> Apparently, on Thu, May 09, 2002 at 07:19:45PM +0200, Karsten Merker wrote: > > On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 09:40:11AM -0700, James Simmons wrote: > > > > > > I just recently attempted to install debian on a new indy I just got. I > > > entered the prom boot console and typed bootp()/tftpboot/tfptboot.img. It > > > failed. What steps am I missing? > > > > Without more information on how it failed that is difficult to tell. > > Any logfile entries on the bootp/tftp server? > > Have you looked at http://www.linux-mips.org/technical_faq.html? > > There you can find a list of possible problems when netbooting an Indy. > > > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-mips/current/doc/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-install-tftp > > In particular, make sure to set the two /proc settings on the tftp > server: > echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc > echo "2048 32767" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_ran Okay. Got it to boot. Now it fails with a bunch of SCSI errors. After it complained it hanged. Any ideas or do you need th exact SCSI errors?
