From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 18 01:40:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9595B16A4CE for ; Fri, 18 Jun 2004 01:40:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sdf.lonestar.org (ol.freeshell.org [192.94.73.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46AFA43D2F for ; Fri, 18 Jun 2004 01:40:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from smj@cirr.com) Received: from [68.165.228.150] (h-68-165-228-150.sttnwaho.covad.net [68.165.228.150]) (authenticated (0 bits)) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i5I1dWdi021881; Fri, 18 Jun 2004 01:39:34 GMT In-Reply-To: <20040618011506.GQ80675@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <200406151857.i5FIv5Wu028133@egsner.cirr.com> <20040616074051.GJ32239@interwoven.com> <20040617105113.GZ68640@cicely12.cicely.de> <7F2587D8-C0C1-11D8-9CD8-000393DAF5EC@cirr.com> <20040618011506.GQ80675@cicely12.cicely.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v618) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <5C711A9A-C0C8-11D8-9CD8-000393DAF5EC@cirr.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Stephen Jones Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:39:38 -0700 To: ticso@cicely.de X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.618) cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netbooting an install kernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 01:40:02 -0000 On Jun 17, 2004, at 6:15 PM, Bernd Walter wrote: > > After reviewing your original boot log it seems that you manualy booted > the kernel - under normal conditions netboot should read his > configuration including kernel and device.hints. > Maybe something else with the loader scripts is wrong and cuts > progress. > What does your /boot contain? Taking advise form another freebsder, I grabbed the boot-only ISO, copied the 'kernel' file and the 'netboot' file, thinking that was all I needed. When that didn't work, I cp -Rp'ed the mounted ISO into my tftpboot (bootp's dir) and tried that. So, netboot gets loaded, but it can not find a kernel unless I either do a boot kernel/kernel or boot ./kernel (if I place the kernel file in the current directory and rename the kernel directory). $ file boot boot: data $ ls -lad boot -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 7484 Feb 24 02:32 boot