Booting from TFTP
&boot-installer-intro-net.xml;
Booting from TFTP on Netwinder
Netwinders have two network interfaces: A 10Mbps NE2000-compatible
card (which is generally referred to as eth0) and
A 100Mbps Tulip card.
You need NeTTrom 2.2.1 or later to boot the
installation system. NeTTrom 2.3.3 is recommended: get these files
from
:
nettrom-2.3-3.armv4l.rpm
nettrom-2.3.3.bin
nettrom-2.3.3.bin.md5sum
When you boot your Netwinder you have to interrupt the boot process during the
countdown. This allows you to set a number of firmware settings needed in
order to boot the installer. You must first configure the network, either
with a static address:
NeTTrom command-> setenv netconfig_eth0 flash
NeTTrom command-> setenv eth0_ip 192.168.0.10/24
where 24 is the number of set bits in the netmask, or a dynamic address:
NeTTrom command-> boot diskless
You may also need to configure the route1
settings if the TFTP
server is not on the local subnet. The rest of the config is pretty
standard (the save-all step is optional):
NeTTrom command-> setenv kerntftpserver 192.168.0.1
NeTTrom command-> setenv kerntftpfile boot.img
NeTTrom command-> save-all
NeTTrom command-> setenv kernconfig tftp
NeTTrom command-> setenv rootdev /dev/ram
NeTTrom command-> setenv cmdappend root=/dev/ram
Only the last three of these interfere with normal disk booting, so it is
safe to issue save-all right before them, which will
store the network settings in case you need to boot from the network
again.
If you want to use the serial console to install your Netwinder, you also
need the following setting:
NeTTrom command-> setenv cmdappend root=/dev/ram console=ttyS0,115200
Use the printenv command to review your
environment settings.
Booting from TFTP on CATS
On CATS machines, use boot de0: or similar at the
Cyclone prompt.
Booting from CD-ROM
&boot-installer-intro-cd.xml;
To boot a CD-ROM from the Cyclone console prompt, use the command
boot cd0:cats.bin