Subject: Re: netbooting from Linux
To: Victor Hui <vchui@dera.gov.uk>
From: Kevin <kev@drule.org>
List: port-alpha
Date: 11/22/1999 16:52:11
Monday, November 22, 1999, 3:22:55 AM, Victor Hui wrote:
> I have been trying to netboot NetBSD 1.4.1 on an alpha 3000. The
> bootp, tftp and nfs servers are on a Linux box. The boot process
> went as far as loading the secondary loader but failed to fetch
> the netbsd kernel. Can anyone help?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> # my bootptab:
> X.X.X.Y:\
> :ht=ethernet:ha=000000000000:\
> :ip=192.168.1.2:sm=255.255.255.0:sa=192.168.1.1:\
> :rp=/netbsd-alpha:bf=/netbsd-alpha/netboot:\
> :hn:vm=rfc1084:to=auto:
I wish i saved my bootptab that worked on my 3000/300. Only thing I
see missing might be :bs=auto. Everything else looks appropriate.
> # my console output:
> # error message is at the end of the listing
>>>>
>>>> show config
> DEC 3000 - M700
> Digital Equipment Corporation
> VPP PAL X5.48-82000101/OSF PAL X1.35-82000201 - Built on 11-MAR-1994 16:45:13.11
> TCINFO DEVNAM DEVSTAT
> ------ -------- --------
> CPU OK KN17-BB -V3.3-56F1-I162-sV2.1-DECchip 21064A P2.0
Am I reading this right? SRM firmware version 3.3? You might want to try
something a little more recent. I have SRM 7.0 on mine with no problems. That
might be mucking up your netboot.
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Kevin mailto:kev@drule.org