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On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:01:46 -0800, BertieBigBollox(a)gmail.com wrote:

> On Dec 21, 12:45�pm, hume.spamfil...(a)bofh.ca wrote:
>> In comp.unix.solaris BertieBigBol...(a)gmail.com <bertiebigbol...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > /etc/bootparams seems to be doing its job because client boots up ok
>> > and seems to find the correct sysidcfg.
>>
>> > However, for some reason its saying rules is wrong.
>>
>> The error (which you put in the subject line, making it very hard to read)
>> seems to indicate rather that it can't find the jumpstart dir. �I would
>> interpret that to mean it can't find the rules file at all.
>>
>> > What to check first?
>>
>> Is this a SPARC or x86 system? �Are you using RARP or DHCP? �And what do
>> you have specified for the install_config parameter?
>>
>> --
>> Brandon Hume � �- hume -> BOFH.Ca,http://WWW.BOFH.Ca/
>
> X86 using RARP.


x86 uses PXE boot (which is DHCP anyway), have you set up your DHCP tables
?
>
> install_config (in bootparams) :-
>
> install_config=10.1.99.10:/jumpstart
>
> which is correct. 10.1.99.10 is the IP address of the server, jumpstart
> is the directory containing the rules file etc, and its shared on the
> server.

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