Subject: NetBSD netbooting on Sun problems.
To: None <port-sun3@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Chris Davis <davis@ecf.utoronto.ca>
List: port-sun3
Date: 03/28/1997 15:49:01
	Help me please,

	I'm trying to boot my sun3 over the network, but it dosen't seem
to work. This is what happens.

	>b
	EEPROM boot device..Boot: ie(0,0,0)
	Using IP Address 128.100.175.240 = 8064AFF0
	Booting from tftp server at 128.100.175.211 = 8064AFD3
	Downloaded 14336 bytes from tftp server.

	>> NetBSD netboot [$Revision 1.5 $]
	Using IP Address 128.100.175.240 = 8064AFF0
	boot: client addr: 128.100.175.240
	(long pause)
	bootparamd: bootparam/whoami RPC failed
	boot: netbsd: Input/Output error
	boot:

	And it waits for a prompt. This is the tcpdump from the >>NetBSD
point on:

rarp who-is 8:0:20:1:9b:96 tell 8:0:20:1:9b:96
rarp reply 8:0:20:1:9b:96 at 128.100.175.240
rarp who-is 8:0:20:1:9b:96 tell 8:0:20:1:9b:96
rarp reply 8:0:20:1:9b:96 at 128.100.175.240
128.100.175.211.1475 > 128.100.175.240.1090  udp 516 (ttl 64, id 6532)
128.100.175.240.1023 > 255.255.255.255.111   udp 96  (ttl 4, id 0)
(repeated 4 times over)

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	My server is a Linux 486,with one ethernet at 128.100.175.210, and
the other at 128.100.175.211, and cross routed. included are some other
files:

--------------------/etc/bootptab 
.default:\
	:sa=128.100.175.211:\
	:ds=128.100.175.211:\
	:sm=255.255.255.0:\
	:hn:hd=/tftpboot:\
	:dn=ertw.ml.org:\
	:rl=128.100.175.211:

tiny:ht=ethernet:ha=8.0.20.1.9B.96:8064AFF0:tc=.default:\
	:bf=netbsd:rp=/usr/export:
---------------------------------

----------------/etc/bootparam
tiny	root=ertw.ml.org:/usr/export/128.100.175.100/netbsd_rd
------------------------------

	That's all of the important files I can think of. If anyone needs
more files, let me know. I need all the help I can get on this. 

						Chris

	PS: It's NetBSD 1.2, grabbed yesterday.
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