Subject: Problem booting a DECsystem 5000/200
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Jens Ohlig <jens@ccc.de>
List: port-pmax
Date: 11/29/2001 20:11:39
Hello,

I've been struggling with this problem for some days now and I really run out of ideas what to do.

I installed the current snapshot on a DECsystem 5000/200 using dhcpd and tftp, which went absolutely smooth and fine. But after the installation the thing won't boot, claiming it cannot open boot.pmax in the root filesystem. Of course it's there:
>>cnfg
 7: KN02-AA  DEC      V5.3c    TCF0  (104 MB)
 6: PMAD-AA  DEC      V5.3a    TCF0  (enet: 08-00-2b-24-fb-e3)
 5: PMAZ-AA  DEC      V5.3b    TCF0  (SCSI = 7)
>>printenv
 boot=5/rz0/netbsd
 testaction=q
 haltaction=h
 more=24
 console=1
 #=7
 osconsole=7
>>boot
 
NetBSD/pmax 1.5Y FFS Primary Bootstrap
open failed
open 5/rz0//boot.pmax: 6
Can't load '5/rz0//boot.pmax'
open failed
open 5/rz0//boot: 6
Can't load '5/rz0//boot'
open failed
open 5/rz0//boot.pma: 6
Can't load '5/rz0//boot.pma'
 
KN02-AA V5.3c    (PC: 0x80700070, SP: 0x806fffa0)
>>

At this moment I'm about to give up, since there doesn't seem to be anyone who's able to help me. Does anyone on this list have any idea what might be wrong?

Regards,
         Jens


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