 7025-F50 really is. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Leigh.
