=09Hello,

I have tried booting NetBSD on a VS3100 over the network using the
description found at:

http://www.carpediem.com/~brianc/projects/vaxen/VAXstation-netboot-HOWT=
O

The network booting part worked, including the expected problems with
rpc.bootparamd and whoami...

Then the problems in the order that they occur:

1. This particular VS3100 is diskless, with some internal scsi bus
left unconnected/unterminated. When booting, I get a some 10 minutes wo=
rth
of messages like

ncr0 at vsbus0: scsi-id 7
scsibus0 at ncr0: 8 targets
ncr0: reselect, BSY stuck, bus=3D0xff
ncr0: reselect, BSY stuck, bus=3D0xff
ncr0: select found SCSI bus busy, resetting
ncr0: reselect, BSY stuck, bus=3D0xff
ncr0: reselect, BSY stuck, bus=3D0xff
ncr0: select found SCSI bus busy, resetting

I guess recompiling the kernel with SCSI support turned off will fix
this, but is there another way of forcing the kernel to ignore the SCSI=
?

2. After the kernel finally decides that the SCSI is dead, I get a
message like=20

  Automatic file system check failed; help!
  Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh:

Fine... But at this point the termial is dead. Except the break key
still works, it puts me back at the >>> prompt.

I really don't have a clue, maybe it changes the console back to the
graphics screen (which is not connected because I don't have it) or
maybe it tries to change the communications setup of the serial port?

=09Regards,

=09Ole Myren R=F8hne