On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 02:42:22PM -0400, Jeff Cook wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been trying to get this NetBSD to install on an HP9000/380. I can't get
> past SYS_INST or SYS_UBOOT. Can someone help...please. What I have is a PC
> running NetBSD 1.5.x connected to an HP9000/380 via a X-over network cable.
> I've configured rbootd on the PC and get the SYS_UBOOT prompt on the HP. But
> where do I go from here? Do I have to setup the PC as a NFS Server? If so do
> I unzip the packages to client root dir.?
> 

Setup dhcpd (something like this:)
In /etc/dhcpd.conf:

<GENERIC STUFF>

host 192.168.6.2 {
  hardware ethernet 08:00:2b:3b:db:70;
  fixed-address 192.168.6.2;
  option domain-name-servers x.y.z.v, x.y.z.g ;
  option swap-server 1.2.3.4;
  option root-path "/export/hp300/root";
  filename netbsd;
}

Enable dhcpd in /etc/rc.conf, start it, check the errors from /var/log/messages,
fix errors etc.

Create /export/hp300/root (or similar, doesn't really matter). Create 
/etc/exports and add:

/export/hp300/root -maproot=root 192.168.6.2

Add mountd=YES and nfs_server=YES into /etc/rc.conf. Untar distribution
into /export/hp300/root. Create device files in /export/hp300/root/dev with
./MAKEDEV all. Check that it boots, fix errors (/export/hp300/root/etc/fstab)
and so on.

If you want coherent and sane information please refer to:

http://www.netbsd.org/Documentation/network/netboot/

The docs seem to refer to bootparamd but I haven't used it in ages.

Good luck, 380 is a nice machine :)
-- 
jht