Re: kernel load failure

[Andreas Gustafsson <gson%gson.org@localhost>]

Patrick Welche wrote:
> > pxeboot & INSTALL from
> > 
> > ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-7.0.1/amd64/
> > 
> > behave in the same way, but stops at 12120088

For what it's worth, I have an automated testing setup that netboots
-current kernels using the -current pxeboot, and it's working.  Though
it's loading the kernel over TFTP instead of NFS - perhaps that makes
a difference.

Here's the log output from a successful boot for your reference:

> NetBSD/x86 PXE boot, Revision 5.1 (from NetBSD 7.99.37)
>> Memory: 569/2873920 k
Press return to boot now, any other key for boot menu
booting netbsd - starting in 5 seconds.4 seconds.3 seconds.2 seconds.1 seconds.0 seconds.0 seconds.
PXE BIOS Version 2.1
Using PCI device at bus 4 device 4 function 0
Ethernet address 00:1b:fc:9e:0f:b4
9872659+10907160+995816 [12773]=0x165da30
ksyms: Symbol table not found
ksyms: String table not found
ksyms: Perhaps the kernel is stripped?
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
    2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
    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 7.99.37 (INSTALL) #0: Tue Sep 13 22:04:14 EEST 2016

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Andreas Gustafsson, gson%gson.org@localhost