From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 5 20:00:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47F2616A4CE for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 20:00:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCA6A43D55 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 20:00:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i1640RFR066823 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 20:00:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i1640Rls066822; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 20:00:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 20:00:27 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200402060400.i1640Rls066822@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Victor Sudakov Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B7116A4CE for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 19:54:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from sibptus.tomsk.ru (sibptus.tomsk.ru [212.73.124.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1764C43D39 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2004 19:54:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sudakov@sibptus.tomsk.ru) Received: from sibptus.tomsk.ru (sudakov@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sibptus.tomsk.ru (8.12.6p3/8.12.6) with ESMTP id i163pOwU006670; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 09:51:24 +0600 (OMST) (envelope-from sudakov@sibptus.tomsk.ru) Received: (from sudakov@localhost) by sibptus.tomsk.ru (8.12.6p3/8.12.6/Submit) id i163pNtK006669; Fri, 6 Feb 2004 09:51:23 +0600 (OMST) (envelope-from sudakov) Message-Id: <200402060351.i163pNtK006669@sibptus.tomsk.ru> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 09:51:23 +0600 (OMST) From: Victor Sudakov To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 cc: sudakov@sibptus.tomsk.ru Subject: docs/62412: one of the diskless boot methods described in the Handbook is flawed X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Victor Sudakov List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 04:00:32 -0000 >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: 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: