In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>you write:
}Mike Smith wrote:
}>
}> > ok, once i compiled a kernel with options BOOTP things got better ;-)
}> > it worked several times, but now it boots ok, (pxe->dhcp->tftpboot->nfs)
}> > but after it re-configures the ethernet, the ethernet stops working!
}> >
}> > ponters anyone?
}>
}> You can't run dhclient (DHCP in any of the ifconfig lines in /etc/
}> rc.conf) if you have mounted / via NFS.
}>
}> If you're running -current or a very recent -stable, remove the 'BOOTP'
}> options. The loader now passes all the DHCP information into the kernel.
}> Then leave the interface configuration alone...
}
}Has this actually been merged to -stable yet? I can't find anything that
}actually reads the boot.nfsroot.* loader variables.
}
no, last time i checked it's in SNPNG or something, but not stable.
i tried some retrofitting (made the changes to autoconfig.c) got past mountroot
but got stopped at 'nfs send error 65' :-(
danny
}Chris
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