[syslinux] tftp-hpa to boot aix

[richard turner]

i am using tftp-hpa 0.32 to transfer boot image files of an aix 5.2
system. packets begin to go across the network and then they stop at
about 4200 packets. when i boot from aix bootp server 15227 packets are
transfered.

i have tried with both xinetd and standalone modes with many different
options. i am not sure why it is failing to transfer the entire image.
are there certain options with in.tftp that i should be using? is it not
possible to use a linux tftp server to serve aix boot images to an aix
system?

here is the output i see on the aix system when it is transfering the
files:

BOOTP:  S=1   R=1
FILE /netboot/aixbootimg1
Load Addr=0x4000 MaxSize=0xbfc000
BOOTP: do-TFTP-read couldnt get block 4197
BOOTP: TFTP transfer failed, re-trying transfer ...
FILE /netboot/aixbootimg1
BOOTP read-first-block failed:0
BOOTP read-first-block failed:1
BOOTP read-first-block failed:2
BOOTP read-first-block failed:3