Well the bad news is....
Option? 5
Command Monitor.  Type "exit" to return to the menu.
>> boot -f bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.e   ^R
? boot -f bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ecoff
Setting $netaddr to 10.0.0.5 (from server 10.0.0.3)
Obtaining /tftpboot/netbsd.ecoff from server 10.0.0.3

Cannot load bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ecoff.
Illegal f_magic number 0x162, expected MIPSELMAGIC or MIPSEBMAGIC.

Exception: <vector=Normal>
Status register: 0x30004803<CU1,CU0,IM7,IM4,IPL=???,MODE=KERNEL,EXL,IE>
Cause register: 0x8010<CE=0,IP8,EXC=RADE>
Exception PC: 0x9fc419a8
Read address error exception, bad address: 0x696e666b
Local I/O interrupt register 0: 0x8 <ENET>
Local I/O interrupt register 2: 0xc8 <EISA,SLOT0,SLOT1>
  Saved user regs in hex (&gpda 0xa8740e48, &_regs 0xa8741048):
  arg: 696e666f a8740000 a87490b8 0
  tmp: 211 a87476d0 a87fe6d8 a874a480 a87476d0 0 a87476d0 1
  sve: 0 a874a480 48 f a87fe848 10000000 a87fe959 9fc4a744
  t8 a87476d0 t9 0 at ffffffff v0 44 v1 44 k1 bad11bad
  gp feeef7fd fp 9fc4a88c sp a87fe760 ra 9fc32140

PANIC: Unexpected exception

[Press reset or ENTER to restart.]

Collin



On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Scott G. Akmentins-Taylor wrote:

> > In message <Pine.GSO.4.31.0111142300180.14986-100000@exa.cs.umn.edu>, you write
> > :
> >
> > -> Im fairly new at bootp() installs and Im getting the following error...
> > -> Cannot load bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ram
> > -> Illegal f_magic number 0x7f45, expected MIPSELMAGIC or MIPSEBMAGIC.
> > -> Unable to load bootp():/tftpboot/netbsd.ram: execute format error
> > -> Any body able to help on this...
> > -> oh this is a challange M (simmilar to the s)
> >
> > This means that your Challenge M (which is actually basically an Indigo2
> > the same way the S is basically an Indy) has an old PROM and doesn't
> > understand ELF kernels.  While my Challenge S (and maybe Indy too, though
> > I don't recall) boots ELF kernels just fine, my Indigo2 needs an ECOFF
> > kernel.
> >
> > Chalk it up to PROM limitations,
>
> Hi.
>
> Collin, would you be able to try the following kernel I've just made
> available?
> ftp.mrynet.com:/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5.2-sgimips/INDY/binary/kernel/netbsd.ecoff.gz
>
> This is an ecoff'ised kernel.
>
> Thanks!
> -scott
>