Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 15:20:21 -0700 (PDT) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: alpha@freebsd.org Cc: ticso@cicely.de Subject: Re: How to netboot an Alpha? Message-ID: <200207212220.g6LMKLYd027379@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <20020721172936.GF83916@cicely5.cicely.de> References: <XFMail.20020721094706.jdp@polstra.com> <20020721172936.GF83916@cicely5.cicely.de>
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In article <20020721172936.GF83916@cicely5.cicely.de>, Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely.de> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 21, 2002 at 09:47:06AM -0700, John Polstra wrote: > > Could somebody point me to some instructions on how to netboot an > > Alpha? I don't need much detail, just a quick jumpstart. I already > > know how to netboot an i386 machine using pxeldr. My machine has a > > DE500-BA network interface (dc driver). > > That's what I used with isc-dhcpd some time ago: [...] > netboot is serviced via tftp. > > I'm not shure if it still works as there were several rumours > about problems with netboot. Thanks -- that's helpful. But what do I do on the Alpha itself to tell it I want to boot from the network? John -- John Polstra John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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