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codey n00b
Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 11:02 am Post subject: Netboot doesn't work (Sun Ultra1) |
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Hi there,
I'm trying to install Gentoo SPARC on my Sun Ultra1.
I've set up rarpd and tftpd as told in the documentation but it still doesn't work.
All I get are these messages in syslog (and of course "Timeout waiting for ARP/RAPR packet"):
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Jun 30 12:58:16 dronf rarpd[10208]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:88:ea:86 tell 8:0:20:88:ea:86 not found
Jun 30 12:58:24 dronf rarpd[10208]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:88:ea:86 tell 8:0:20:88:ea:86 not found
Jun 30 12:58:36 dronf rarpd[10208]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:88:ea:86 tell 8:0:20:88:ea:86 not found
Jun 30 12:58:56 dronf rarpd[10208]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:88:ea:86 tell 8:0:20:88:ea:86 not found
Jun 30 12:59:32 dronf rarpd[10208]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:88:ea:86 tell 8:0:20:88:ea:86 not found
Jun 30 12:59:37 dronf rarpd[10208]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:88:ea:86 tell 8:0:20:88:ea:86 not found
Jun 30 12:59:43 dronf rarpd[10208]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:88:ea:86 tell 8:0:20:88:ea:86 not found
Jun 30 12:59:51 dronf rarpd[10208]: rarp who-is 8:0:20:88:ea:86 tell 8:0:20:88:ea:86 not found
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First thought was, that I misspelled the MAC in /etc/ethers, but it seems like it's another problem.
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dronf ~ # grep ^8 /etc/ethers
8:0:20:88:ea:86 sunshine.fnordnet.lan
dronf ~ # grep sunshine /etc/hosts
192.168.178.36 sunshine.fnordnet.lan
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Any ideas?
P.S.: I've got to netboot because the CDROM drive is broken. _________________ Running Gentoo on..
- AMD Athlon64 3400+
- Dual AMD Athlon 1900+ MP
- Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz |
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codey n00b
Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 6
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, after fmccor told me I should run tftpd and rarpd by hand, it began to work... one step further!
Now it's the tftpd that begins to kill my nerves.
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Jun 30 14:55:59 dronf atftpd[10112]: Serving C0A8B224 to 192.168.178.36:45691
Jun 30 14:56:04 dronf atftpd[10112]: timeout: retrying...
Jun 30 14:56:09 dronf atftpd[10112]: timeout: retrying...
Jun 30 14:56:14 dronf atftpd[10112]: timeout: retrying...
Jun 30 14:56:19 dronf atftpd[10112]: timeout: retrying...
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The Box itself shows:
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ok boot net
Boot device: /sbus/ledma@e,8400010/le@e8c00000 File and args:
8400
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And then it doesnt react on anything. Seems like it freezes. _________________ Running Gentoo on..
- AMD Athlon64 3400+
- Dual AMD Athlon 1900+ MP
- Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz |
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Double Click Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 148
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Did you ever got it right? I am looking into buying a old Ultra1 but cannot find much info on how capable this machine is and if Gentoo will run on it. _________________ - To do a certain kind of thing, you have to be a certain kind of person |
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sblaineyuk n00b
Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 34
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:06 pm Post subject: crossover cable? |
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The numbers should count up as it downloads the netboot image.
I think the process is quite sensitive to any network delays - I tried to netboot over wireless and it kept timing out, when I used a crossover cable it worked perfectly...
Are your machines on the same lan segment - and, is it a busy lan segment, maybe try a crossover cable? |
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gentunian Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 118 Location: Río Cuarto, Argentina
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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when I used a crossover cable it worked perfectly...
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So, in the hardware compatibility list there is no Ultra1. Are you running an Ultra1 sun pc with gentoo? In that case, which kernel you have installed?
Thanks, i'm going to install via Netboot and i need to know. _________________ Si un pueblo tiene hambre, no le des un pez. Enséñale a pescar.
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Weeve Retired Dev
Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 641
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:25 am Post subject: |
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Yes the Ultra 1 works fine. I've used one on an off and had no problems, even with netboot.
Two possible gotchas to keep an eye out for
- The Ultra 1 is still prone to high disk I/O lockups using kernel 2.6. It's a known issue, no clue when its getting fixed. If you plan on doing things that require lots of disk I/O, you may be better off on kernel 2.4.
- If you have more than one NIC in the Ultra 1, the boot netcommand may not work quite as you expect. If you don't use the onboard NIC, and you haven't redefined the devalias for net in OBP, then chances are you will run into this.
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gentunian Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 118 Location: Río Cuarto, Argentina
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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It boots ok, with the image from the documentation. Now we are trying to compile it.
I read here:
http://www.ultralinux.org/faq.html#s_2
that the default kernel config is in arch/sparc64/defconfig.
Next week maybe i finish the job. Im studying now, thanks for the reply. _________________ Si un pueblo tiene hambre, no le des un pez. Enséñale a pescar.
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