It sounds like the boot program has loaded the kernel (via nfs),
	and now the kernel is failing on the rpc.bootparams call.

	Hmm - could you enable debugging on your rpc.bootparamd (or linux
	equiv :), and see if it thinks it getting any queries?

		David/absolute

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On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Allan Kelly wrote:

> Hi, I've been using my Sun 3/60 dual-headed (mono w. salvaged cgfour
> retro-fitted) and booting from Linux using Xkernel. I'm very interested in
> NetBSD, and so I was delighted to see that a NetBSD Xkernel has been assembled.
> Luckily I was familiar with the procedure, as there's no instructions! I've got
> (I believe) to the same point as Wil, but unfortunately I don't understand your
> solution. I'd _really_ appreciate some hand-holding here!
> 
> netboot loads via tftp, netbsd loads and boots. At this stage I have messages in
> /var/log/messages telling me that the root directory has been mounted by the
> Sun, but the Sun says (repeatedly)
> RPC timeout for server 0x81d7461a
> which is indeed my server's IP. So, following from Wil's lead I try tcpdump, as
> follows: (The Sun 3/60 is dunbar.ucs.ed.ac.uk, the Linux box is lammermuir)
> 
> $ tcpdump host dunbar
> eth0: Setting promiscuous mode
> eth0: Setting promiscuous mode
> tcpdump: listening on eth0
> 09:15:45.450000 dunbar.1022 > lammermuir.ucs.ed.ac.uk.637: udp 80
> 
> This last line simply repeats with the  time updated, every 5 seconds.
>