You should make sure that the vmlinux kernel is nfsroot configured. Check the config-* file for CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y. Also read the nfsroot.txt in the cvs Documentation directory for more info. I found that getting the linux filesystem from a linux box works best. The major and minor nodes for the /dev directory are correct. Also, a useful installation page is located at: http://www.stafwag.f2s.com/indy/?lang=eng I found this helpful. john davis On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Robert Rusek wrote: > I just got a SGI Challenge S. I need advice on which flavor of Linux I should install, RedHat or Debian. Which is the better choice. I also need to find out how to install this. I already attempted and failed to install the RedHat 5.1. I am using a RedHat 7.0 box to do the install (bootp/tftp/nfs) but I am not even able to get the setup to run. I am using the latest version of DHCP/BOOTP (ics 2.0) to try to boot. It gets the address then claims it is sending the vmlinux file via tftp. On the SGI it just times out. > > Any advice, pointers, etc would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Robert Ruserk >
