well, of course OB can read the file system.It loads the kernel after all.The
instructions are encouraging:
OB> boot disk /flash-update
Cool, like, the flash-update is a kernel?Well, not that, but a program
runnable as if it is a kernel?
But it looks like "the OS", er, the OS installer, is between OB and the
kernel;Specifically there are some "boot blocks" installed by the OS, and the
OpenBSD ones don't recognize the file format of the flash-update.
Darn.
Maybe there is a way?
 - Jay


From: jayk123@hotmail.comTo: openbsd@pckswarms.ch; venture37@hotmail.comCC:
misc@openbsd.orgSubject: RE: geom network driver times out on sparc 4.2?Date:
Fri, 16 May 2008 20:17:26 +0000


Awesome, thanks!Normally I would have said "I have never netbooted; it seems
too hard to setup" but those look like great instructions.And I was almost
right in my paranoia about needing Solaris.I still wonder though -- if
OpenBSD's UFS is the same format as Solaris's, or if OpenBSD can create a
Solaris format of file system, then I think OpenBoot can read the files. And
if not, not. I think.Mitigating factors:  I got 4.3 in the mail that
supposedly fixes this.  The wireless networking is working fine.  The OPB
isn't even known to fix this, but hopefully. But yeah, running old OBP/BIOS
not great.  - Jay

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> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 21:21:46 +0200> From: openbsd@pckswarms.ch> To:
venture37@hotmail.com> CC: jayk123@hotmail.com; misc@openbsd.org> Subject: Re:
geom network driver times out on sparc 4.2?> > So, just as I say this, the
page is at:> > http://www.SMTPS.net/netboot_flash_obp.html> > I did an Ultra
10 this way with no problems. I may have done> an Ultra2 as well.> > cheers> >
bruce> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 07:59:48AM +0100, Sevan / > Venture37 >
wrote:> > > And dumb me, I didn't consider OBP as helping the install too.> >
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> So the questions remain if I can install OBP without Solaris, and if I'll> >
have to crack open the case.> > > I'll see...> > > > From the OBP update
page:> > "Note 1: This utility is *not* OS-dependent. The list of releases
shown under> > the> > "Solaris Release" and "SunOS Release" sections may not
be complete:> > The> > absence of a valid Solaris Release or SunOS Release
from the lists> > above> > does not preclude the installation of this patch
against the> > hardware."> > > > > > > >
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