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Re: nfsrooting
On Sun, 5 Feb 2017 21:22:57 -0800, Rob Braun wrote:
> Most netbsd platforms have some ability to netboot & root off nfs.
> The mac68k port is really only missing the ability to specify it in
> the booter, and the kernel to take that from the booter and set the
> boot device. If the boot device is a NIC, the kernel already knows
> how to bootp for the rest of the information.
You have me slightly confused here...
While I can see that it would be nice sometimes to have the option, you
don't generally specify gory details of a net boot on the client side.
Rummaging through my home /etc/dhcpd.conf, I see
# Macintosh Quadra 700/25
host doorstop {
hardware ethernet 08:00:07:34:08:9c;
fixed-address doorstop.causeuse.org;
#filename "JACKHAMMER";
filename doorstop;
option root-path "/export/doorstop/root";
always-reply-rfc1048 true;
}
which has all the kernel needs to know for mounting root, as long as it
knows how to nfs-boot.
But don't let that discourage you. ;)
Cheerio,
hauke
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