Solaris
network booting from a Linux server
Blarg. I've filed a bug report with Red Hat
(since I'm technically using their shipping kernel, not a
stock kernel, although this appears to be a general problem) and
fired a message off to the Linux NFS development mailing
list regarding getting the Solaris network install
working from a Linux machine. The problem is with the NFS
root filesystem that the installing server tries to use; it
mounts up fine, but then fails to be able to communicate
because of some incompatibility. If I were to throw the NFS
root over to a solaris machine, I'd be able to install just
fine (with the installation media itself being on the Linux
box; only the NFS root needs to be on the Solaris system).
How annoying.