Solved it! because I was using RedHad6.0 to to the nfs stuff. The bug that
reports its self as an nfs 3 server, which its not!

restarting the nfs server as "rpc.mountd --no-nfs-version" fixes this!

now I have the problem that it comes up with the error:

...
root on 193.118.65.198:/nfsroot/boot/
root file system type: nfs
warning: no /dev/console
init: not found
panic: no init
Stopped in init at      0x8011e734:     jr      ra
                bdslot: 0x8011e738:     nop 
 
...

I am working on the  problem, but any thoughts I would be gratful!

On Mon, 2 Apr 2001, Barnaby Puttick wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am having touble net booting. I am probably doing this all wrong but
> this what I have done.
> 
> I have configured my DHCP server to give my RaQ2 an ip address and the NFS
> server address. 
> 
> On the nfs server there is a mount called /nfsroot wich contains the file
> system from the cobalt.iso cdrom from the NetBsd site and a boot directory
> with netbsd.gz in.
> 
> >From the Cobalt: prompt on the RaQ2 I typed: 
> 
> "bfd /boot/netbsd.gz boot=/dev/nfs nfsroot=/nfsroot
> 
> the kernel is loaded and ouputed as follows, and get the end result.
> 
> ........................
> 
> Cobalt Microserver Diagnostics - 'We serve it, you surf it'
> Built Wed Mar  3 21:26:25 PST 1999
> 
>  1.LCD Test................................PASS
>  2.Controller Test.........................PASS
>  5.Bank 0:.................................0M
>  6.Bank 1:.................................0M
>  7.Bank 2:.................................64M
>  8.Bank 3:...............................**Simm0 must be >= Simm1**
>  9.Serial Test.............................PASS
> 10.PCI Expansion Slot....................**EMPTY**
> 12.IDE Test................................PASS
> 13.Ethernet Test...........................PASS
> 16.RTC Test................................PASS
> 
> Cobalt: bfd /boot/netbsd.gz root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=/nfsroot
> Decompressing  done
> Decompressing  done.
> Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
>     The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
>     The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
> 
> NetBSD 1.5 (GENERIC) #0: Fri Nov 17 14:24:20 CET 2000
>     soren@raq:/usr/1-5-release/src/sys/arch/cobalt/compile/GENERIC
> 65536 KB memory, 58720 KB free, 3376 KB in 844 buffers
> mainbus0 (root)
> com0 at mainbus0 addr 0x1c800000 level 3: st16650a, working fifo
> com0: console
> cpu0 at mainbus0: QED RM5200 CPU (0x28a0) Rev. 10.0 with built-in FPU
> Rev. 10.0
> cpu0: L1 cache: 32KB/32B instruction, 32KB/32B data, two way set
> associative
> cpu0: No L2 cache
> gt0 at mainbus0 addr 0x14000000
> pci0 at gt0
> pci0: i/o space, memory space enabled, rd/line, wr/inv ok
> pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0: Galileo GT-64111 System Controller, rev 1
> tlp0 at pci0 dev 7 function 0: DECchip 21143 Ethernet, pass 4.1
> tlp0: interrupting at level 1
> tlp0: Ethernet address 00:10:e0:00:42:53
> lxtphy0 at tlp0 phy 1: LXT970 10/100 media interface, rev. 3
> lxtphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto
> pcib0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0
> pcib0: VIA Technologies VT82C586 (Apollo VP) PCI-ISA Bridge, rev 39
> pciide0 at pci0 dev 9 function 1: VIA Tech VT82C586A IDE Controller
> (rev. 0x06)
> pciide0: bus-master DMA support present
> pciide0: primary channel configured to compatibility mode
> pciide0: disabling primary channel (no drives)
> pciide0: secondary channel configured to compatibility mode
> pciide0: disabling secondary channel (no drives)
> VIA Technologies VT83C572 USB Controller (USB serial bus, revision
> 0x02) at pci0 dev 9 function 2 not configured
> boot device: tlp0
> root on tlp0
> nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
> nfs_boot: DHCP server: 193.118.65.198
> nfs_boot: my_domain=umis.net
> nfs_boot: my_addr=193.118.65.197
> nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.224
> nfs_boot: gateway=193.118.65.193
> root on 193.118.65.198:/nfsroot/boot/
> panic: nfs_mountroot: getattr for root
> Stopped in swapper at   0x8011e734:     jr      ra
>                 bdslot: 0x8011e738:     nop
> db>
> 
> 
> ..............
> 
> 
> What have I done wrong? Has anyone got amy ideas?
> 
> Barnaby
> 
>