Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 23:06:06 +0300 From: Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il> To: Chris Csanady <cc@ameslab.gov> Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: diskless workstation Message-ID: <E13b7B0-0002dP-00@sexta.cs.huji.ac.il> In-Reply-To: Your message of Mon, 18 Sep 2000 14:58:19 -0500 .
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In message <39C673DB.135A25FC@ameslab.gov>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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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