SUMMARY: Problems to install Solaris x86

From: Cristian Martinez T. (spy@inf.utfsm.cl)
Date: Thu Oct 17 1996 - 09:05:36 CDT


Hello admins!

And the answer came from Iain Lockyer (Iain.Lockyer@camtech.com.au)
Thanks for all Iain.

This is :

>Change the debug level to anything other than 9! It is a documented bug that
>will not work. Try settingit to level 8. Also make sure that there
>are no leading zeroes in the ethers database (ie use ) 8:0:20 instead of
>08:00:20
>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Iain
>
>_______________________________________________________________________________
>Iain Lockyer, CCIE Phone: +61 8 8303 3300
>Systems Engineer Fax: +61 8 8303 4403
>Camtech (S.A.) Pty. Ltd. Email:
>Iain.Lockyer@camtech.com.au

>PO Box 128, 8th Floor,
>Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000, 10 Pulteney Street,
>Australia. Adelaide, Australia.
>_______________________________________________________________________________

My original post was :

> Hello admins.
>
> I'm trying to install SOlaris 2.5.1 on a Pentium 100 Mhz Ollivetti.
> I make this :
>
> # ./add_install_client foo i86pc
> [bla bla]
>
> Then, in the PC, this error appear :
>
> Still trying to find a RPL boot server ...
> Still trying to find a RPL boot server ...
> Still trying to find a RPL boot server ...
> Still trying to find a RPL boot server ...
> .....
>
> In the rpld.log file :
>
> found interface = /dev/le0
> ConfigFile = /etc/rpld.conf
> DebugLevel = 9
> DebugDest = logfile
> MaxClients = 1
> BackGround = TRUE
> LogFile = /var/spool/rpld.log
> StartDelay = 20
> DelayGran = 2
> FrameSize = 1500
> Interface = /dev/le0
> Opening /dev/le
> Sending DL_ATTACH_REQ to /dev/le for PPA 0
> phys_addr_ack: ret[0] ctl.len[18] flags[1]
> My node address: 8:0:20:71:20:46
> Sending DL_BIND_REQ to ethernet driver
> Need to link LLC under /dev/le
> Using llc device /dev/llc2.
> Opening /dev/llc2 for SAP FC
> Opening /dev/llc1 for SAP FC
> Linking /dev/le underneath /dev/llc1 FC case
> setting PPA to 0
> Sending DL_ATTACH_REQ to /dev/llc1 FC
> Sending DL_BIND_REQ to /dev/llc1 FC
> setting RPL multicast address
> Tue Oct 15 17:42:05 1996
> Start listening to RPL requests ...
> FIND frame received
> host is piguchen.inf.utfsm.cl
> Entered clientlookup(), number of clients = 0
> No clients yet, returning
> Raw bootparams input
> root=trauco:/cdrom/solaris_2_5_1_x86/export/exec/kvm/i386.Solaris_2.5.1
install=trauco:/cdrom/solaris_2_5_1_x86 boottype=:in numbootfiles=3
bootfile=/rplboot/200.1.19.38.hw.com:45000
bootfile=/rplboot/200.1.19.38.glue.com:35000
bootfile=/rplboot/200.1.19.38.inetboot:8000 bootaddr=35000
> After translation
> root=trauco:/cdrom/solaris_2_5_1_x86/export/exec/kvm/i386.Solaris_2.5.1
> There are 3 bootfiles for this client
> found boot file /rplboot/200.1.19.38.hw.com loading to 45000
> found boot file /rplboot/200.1.19.38.glue.com loading to 35000
> found boot file /rplboot/200.1.19.38.inetboot loading to 8000
> found xfer addr at 35000
> incoming() returned
> Sending out FOUND Frame
> Sending out FOUND Frame
> Sending out FOUND Frame
> Sending out FOUND Frame
> Sending out FOUND Frame
> ...
> ...
> ...
>
> What happen here ?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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