Subject: Re: diskless 5000/200
To: Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@qut.edu.au>
From: emanuel stiebler <emu@ecubics.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/09/1998 08:56:36
Hi Gregory,

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> From: Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@qut.edu.au>
> To: emanuel stiebler <emu@ecubics.com>
> Subject: Re: diskless 5000/200
> Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 6:34 PM

> > No. I use absolutely the standard 1.3.2 kernels. Why & where i have to
> > change anything ?
> > As i said, the bootserver works fine as a bootserver for vaxen already.
> > they need the rarp & bootparams too.
> > You can probably shed more light on this ?
> 
> The pmax proms *require* a bootp or mop service on the host to remote
boot.
> If you are familiar with NetBSD/vax, then you may already have a mop
> service.  I use bootp.
> 
> NetBSD/pmax, once it has booted, can use bootp *or* rarp/bootparams to
> obtain its network configuration.  Bootp is the default.  It can be
> changed by recompiling the kernel.

Do you say, that i can't use mopd/rarpd/bootparms AND bootp on the same
machine ?
I have to use one Decstation to boot Vaxen/mopd & one Decstation for
booting the other Decstations !??!?!


> Here are some of my notes:

I think, i've done exactly this ...


thanks & cheers,
emanuel