Sun Netra jumpstart issue

Thu Mar 28 13:48:58 PST 2002

On Thu Mar 28 01:41, Hal Pomeranz wrote:
> I'm attempting to jumpstart a Sun Netra X1 from the Solaris 8 (10/01)
> image.  Running into a problem I've not seen before:
> 
>    Executing last command: boot net - install                            
>    Boot device: /pci at 1f,0/ethernet at c  File and args: - install
>    Using Onboard Transceiver - Link Up. 
>    2ae00 
>    Server IP address: 192.168.1.1
>    Client IP address: 192.168.1.2
>    Using Onboard Transceiver - Link Up. 
>    SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-11 64-bit
>    Copyright 1983-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
>    Cannot load drivers for /pci at 1f,0/ethernet at c
>    Can't load the root filesystem
>    Type  'go' to resume
>    ok    
> 
> My read on this is that it's loading the kernel but can't find the
> drivers for the Netra's ethernet device (and therefore can't get the
> rest of the root file system via NFS).  This would lead me to believe
> my jumpstart image needs a patch of some sort from Sun to include 
> this driver.
> 
> Any clues from anybody on this?

*smack*  Read the docs, Hal...

   http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/pdf/806-6137-11.pdf

Sorry for the wasted bandwidth.

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Hal Pomeranz, Founder/CEO       Deer Run Associates       hal at deer-run.com
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