Choi,

I was able to successfully netboot this kernel. Here's what I did on my
DEC3000 running NetBSD 1.5ZA:

uncomment tftp and bootps in /etc/services
uncomment tftp and bootps in /etc/inetd.conf

ps aux | grep inetd | awk '{ print $2 }' | xargs kill -HUP

mkdir -p /tftpboot/client/root

Get the 1.5.2 netboot code from the NetBSD ftp server
(ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.2/alpha/installation/netboot/netboot)a
nd saved it as /tftpboot/boot.netbsd.alpha

Added this entry to my /etc/bootptab:

# /etc/bootptab
#
client.domain.com:\
    :ht=ether:\
    :ha=aabbccddeeff:\
    :sm=255.255.255.0:\
    :lg=www.xxx.yyy.zzz:\
    :ip=www.xxx.yyy.zzz:\
    :hn:\
    :bf=boot.netbsd.alpha:\
    :bs=auto:\
    :rp=/tftpboot/client/root/:\
    :vm=auto:

Where aabbccddeeff is the MAC address of the network card and
www.xxx.yyy.zzz is the IP address you want to assign to the 2100, and
255.255.255.0 is the correct netmask.

Added this entry to my /etc/exports
# /etc/exports
#
/tftpboot/client/root -maproot=root:wheel   -network www.xxx.yyy -mask
255.255.255.0

same conventions for www.xxx.yyy and 255.255.255.0 as above.

make sure rpcbind, mountd, nfsd are running. If they are already, kill them
and re-run them, this will make them reload the configs. If they aren't
running, run them. they need to be running

The kernel boots, but fails to find /sbin/init. This is not an install
kernel. To continue you will have to setup a basic system, in the
/tftpboot/client/root directory (including /usr, /etc, /sbin, /bin etc) so
the machine can continue to boot.

Hope you can get it going.

If anyone can tell Choi or myself how to make an install kernel, I could
make one and package it up for him. Just to make life that little bit
easier. Heck, I might even submit it to the NetBSD server so others can
enjoy NetBSD on their 2100/2100A's.

Cheers,

Collin

----- Original Message -----
From: "CHOI Junho" <cjh@kr.FreeBSD.org>
To: <sanac@optushome.com.au>
Cc: <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: netboot 1.5ZC on AS2100


>
> I tested with your kernel. Here is the result:
>
>  - boot using 1.5.2 netboot.
>  - gzip netbsd file you gave to me. ( -> netbsd.gz)
>  - no root NFS export. Do I need it to boot the kernel successfully
>    before mounting root?
>
> Output:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> NetBSD/alpha 1.5.2 Network Bootstrap, Revision 1.7
> (he@albatross.urc.uninett.no, Aug 17 23:53:20 MEST 2001)
>
> VMS PAL rev: 0x4000700010538
> OSF PAL rev: 0x4000c0002012d
> Switch to OSF PAL code succeeded.
>
> Boot flags: A
> boot: ethernet address:  <my-mac-addr>
> boot: client addr: <my-ip>
> boot: client name:
> boot: server addr: <tftp-server-addr>
> boot: server path: /u/ftp/instkernel
> open netbsd: No such file or directory
> boot: ethernet address:  <my-mac-addr>
> boot: client addr: <my-ip>
> boot: client name:
> boot: server addr: <tftp-server-addr>
> boot: server path: /u/ftp/instkernel
> 3128216+277792 [92+201576+114701]=0x38d050
>
> Entering netbsd.gz at 0xfffffc0000301290...
> [ using 317336 bytes of netbsd ELF symbol table ]
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> And it hangs. Cursor blinks at bottom, but no responds with any
> keystroke. Even halt button doesn't work, so only way to reboot is
> pressing reboot button or power off.
>
> Anyway, thank you for building custom kernel!
>
>
> From: "Collin Baillie" <sanac@optushome.com.au>
> Subject: Re: netboot 1.5ZC on AS2100
> Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:59:08 +1000
>
> > Hi Choi,
> >
> > I haven't had the chance to try that kernel out in a netboot situation,
as I
> > was (and still am) sick on the weekend.
> >
> > I did get my DEC 3000 setup, and I got the kernel off it. You can find
it at
> > http://members.optushome.com.au/sanac/NetBSD_DEC3000wscons_AS2100/netbsd
> >
> > (It supports sfb on my DEC3000/400 and has support for AS2100 builtin)
> >
> > This won't be here permenantly, so please get it asap.
> >
> > Let me know how you go :)
> >
> > Collin
>
> --
>  +++ Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my employers
+++
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