Laurent
I recall having to get through over a number of
hurdles net installing onto my SS20s. Note that my
boot server was Linux, but I'll list them all here:

1. Ensure 10mb connection
The old bootproms dont handle 100mb even if you go out
through a 100mb hme, bm or similar, and don't assume
an auto-negotiating hub will be ok - it won't work 9
out of 10 times I've observed. Either use a 10mb hub
or hardwire your cisco or whatever to 10/half...

2. Is RARP running?
There process under Linux should look something like
/sbin/rarpd
Also ensure your /etc/ethers and /etc/hosts file are
populated.

3. Is rpc.bootparamd running?
This looks like where yours is having trouble.
Is the process rpc.bootparamd runing and is your
/etc/bootparams file populated with and entry for the
given host to direct it to an NFS share where it will
find the bsd source. The example below for the host I
am building, 'epsilon' (as per /etc/ethers & hosts),
where 'root' equals the address of the install server
and the NFS share with the source.

epsilon root=192.168.0.2:/home/build/netbsd/1.6

Hope this helps
Derek

 --- Laurent FAILLIE <l_faillie@yahoo.com> wrote: >
Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to install NetBSD 1.6 on my Sparc Station
> 2
> using a net install (my goal is to test the upgrade
> procedure of 1.6.1 before upgrading my live server
> runing on an SS5).
> 
> The server for this installation is an Ultra5 under
> Solaris 8 using the same binary and configuration I
> used to install the SS5.
> 
> But, when I boot the machine, I got :
> 
> ok boot le1 netbsd-GENERIC
> 
> SPARCstation 2, No Keyboard
> ROM Rev. 2.6, 64 MB memory installed, Serial
> #4403387.
> Ethernet address 8:0:20:13:6:44, Host ID: 554330bb.
> 
> 
> Rebooting with command: le1 netbsd-GENERIC
> Boot device: /sbus/lebuffer@1,40000/le@1,60000  
> File
> and args: netbsd-GENERIC
> 13200
> >> NetBSD/sparc Secondary Boot, Revision 1.9
> >> (toor@proxima, Fri Jan  9 04:50:38 CST 1970)
> Booting netbsd-GENERIC
> Using BOOTPARAMS protocol: ip address:
> 192.168.0.4bootparamd: 'whoami' call failed
> bootp: no reply
> Using BOOTP protocol: ip address: 192.168.0.4,
> netmask: 255.255.255.0
> root addr=0.0.0.0 path=/
> Data Access Exception
> Type  help  for more information
> ok
> 
> Someone knows where I'm wrong ?
> 
> Another question : it exists some tools for
> commercial
> OSes to build a bootable backup to restore a system
> (Ignite for HP-UX, Standalone backup for VMS, ...).
> Is
> it such tool for Netbsd ?
> 
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