Re: Net-installing SS20 & NFS woes (?)

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Hello,

On Sun, 9 Aug 2020 13:43:08 -0400 (EDT)
Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost> wrote:

> I can't help with most of this (my next step would be to snoop the
> traffic, as macallan@ suggested), but...
> 
> >> However, 'boot net' fails complaining about the carrier.  
> 
> My SS20s do the same - when they're connected to a "modern"
> autonegotiating switch.  I suspect the negotiation takes longer than
> the ROM code is willing to wait for carrier.

Oh, this reminds me - there is no requirement that the ethernet
interface you're booting from is the onboard one. If you have an HME
card you can boot from it and it shouldn't have the negotiating
problems described above.
Just make a devalias pointing at the hme, then boot hme.

have fun
Michael