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Subject: Difficulty with network+serial console install
From: Roland Turner <raz () arrakis ! com ! au>
Date: 1998-10-26 22:35:30
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Hi there.
Sorry if this has already been covered in this list, I can't find its
archive. This is more a "help with installation" issue than a bug.
I am attempting to install ultrapenguin-1.0.9 on a Sun "Ultra Enterprise
1". This machine has no floppy drive and no frame buffer, so I am
attempting to perform a network install with a serial console.
Whilst I know Linux rather well, I know very little about SPARC
hardware.
I have not been able to work out from the user's guide how to proceed.
The section on installing via a serial console suggests that I type
"linux serial" at the SILO prompt, but the SILO installation
instructions assume that I already have Linux installed. This sounds
like a chicken and egg problem.
I have tried "boot net linux serial" and "boot net serial", but in both
cases I see "Resetting ..." on the serial console, then nothing.
Snooping the network from elsewhere, I see the RARP query and answer and
the complete TFTP transfer (>5000 512 byte packets, all acknowledged),
then nothing. No network activity, no serial console output.
I have tried all three boot images. Their md5sums are:
0143f3e25fc446bf94f4ced54478d718 tftpboot.img
52aad0a57d86c1ad70221967b2a03074 tftpboot.img.old
cbedf6ffad15888c3310d523ea4c947d tftpboot.img.veryold
Can anyone suggest what's wrong?
Thanks
- Raz
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