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