From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Sep 2 23:14:22 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from valis.worldgate.ca (valis.worldgate.ca [198.161.84.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69D4215283; Thu, 2 Sep 1999 23:14:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from skafte@valis.worldgate.ca) Received: (from skafte@localhost) by valis.worldgate.ca (8.9.3/8.9.1) id AAA77060; Fri, 3 Sep 1999 00:13:34 -0600 (MDT) Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 00:13:33 -0600 From: Greg Skafte To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: RELENG_3 and diskless booting Message-ID: <19990903001333.B74752@valis.worldgate.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.6i Organization: WorldGate Inc. X-PGP-Fingerprint: 42 9C 2C A8 4D 2B C9 C4 7D B6 00 B0 50 47 20 97 X-URL: http://gras-varg.worldgate.com/~skafte Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG please followup only in hackers..... I've Just cvsuped freebsd RELENG_3 as of this evening (~21:00 mdt) and using a rom built with etherboot 4.1b9 which has worked flawlessly for the last couple of months. Tonight I getting Searching for server... My IP xxx.yyy.zzz.www Server IP aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd, GW IP fff.ggg.hhh.iii Loading /disklessroot/hostname/kernel... FreeBSD-elf Entry = 0xC01178A0 Segment -1, offset 00000000, read 00000200, loadpoint 00000000 text size 2 =0x001583fe 00000000 c0100000 Segment 2, offset 00000000, read 00000200, loadpoint 00100000 Segment 2, offset 00000000, read 00158400, loadpoint 00258200 Write trailing bit data size 3= 0x00018780 00158400 C0259400 Segment 3, offset 00000000, read 00158400, loadpoint 00259400 Then the machine reboots .... previously it did ..... My IP xxx.yyy.zzz.www Server IP aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd, GW IP fff.ggg.hhh.iii Loading /disklessroot/hostname/kernel... FreeBSD-elf Entry = 0xC0117669 Segment -1, offset 00000000, read 00000200, loadpoint 00000000 text size 2 =0x001566c6 00000000 c0100000 Segment 2, offset 00000000, read 00000200, loadpoint 00100000 Segment 2, offset 00000000, read 00158400, loadpoint 00258200 Write trailing bit data size 3= 0x00018604 001566c8 c02576c8 Segment 3, offset 000000c8, read 00156800, loadpoint 002576c8 then up comes the normal kernel boot messages to console.... I see a lot of changes have occured, the booting kernel is FreeBSD xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 3.2-STABLE FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE #9: Thu Aug 26 22: 00:55 MDT 1999 root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:/usr/src/sys/compile/DISKLESS i386 and was cvsuped on Aug 26 around 21:00 MDT -- Email: skafte@worldgate.com Voice: +403 413 1910 Fax: +403 421 4929 #575 Sun Life Place * 10123 99 Street * Edmonton, AB * Canada * T5J 3H1 -- -- PGP 2.6.2 Key fingerprint = 42 9C 2C A8 4D 2B C9 C4 7D B6 00 B0 50 47 20 97 http://gras-varg.worldgate.com/~skafte/ http://www.worldgate.com/ -- -- When things can't get any worse, they simplify themselves by getting a whole lot worse then complicated. A complete and utter disaster is the simplest thing in the world; it's preventing one that's complex. (Janet Morris) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message