Hackintosh Netboot Server

Liyo · August 7, 2009

Not sure where to post this question.

I've been trying to re-install Leopard 10.5.6 on an old Powerbook G4. The superdrive is not reading a the backup copy (DVD+DL) of my Leopard installation DVD (original DVD broke in half). So I decided to do a NetInstall instead.

Followed various documentation online and manage to get everything working...for the most part.

The Netboot server is a Hackintosh Leopard 10.5.7 Client. DHCP/BSDP is configured properly and working. TFTP is also working properly and client is receiving boot rom properly.

But once the client reaches the point where it's trying to load the NetInstall.dmg, the server loses connectivity. Can't ping anything from the server, and resolve any DNS. Only way to fix this is to restart the server.

Aug  7 00:47:17 Noir bootpd[539]: re-reading /etc/bootptab
Aug  7 00:47:17 Noir bootpd[539]: Loaded 0 entries from bootptab (0 bad)
Aug  7 00:47:17 Noir bootpd[539]: server name Noir.local
Aug  7 00:47:17 Noir bootpd[539]: interface en0: ip 10.0.0.80 mask 255.0.0.0
Aug  7 00:47:17 Noir bootpd[539]: bsdpd: re-reading configuration
Aug  7 00:47:17 Noir bootpd[539]: bsdpd: shadow file size will be set to 48 megabytes
Aug  7 00:47:17 Noir bootpd[539]: bsdpd: age time 00:15:00
Aug  7 00:47:21 Noir bootpd[539]: BSDP DISCOVER [en0] 1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96 arch=ppc sysid=PowerBook6,1
Aug  7 00:47:21 Noir bootpd[539]: DHCP DISCOVER [en0]: 1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96
Aug  7 00:47:21 Noir bootpd[539]: OFFER sent <no hostname> 10.0.0.102 pktsize 300
Aug  7 00:47:21 Noir bootpd[539]: DHCP REQUEST [en0]: 1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96
Aug  7 00:47:21 Noir bootpd[539]: ACK sent <no hostname> 10.0.0.102 pktsize 300
Aug  7 00:47:23 Noir Software Update[541]: arguments=(null)
Aug  7 00:47:26 Noir bootpd[539]: BSDP INFORM [en0] 1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96 arch=ppc sysid=PowerBook6,1
Aug  7 00:47:26 Noir bootpd[539]: NetBoot: [1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96] BSDP ACK[LIST] sent 10.0.0.102 pktsize 300
Aug  7 00:47:26 Noir bootpd[539]: DHCP INFORM [en0]: 1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96
Aug  7 00:47:26 Noir bootpd[539]: ACK sent <no hostname> 10.0.0.102 pktsize 300
Aug  7 00:47:35 Noir bootpd[539]: BSDP INFORM [en0] 1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96 arch=ppc sysid=PowerBook6,1
Aug  7 00:47:35 Noir bootpd[539]: NetBoot: [1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96] BSDP ACK[SELECT]sent 10.0.0.102 pktsize 381
Aug  7 00:47:35 Noir bootpd[539]: DHCP INFORM [en0]: 1,0:a:95:7f:c7:96
Aug  7 00:47:35 Noir bootpd[539]: ACK sent <no hostname> 10.0.0.102 pktsize 300
Aug  7 00:47:35 Noir com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.tftpd[543]): Stray process with PGID equal to this dead job: PID 544 PPID 1 tftpd
Aug  7 00:47:36 Noir com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.tftpd[545]): Stray processwith PGID equal to this dead job: PID 546 PPID 1 tftpd
Aug  7 00:47:39 Noir com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.tftpd[547]): Stray processwith PGID equal to this dead job: PID 548 PPID 1 tftpd

This is about where the server loses connectivity, but nothing in the system.log.

Aug  7 00:48:30 Noir kernel[0]: nfsd send error 35
Aug  7 00:48:30 Noir kernel[0]: nnfsd sennd efrrofr sd send sd se35
Aug  7 00:48:30 Noir kernel[0]: nd error error 35
Aug  7 00:48:30 Noir kernel[0]: 35
Aug  7 00:48:30 Noir kernel[0]: nfsd send error 32
Aug  7 00:48:30: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Aug  7 00:48:30 Noir kernel[0]: nfsd send error nfsd send error 32
Aug  7 00:48:30 Noir kernel[0]: 32

I've pretty much stuck, any ideas would be great.

Thanks.

zoltan99 · October 15, 2009