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From: <vdharani@infernopark.com>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: [9fans] Boot floppy
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:18:15 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6197.192.11.226.116.1072732695.squirrel@www.infernopark.com> (raw)

Hi,

I managed to setup a plan9 CPU/Auth/fs server (with kfs). I wanted to make
a boot floppy for diskless workstation. If I remember correctly, I used to
derive the contents of the floppy from the Plan 9 installation floppy.
Looks like that method doesnt work anymore.

All I am trying to do is make a floppy that loads PBS, recognizes ethernet
card (i82557), sends DHCP (or bootp?) request and gets boot paramaters and
then loads the image from p9 server. As you can see, this is kind-of the
usual way it is done. I think I setup the p9 server correctly. What is
needed is a way to make the right boot floppy. Any pointers?

If not, if I keep 9pcdisk in the floppy itself, will it work? Do I have to
specify IP address of workstation itself, fs and auth machines in the
floppy itself? How do I do it? I remeber there used to be a long line with
these details but I dont think 'man plan9.ini' deals with it. Any pointers?

Thanks in advance.

Regards
dharani





             reply	other threads:[~2003-12-29 21:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-12-29 21:18 vdharani [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-12-29 19:14 David Presotto
2004-01-22 23:52 ` vdharani
2004-01-23  1:09   ` jmk

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