Hello all... I have one problem and i guess that you can help me... I have some FreeBSD diskless machines, 4.7 ones, working fine. The kernel have been compiled with root_nfs, bootp, and bootp_nfsroot support. So, the ip, network, mask and other configurations are been set with bootp/dhcp protocol. But the machines have hard drives, and i do not obtain nothing purchaising then without one... So, i use it. To load the kernel and for swap device. The loader.4th is working fine ...I was looking in the bootp_subr.c code, and saw whatit does... i saw the pxe.c code too, and saw the boot.netif variables. Now, because i know what variables to set, i do not want bootp anymore. :) The boot.netif.ip, boot.netif.netmask, boot.netif.rootpath and so on, i set without problems, but the boot.netif.nfshandle not. :( Browsing one more time the bootp_subr.c and pxe.c codes, i saw the procedures that set this variable. I'm trying to reproduce it in autoconf.c code, but i can't. The other variables i can set in loader.conf, but i need a function that retrieve from nfs server the nfs handle for the root filesystem. Somebody knows the nfs protocol to help me in the job to write a patch to autoconf.c and sets this variable? I guess that is not so hard task, but i do not write one c code a long time ago... :)
Thanks very much!!! And sory by the english... I guess that freebsd do not think in this situation. Today, HD is not so expansive, and a misc solution is fine! Maybe, one manner for set ip mask and this magic file handle without dynamic protocols... [EMAIL PROTECTED] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
