Re: PATCH: boot-time DHCP

Jes Sorensen (Jes.Sorensen@cern.ch)
13 Dec 1999 11:17:52 +0100


>>>>> "Pavel" == Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> writes:

>> I think the reason is that the kernel bootp code is really
>> obsolete. It will probably go the same way as kernel rarpd
>> sometime in the future..

Pavel> Please don't. It is important for diskless clients. On sun4, it
Pavel> is easy to load kernel (their bios can do that) but I don't
Pavel> think same is possible with initrd.

Why not?

Just piggyback the initrd onto the kernel image.

Jes

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