NetBoot Install Sparc64 Problems

[Anton Shterenlikht]

On Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 01:55:36AM +0200, Narciso Martínez Malnero wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I've got to boot from net (using only tftp without nfs, the server spent
> about 15/20 minutes trying nfs mount before).
> 
> Now I get any errors in the boot with the kernel:
> Release 8.0: jumping to kernel entry at 0xc0088000
> Release 6.0: nothing to autoload yet.
> 	       jumping to kernel entry at 0xc0068000
> Release 5.0: no errors
> 
> Do you know that errors and could be possible update from 5.0 to 8.0 (for
> example) when I have installed it yet?

sorry, I don't know

> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> Sorry if I've answer you directly. I don't usually write to the list, How
> should I answer to belong the same post? (my English is not very well).

just subscribe to the freebsd-questions mailing list.

anton



> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Anton Shterenlikht [mailto:mexas at bristol.ac.uk] 
> Enviado el: lunes, 05 de julio de 2010 17:22
> Para: Narciso Martinez
> CC: freebsd-sparc64 at freebsd.org
> Asunto: Re: NetBoot Install Sparc64 Problems
> 
> On Mon, Jul 05, 2010 at 04:31:32PM +0200, Narciso Martinez wrote:
> > Hello.
> > 
> > I'm trying to net install in Sparc64 (Sun Enterprise 250 without cd-rom).
> > 
> > I've read a lot of post in this list and other guides in Internet but
> > I have some ideas not very clear.
> >
> > I have a Ubuntu server with BOOTP, RARP and TFTP to install in Sparc64
> server.
> 
> not sure about Ubuntu, but from another FreeBSD box:
> 
> http://seis.bris.ac.uk/~mexas/freebsd/sparc64/firmware-update
> 
> These are the guidelines I followed to update firmware
> via ntpboot. I think the same should be used for normal
> boot/install. As far as I understand you only need rarpd and tftpd.
> 
> -- 
> Anton Shterenlikht
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