Re: [Etherboot-developers] Sundance Driver Status

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On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, Ken Yap wrote:

> >I tracked down the multiple transmission error and worked with Jim on
> >debugging.  The client seems to be getting the correct ip address and
> >the sundance driver is loaded.  However, it does not have the $ROOT_PATH
> >set and cannot mount the nfs partition.  
> 
> Did you assign the root path option for that client in your DHCPD config?


He mentioned that ROOT_PATH wasn't set, but I don't think that's
a problem.  It's just an env variable in the /linuxrc script,
and I'm not even sure i had him check it properly.

What we do see is the client sending an ARP request for
the server's IP address.  The server sends the response,
and then the client sends another arp request.  This happens
once per second.  From what I can tell, it will keep going
forever.

It's like the driver isn't seeing the reply.

It is in the Linux kernel at this point.

Do you think there is anything in the Etherboot driver that
could be mucking up the card where it doesn't work properly
with the Linux driver ?

Jim.