Subject: netbooting from Linux
To: None <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: Victor Hui <vchui@dera.gov.uk>
List: port-alpha
Date: 11/22/1999 09:22:55
I have been trying to netboot NetBSD 1.4.1 on an alpha 3000. The
bootp, tftp and nfs servers are on a Linux box. The boot process
went as far as loading the secondary loader but failed to fetch
the netbsd kernel. Can anyone help?
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# my bootptab:
X.X.X.Y:\
:ht=ethernet:ha=000000000000:\
:ip=192.168.1.2:sm=255.255.255.0:sa=192.168.1.1:\
:rp=/netbsd-alpha:bf=/netbsd-alpha/netboot:\
:hn:vm=rfc1084:to=auto:
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# my nfs exports
/netbsd-alpha X.X.X.Y(rw.no_root_squash)
# /netbsd-alpha contains the untared netbsd binaries
# including the netboot and the netbsd kernel
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# my syslog on the Linux box:
Nov 17 14:50:07 X in.tftpd[9053]: connect from X.X.X.Y
Nov 17 14:50:07 X tftpd[9054]: X.X.X.X: read request for /netbsd-alpha/netboot: success
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# my console output:
# error message is at the end of the listing
>>>
>>> show config
DEC 3000 - M700
Digital Equipment Corporation
VPP PAL X5.48-82000101/OSF PAL X1.35-82000201 - Built on 11-MAR-1994 16:45:13.11
TCINFO DEVNAM DEVSTAT
------ -------- --------
CPU OK KN17-BB -V3.3-56F1-I162-sV2.1-DECchip 21064A P2.0
ASIC OK
MEM OK
8
7
NVR OK
SCC OK
NI OK
ISDN OK
6
SCSI OK
0-PMAGD-AA TCO
>>>
>>> show devices
BOOTDEV ADDR DEVTYPE NUMBYTES RM/FX WP DEVNAM REV
------- ---- ------- -------- ----- -- ------ ---
ESA0 XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX , TENBT
DKA200 A/2/0 DISK 1.05GB FX RZ26L 440C
DKA300 A/3/0 DISK 2.14GB FX ST12400 8650
DKA400 A/4/0 RODISK 623.55MB RM WP RRD43 0064
..HostID.. A/7 INITR
..HostID.. B/7 INITR
>>>
>>> show
AUTO_ACTION = HALT
BOOTDEF_DEV = DKA300
BOOT_OSFLAGS = 0,0
ENABLE_AUDIT = ON
BOOT_RESET = ON
SCSI_RESET = 5
DIAG_LOE = OFF
DIAG_QUICK = OFF
DIAG_SECTION = 1
ETHERNET = XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX , TENBT
FAST_SCSI_A = OFF
FAST_SCSI_B = OFF
LANGUAGE = 3
MOP = OFF
SECURE = OFF
RADIX = 0
SCSI_A = 7
SCSI_B = 7
SERVER = OFF
TRIGGER = OFF
>>>
>>> boot ez0
INIT-S-CPU ...
INIT-S-RESET_TC ...
INIT-S-ASIC ...
INIT-S-MEM ...
INIT-S-NVR ...
INIT-S-SCC ...
INIT-S-NI ...
INIT-S-SCSI ...
INIT-S-ISDN ...
INIT-S-TCO ...
AUDIT_BOOT_STARTS ...
AUDIT_BOOT_REQ
Host server IP address is 192.168.1.1
AUDIT_BSERVER_FOUND
AUDIT_LOAD_BEGINS
AUDIT_LOAD_DONE
NetBSD/alpha 1.4.1 Network bootstrap, Revision 1.7
(ross@sutekh, Jul 31 15:56:00 PDT 1999)
Boot device (BOOTP 0 7 0 0 0 2 CORE-IO) open failed.
Boot failed! Halting...
?05 HLT INSTR
PC= 000000.20000038 PSL= 00000000.00001F00