Re: [suse-sparc] Blade 100 tftp image for testing

From: Urs Steiner (suse-sparc@darkstone.ch)
Date: Wed May 23 2001 - 08:29:08 PDT

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From: "Urs Steiner" <suse-sparc@darkstone.ch>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 17:29:08 +0200
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Blade 100 tftp image for testing

    Hi Thorsten

    > I made a test kernel and tftp boot image for the Blade 100. Since
    > I don't have access to one, maybe somebody else who has one and

    as we sold over a 1000 pieces the last two weeks, i got a test model :)
    (Special deal from SUN for some students ..., it's over now)

    > only waits to install Linux on it can give it a try ?

    yeah, that'd be me ...

    > You can find it in ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/kukuk/SPARC:
    > k_blade-2.4.4-0.sparc64.rpm
    > tftp64-blade.img
    >
    > How to install:
    > Boot the tftp64-blade.img over network.

    yeah, we did that ...

    after some small things (e.g installing tftp server and rarp, etc. :) we
    got the blade so far it gets the image ...
    then it says something about changing the kernel
    then "Booting Linux..." and then nothing (for about 10 minutes, then we
    rebooted) ...

    now these are the possible problems:
    1. we did something (generic) wrong, as we don't have any ideas about
    tftp,arp, sparc linux, etc...
    2. we don't have yet either the cd or the files on the NFS server and
    this culd be a problem (but there are no errors on the screen?)
    3. something with the image is wrong ...

    so do you have any idea where to look next, or how I could get some
    error messges

    Because of the holiday here (in Switzerland), i'll only be able to get
    to the machine on Monday again

    Urs 

    --
    A good scare is better than good advice.

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