Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 09:51:23 +0600 (OMST) From: Victor Sudakov <sudakov@sibptus.tomsk.ru> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: sudakov@sibptus.tomsk.ru Subject: docs/62412: one of the diskless boot methods described in the Handbook is flawed Message-ID: <200402060351.i163pNtK006669@sibptus.tomsk.ru> Resent-Message-ID: <200402060400.i1640Rls066822@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 62412 >Category: docs >Synopsis: one of the diskless boot methods described in the Handbook is flawed >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Feb 05 20:00:27 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Victor Sudakov >Release: FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE-p24 i386 >Organization: AO "Svyaztransneft", SibPTUS >Environment: System: FreeBSD sibptus.tomsk.ru 4.7-RELEASE-p24 FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE-p24 #0: Tue Dec 9 16:41:29 OMST 2003 root@sibptus.tomsk.ru:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NETADMIN i386 >Description: It is known that booting the kernel without loader(8) is fraught with errors. However Handbook Section 19.7 recommends booting kernel via etherboot as one of the two legitimate methods. >How-To-Repeat: When did you last try to boot a diskless kernel prepared as described in 19.7.1.4 via etherboot? It just does not work after loading. See news:<bftrpf$1hik$1@ddt.demos.su> and other numerous reports. >Fix: Only booting via PXE and pxeboot(8) should be described in the Handbook. All references to etherboot should be deleted. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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