Subject: Re: problem with boot.net and SS1
To: None <Ronald.vanderPol@surfnet.nl>
From: Paul (NCC/CS) <pts@bom.gov.au>
List: port-sparc
Date: 12/13/2000 10:09:32
Ronald.vanderPol@surfnet.nl wrote:

> I have problems trying to net boot my SPARCstation 1. It boots boot.net
> from NetBSD 1.5 but it does not seem to be able to run it:
>
> ok boot
> Initializing memory
> Booting from le(0,0,0)netbsd
> 13200 >> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.9
> >> (root@flambard, Thu Nov 23 03:02:02 MET 2000)
> Booting netbsd
>
> The tcpdump shows (kirk=server, scotty=client)
>
> 14:56:43.592043 scotty.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.13593 > kirk.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.1345:  udp 4
> 14:56:43.593293 kirk.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.1345 > scotty.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.13593:  udp 516
> 14:56:43.649434 scotty.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.13593 > kirk.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.1345:  udp 4
> 14:56:43.650696 kirk.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.1345 > scotty.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.13593:  udp 516
> 14:56:43.706249 scotty.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.13593 > kirk.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.1345:  udp 4
> 14:56:43.706597 kirk.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.1345 > scotty.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.13593:  udp 92
> 14:56:43.724010 scotty.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.13593 > kirk.ncc-1701.surfnet.nl.1345:  udp 4
>
> After this, the SS1 hangs. L1-A does not work, I need to power cycle.
>
> Does anybody have a working boot.net for a SPARstation 1? It has
> 12x1 MB SIMM. I have tried boot.net from several versions. I cannot
> build a boot.net myself at the moment.
>
>         rvdp

I have boot.net working for a SPARCstation 1+ .
It's NetBSD version 1.4.2 though.
I'm not sure exactly what 1.5 versions you have tried
but for your info, 1.5 Alpha 2 wouldn't boot on
SPARC for me.

Paul.






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Paul      (pts@bom.gov.au)
National Climate Centre
Australian Bureau Of Meteorology
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