Net-Install Bootp errors - Printable Version

Net-Install Bootp errors - Printable Version

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Net-Install Bootp errors - Equinox - 04-20-2020

I am following Spinlock’s guide for network-installing IRIX and seem to have hit a wall. When running the following from the command prompt:

Code:
bootp():i/30/ovl1/stand/sash64

I get an error that the file is not found on the server.

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Here is what the server sees:

Code:
Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: read 1 entries (1 hosts) from "/etc/bootptab"

Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: recvd pkt from IP addr 192.168.11.200

Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: bootptab mtime: Mon Apr 20 08:32:24 2020

Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: request from IP addr 192.168.11.200

Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: found 192.168.11.200 (octane)

Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: requested path="i/30/ovl1/stand"  file="sash64"

Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: bootfile="/i/30/ovl1/stand/sash64"

Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: vendor magic field is 0.0.0.0

Apr 20 08:34:09 irixinstall bootpd[1068]: sending reply (with no options)

I checked to make sure the file was indeed where I was asking for it from:

Code:
sgi@irixinstall:/srv/tftp/i/30/ovl1/stand$ ls -lha

total 3.7M

drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4.0K Oct 14  2018 .

drwxrwxrwx 4 root root 4.0K Oct 14  2018 ..

-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 505K Feb 21  2011 fx.64

-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 269K Feb 21  2011 fx.ARCS

-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 1.6M Feb 21  2011 ide.IP30

-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 746K Feb 21  2011 ide.IP32

-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 261K Feb 21  2011 sash64

-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 336K Feb 21  2011 sashARCS

I followed everything else from the guide exactly I believe. Here is my bootptab and inetd.conf:

Code:
octane:ip=192.168.11.200

Code:
#:INTERNAL: Internal services

#discard                stream  tcp     nowait  root    internal

#discard                dgram   udp     wait    root    internal

#daytime                stream  tcp     nowait  root    internal

#time           stream  tcp     nowait  root    internal

#:STANDARD: These are standard services.

#:BSD: Shell, login, exec and talk are BSD protocols.

shell           stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/in.rshd

login           stream  tcp     nowait  root    /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/in.rlogind

#:MAIL: Mail, news and uucp services.

#:INFO: Info services

#:BOOT: TFTP service is provided primarily for booting.  Most sites#       run this only on machines acting as "boot servers."

bootps          dgram   udp     wait    root    /usr/sbin/bootpd  bootpd -i -t 120 -d 4

tftp            dgram   udp     wait    nobody  /usr/sbin/tcpd  /usr/sbin/in.tftpd -s /srv/tftp

#:RPC: RPC based services

#:HAM-RADIO: amateur-radio services

#:OTHER: Other services

Here is Spinlock’s guide for reference: http://techpubs.spinlocksolutions.com/irix/remote-irix-6.5-installation-from-linux.html

Any ideas?

RE: Net-Install Bootp errors - Raion - 04-20-2020

Generally DINA or Booterizer are easier to setup. That being said, his guide doesn't usually work well with modern versions of GNU/Linux or if you have DHCP on the same network. DHCP tends to interfere with the Linux bootp in my experience. I suggest trying Booterizer

Equinox - Equinox - 04-21-2020

(04-20-2020, 07:51 PM)Raion Wrote: Generally DINA or Booterizer are easier to setup. That being said, his guide doesn't usually work well with modern versions of GNU/Linux or if you have DHCP on the same network. DHCP tends to interfere with the Linux bootp in my experience. I suggest trying Booterizer

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for (already using a VM)