Russell McManus <russell_mcmanus@yahoo.com> writes:

> I've made some progress trying to install NetBSD onto a toshiba 3490ct
> using pxeboot.
>
> I think I've gotten pxeboot_ia32.bin to load via tftp, then the
> INSTALL_LAPTOP kernel to load via tftp.  But relatively early the
> kernel hangs.  I've tried with both -current and 4.0 kernels.
>
> The console messages look something like this:
>
>>> NetBSD/i386 PXE Boot 1.1
>>> (russe@thelonious.cl-user.org, Thu Jun  7 22:49:39 EDT 2007)
>>> Memory 573/129920 k
> Press return to boot now, any other key for boot menu
> Starting in 0
> PXE BIOS Version 2.1
> Using PCI device at bus 1 device 4 function 0
> Ethernet address 00:00:39:02:8d
> net_open: client addr: 192.168.1.101
> net_open: subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
> net_open: net gateway: 192.168.1.10
> net_open: server addr: 192.168.1.10
> net_open: file_name: tftp:netbsd.INSTALL_LAPTOP.4_0
> 2601004+5291780+97364 [212496+200655]=0x804ccc
>
> Then the show is over, frozen.

I've also tried loading the kernel via nfs, and I see the same
behavior.  Any ideas about how to debug this further?  I'm willing to
spend the time, but I have no idea what to try next.

-russ