Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 12:03:12 -0700 From: "David S. Besade" <webmaster@machowto.com> To: <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How To install freeBSD PPC Message-ID: <BC6F6E80.197%webmaster@machowto.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.58.0403060903440.5058@pm6500.larkowski.net>
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on 3/6/04 7:12 AM, Peter Larkowski at peter@larkowski.net wrote: > On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, David S. Besade wrote: >=20 >> on 3/5/04 11:12 PM, Sean Welch at Sean_Welch@alum.wofford.org wrote: >>=20 >>> A word of caution -- you are attempting to follow >>> directions for setting up a server which are intended >>> for configuring a FreeBSD server. You have done this >>> under OS X instead. I do not know if the FreeBSD >>> loader is capable of reading an NFS export hfs+ >>> formated volume. Also, my understanding is that the >>> Apple version of UFS is incompatible with the FreeBSD >>> (much more standardized) version. In other words, it >>> may not be possible to netboot FreeBSD from a Mac at >>> this time. >>>=20 >>> Anyone with more knowledge please chime in -- >>> regardless I'd be interested in the outcome if you >>> would like to give it a try anyway, David. >>>=20 >>> Sean >>>=20 >>=20 >> Sean: >>=20 >> Open Firmware can't understand UFS, that=B9s why the loader needs to be on= an >> HFS+ partition, it was my understanding you could do this from a Mac? >>=20 >=20 > Dave: >=20 > The loader has to be on an HFS(+) partition when booting locally. Sean i= s > saying it might not be possible to use OSX as a server for netboot. The > only issue osx poses (that I can think of anyway) is HFS+'s case > insensitivity, but I would think getting the machine booted would be > doable. I always thought that was the point of nfs.... :) >=20 > You seem to be having dhcp server issues at this point. Does the imac yo= u > are trying to netboot run macos of any type or linux or something? Can > that OS get an ip from the G4 dhcp server? >=20 > -p >=20 >=20 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>=20 Peter, I changed things up a little last night, basically I made the DHCP server machine unspecific and yes the iMac gets an IP from it now. I changed the Open Firmware command to this:"boot enet:,192.168.0.4/loader" it gives me the client/server deal and then says can't fine and can't open loader. So I think the root of my issue is the tftp server doesn't seem to be working. I need some help with that because once that is working it should boot, and I will be able to access it from NFS. ~Dave
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