Changes in netboot

Changes in netboot http://nxr.netbsd.org/rss/src/distrib/notes/common/netboot en Copyright 2005 Java For netboot via DHCP, "next-server" in dhcpd.conf(5) is mandatory. Pointed out by Anders Gustafsson on port-hp300@. https://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-hp300/2021/04/21/msg000201.html Should be pulled up to netbsd-8 and netbsd-9. XXX: kernel should use the dhcpd/bootp server address for nfsroot if the specified next-server (siaddr) is 0.0.0.0? /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.39 Sat Apr 24 15:38:10 UTC 2021 tsutsui More cleanup: - simplify TOC handling and remove arg limit (from uwe) - use Lk with explicit anchor text in some places - do not allow official release builds when we can not derive the proper date from the buildid /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.38 Wed Nov 27 09:29:25 UTC 2019 martin Pass the set suffix (either .tgz or .tar.xz) from the makefile. Document the rescue set. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.37 Thu Nov 21 19:23:17 UTC 2019 martin branches: 1.36.8; 1.36.16; 1.36.18; - update upgrade issues: + ARM ABI change + new users + new groups - add modules set where missing - formatting improvements - note that rtsol{,d} will be gone in the future - fix raw partition info - update sparc64 hardware support - remove note about sparc SMP support being broken - update some size requirements (still lots of ancient bogus RAM minimums lingering -- HI PORTMASTERS!) - various other minor content modernization - whitespace fixes /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.36 Tue May 19 19:30:27 UTC 2015 snj branches: 1.35.4; Rename NetBSD/hp700 to NetBSD/hppa. Unfortunately our VCS isn't very helpful here. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.35 Mon Feb 24 07:23:39 UTC 2014 skrll branches: 1.34.8; 1.34.14; Various updates to the install notes. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.34 Mon Jan 26 00:14:42 UTC 2009 snj branches: 1.33.4; Convert TNF licenses to new 2 clause variant /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.33 Wed Apr 30 13:10:48 UTC 2008 martin branches: 1.32.2; 1.32.6; 1.32.8; Improve hp700 install notes somewhat. Actually build and install a SYSNBSD. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.32 Sun Jan 06 20:16:24 UTC 2008 skrll properly display >> /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.31 Tue Dec 11 18:22:25 UTC 2007 jnemeth update URLs /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.30 Tue Dec 11 07:47:44 UTC 2007 jnemeth branches: 1.29.4; Revert previous. It was work in progress, accidentally included when other nearby files were committed. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.29 Sat Mar 03 07:41:17 UTC 2007 apb MAKEDEV.subr no longer exists. Don't install it in any ramdisk or miniroot images. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.28 Sat Mar 03 06:40:06 UTC 2007 apb branches: 1.27.4; 1.27.6; Fix problem solved in 1.25 in a better way. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.27 Sun Mar 26 14:29:12 UTC 2006 wiz Add more description about rbootd(8) and YAMAMORI Takenori's sun-rbootd package for NetBSD/hp300 and OpenBSD/hp300, which works on more other OSs including SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x, HP-UX 10, HP-UX 9, NEWS-OS 4.x, FreeBSD, and Linux. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.26 Sat Mar 25 13:42:41 UTC 2006 tsutsui Fix a macro usage so that it shows (the `client' ). instead of (the `client ).' /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.25 Sat Mar 25 13:19:57 UTC 2006 tsutsui Replace .ie with empty .el or without .el with .if; add some comments; reduce if'd stuff in one case. /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.24 Fri Sep 10 00:59:03 UTC 2004 wiz * don't mention since when we have /etc/rc.d - it's just part of NetBSD /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.23 Sun Aug 22 23:20:04 UTC 2004 hubertf Mention that macppc machines observe the next-server info and try to load their bootloader from that machine, not just NFS kernel /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.22 Thu Jun 10 05:59:05 UTC 2004 mbw Add sparc64 tags and info /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.21 Thu Jun 03 07:25:21 UTC 2004 mbw branches: 1.20.2; More JavaStation setup instructions. XXX - someone please demangle the common/netboot maze and fix the markup ;-) /src/distrib/notes/common/netboot - 1.20 Mon Dec 15 16:10:58 UTC 2003 martin