Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:13:22 -0500 From: Mathew KANNER <mat@cs.mcgill.ca> To: John Hay <jhay@icomtek.csir.co.za> Cc: Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@whistle.com>, Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dhcp boot was: Re: diskless workstation Message-ID: <20001104131322.A22004@cs.mcgill.ca> In-Reply-To: John Hay's message [Re: dhcp boot was: Re: diskless workstation] as of Sat, Nov 04, 2000 at 07:59:32PM %2B0200 References: <200011041721.JAA61486@whistle.com> <200011041759.eA4HxWv67962@zibbi.icomtek.csir.co.za>
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On Nov 04, John Hay wrote: > > John Hay writes: > > | > > the dhcp.xxx stuff is easy, the problem is that the DHCP options are not > > | > > enough, so im trying to look into defining a FBSDclass ala PXEClient, and > > | > > supplying stuff like usr-ip/usr-path swap-ip/swap-path or whatever. > > | > > > | > You don't need those; you can get them out of /etc/fstab. In particular, > > | > the whole idea of passing the NFS swap details in at this stage is just > > | > *totally* bogus. > > | > > | How do you specify nfs swap in the fstab file? I have been trying the > > > > You don't, it is done via the bootp or dhcp record option 128 for example > > option option-128 "192.168.2.254:/usr/work/netboot"; > > You then have to make the swap file in that directory of format > > swap.<IP of client> > > Use dd to create the file by copying /dev/zero for the size you want. > > > > Note during boot up the kernel will tell you what it is using for > > swap via this request. > > The option-128 confuse the pxeboot program. If I put > > option root-path "/export/diskless"; > option option-128 "10.1.2.3:/export/shark"; > > in the dhcpd.conf file, pxeboot tries to mount /export/sharkM-^[^B-iÿ > as the root filesystem. Removing the option-128 line at least get me to > boot albeit without swap. Try shortening the paths, ie root-path "/e/d". This might get you a little more room. --Mat > > John > -- > John Hay -- John.Hay@icomtek.csir.co.za > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message -- Mathew Kanner <mat@CS.McGill.CA> SOCS McGill University Obtuse quote: He [not me] understands: "This field of perception is void of perception of man." -- The Quintessence of Buddhism To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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