On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 13:03 -0400, Dave Jones wrote: > On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 12:05:10PM -0400, Tom spot Callaway wrote: > > In testing, I've found that sparc64 needs an entirely untouched, > > unstripped kernel in order to netboot. The kernels which have gone > > through the debuginfo process did not netboot properly, but an untouched > > copy of the kernel made right after it is built work fine. > > > > This is a variant of the spec code we've been using in Aurora for a > > while, it enables a with-unstripped option, and only enables it for > > sparc64. If enabled, it makes a copy, calls it foo-UNSTRIPPED, and > > includes it in the %files macro. > > > > If this is ok, let me know, and I'll commit it in rawhide. If there is a > > better way to be doing this, also let me know. :) > > Is there a pointer to a spec/standard or something that sparc netbooting > uses (or is it just regular PXE?) that might mention caveats that > explain why the stripped kernel doesn't netboot? Its not regular PXE. We convert the elf kernel to an a.out file, then netboot it via TFTP. ~spot _______________________________________________ Fedora-kernel-list mailing list Fedora-kernel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-kernel-list
