Re: Indy bootstrap tftp problem

On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 11:08:00 +0100, 
Andrew Cannon [off-list ref] wrote:

I am trying to install Linux on my Indy using the network boot procedure 
described on the debian site at 
<http://www.linux-debian.de/howto/debian-mips-woody-install.html>

This is not getting very far because the tftp load of the bootblock 
fails with the Indy bootrom reporting "ip fragments error" for each tftp 
reply packet that arrives (with debug enabled). Does anyone know what 
might be happening here? Is this a known bug in the bootrom?

Some Indy bootroms do not cope with the "don't fragment" bit (DF) being
set.  If the tftp server is Linux

  echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_no_pmtu_disc