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From: grenvill@trajan.uk.sun.com (Grenville Whelan - Sun UK)
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Subject: Re: 3/80 boot problems
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Date: 30 May 90 10:32:04 GMT
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In article <8223@brazos.Rice.edu> giacobbe@pilot.njin.net (Jeff Giacobbe) writes:
>This problem just reared its ugly head and I can't figure it out (a call
>to Sun support offered some good advice, but so far no solutions)
>
>We're running a Sun 4/260 server and four 3/80 diskless workstations.  All
>was well until last week.  Suddenly, the 3/80's decided to hang.  I tried
>to reboot them but no luck (example):
>
>	Using IP address {########}
>	Booting from tftp server at {########}
>	Downloaded 129,368 bytes from tftp server
>
>	[....TOTALLY HANGS....]

Have you changed your YP master, or modded the maps in any way?  It sounds
like either YP "/etc/bootparams" file is incomplete, (ie. doesn't contain
entries for the machines failing to boot), or your export permissions are
wrong; check with "exportfs" on the YP server.

Hope this helps.

 Grenville Whelan, Sun UK, Hilton House, Lord St, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 3ND
                   [Tel. +44 061-477-3100, Email: gwhelan@sunuk.Sun.COM]