Subject: Re: Problem booting Indy
To: None <port-sgimips@netbsd.org>
From: Scott Barron <sb125499@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 01/13/2002 02:58:01
On Sun, Jan 13, 2002 at 01:19:28AM -0500, Scott Barron wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm having a small problem getting an Indy booted and was wondering if
> anyone could help me out.  Here's what I've got:  I serial console into
> the Indy and can get it to pull the kernel via tftp and boot that.  I
> have dhcpd answer the bootp request, which it does as shown by syslog.
> When the kernel tries to mount / via NFS, however, it times out.  When I
> watch the traffic with tcpdump I can see the initial bootp request and
> then the tftp transfer of the kernel but after that I never see dhcp or
> NFS traffic on the wire.  My NFS is set up correctly as I have a VAX
> mounting its / from this machine via NFS, so I've ruled that out.  I
> can't figure out why I wouldn't be seeing the dhcp or NFS traffic after
> the kernel boots.  Anyone got any ideas about this?  I have dhcpd serve
> up the same IP address as I set in the PROM on the Indy and it seems to
> work OK to tftp the kernel, so I'm at a loss.  Thanks for any help.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Scott

Nevermind, problem solved!  I found a link to the stuff on mrynet.com
and managed to get an ftp install going on the Indy.  All is well ...
for now.

Thanks,
-Scott