FAI 2.3.4 on Sparc -- problems

[AUSTIN MURPHY]

I now have FAI 2.3.4 (slightly modified) working correctly for Sun
Ultra 5 Workstations.  

Are you using 32 bit or 64 bit SPARC systems?  I found that there are
significant differences, especially with the kernel support.

I have written some basic information to help my peers here at rutgers
understand what I am doing.  Maybe it can help you too
 http://truth.rutgers.edu/~amurphy/fai-howto

Here is my "Configuration Space", what i call "content."  In the files
subdirectory it includes a debian kernel package of linux 2.4.18 for Ultra
SPARC systems.  
 http://truth.rutgers.edu/~amurphy/sparc-fai-content.tar.gz

Here is the diff file of the changes I made to "make-fai-nfsroot."
Basically I ignore rdev and copy the boot kernel into place by hand. 
 http://truth.rutgers.edu/~amurphy/nfsroot.diff
   - OR -  
 http://truth.rutgers.edu/~amurphy/nfsroot.diff-Naur

I hope you find this helpful.  Feel free to contact me for more
information about FAI on SPARC systems.


Austin Murphy
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Student Systems Programmer
Rutgers University


On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, David Byers wrote:

> I would like to use FAI to install Linux on several Sparcstations. I
> have looked at what the guys in Switzerland posted (linked from the
> FAI home page), but now I am stuck.
> 
> The documentations says run make-fai-nfsroot to set up an NFS root for
> FAI. This script does not work on Sparc Linux. Does anybody have a
> working make-fai-nfsroot for Sparc?
> 
> I was trying to port it myself, but got stuck on the rdev line. I
> don't know how to do rdev on Sparc. I am also unsure which packages
> need to be installed, but I suppose I can work that out.
> 
> I would appreciate any help anyone might have.
> 
> -- 
> David Byers.
>