RE: [Etherboot-developers] proto_tftm.c -- Etherboot Multicast TFTP

[Timothy L. <tl...@ro...>]

> Will each machine work individually?
> 
> Do the nodes work if they never become the master?  I don't even know
> if that is possible.

Yes, they work independently and two work together.  (I should try to
see if throwing the 486 into the mix caused issues).  It is possible for
a node to work if it never becomes master.  It simply need to receive
all the packets.  It should still send a disconnect or an error message
to tell the server that it is done.

> Are you possibly calling allot multiple times and never calling
forget.
> 

I thought I had coded to prevent that, but since the two machines that
are not master get it, you may be correct.

> What it really sounds like if this happens on startup is that the
memory
> map the kernel gets passed is corrupted.  What does the e820 map the
> kernel prints out a boot time look like?

I will take a look.

> I might be able to find some time later..  I am so swamped I can
barely
> find time to reply to some of my email. :)  That plus a set of test
> machines
> take some work to commandeer.

Indeed, I am trying to think of a way to commandeer more, but I don't
have a method at the moment.

Thanks for the hints

Tim