Subject: Re: bootstrapping 425t problems
To: Herb Peyerl <hpeyerl@beer.org>
From: None <bert@xpilot.org>
List: port-hp300
Date: 10/04/1996 15:36:32
Herb Peyerl writes:
> 
> bert@xpilot.org  wrote:
>  > A 425t which I want to boot via the Ethernet doesn't seem to send the
>  > correct boot requests.  Here's the "tcpdump ether host 08:00:09:17:0e:99":
>  > 
>  >     04:33:10.763459 8:0:9:17:e:99 > 9:0:9:0:0:4 sap f8 ui/C len=43
>  >                              0000 0006 0806 0901 0000 0000 00ff ff00
>  >                              0248 5053 3330 3020 2020 2020 2020 2020
>  >                              2020 2020 2000 00ee ee11 11
> 
> At first glance, those look like Apollo boot requests. ie: "netman" of
> Domain/OS fame. I'm not sure though. Is the machine in Domain mode?
> 

No not anymore.  It's true that it used to run under Domain/OS before, but I
used the CF command in service mode to set it to HP-UX bootmode Permanently.

When it sends these messages on the net in the bottom of the screen it prints:

System Search Mode
RESET To Restart

and after pressing the spacebar:

System Search Mode
RESET To Restart, SPACE clears input         Select System, Type Return      ?

Bert