Subject: Re: netbooting a Microvax2000 ??
To: Tim <tobrien@MCS.VUW.AC.NZ>
From: Brian D Chase <bdc@world.std.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 03/16/1998 00:16:03
For now I'd check the copy of the bootloader you've got. Ragge mentioned
getting the most recent copy he'd placed on <blah> but the boot.mopformat
should work in theory on a MicroVAX 2000.
Here's the results I get from running the Unix sum command on the
NetBSD/vax 1.3 boot.mopformat file:
% sum boot.mopformat
45978 54 boot.mopformat
%
If the sum value for you copy is different then it would look like you've
got a bad copy of the bootloader. If it does match then it's something I
haven't seen yet. We don't have many people using straight MicroVAX
2000's (or at least none that are very vocal). Mostly I hear from people
netbooting VAXstation 2000's, but from what I understand the two are
pretty much identical with respect to their basic design.
Let me (us) know if your bootloader passes the above test. If not, I'll
see if I can round up anyone who's successfully netbooted a MicroVAX 2000.
-brian.
On Sun, 15 Mar 1998, Tim wrote:
> I'm trying to netboot a MicroVAX 2000, off a linux box.
> The mop server transfers the boot image (boot.mopformat) alright, but
> when the vax tries to boot it I get:
>
> >>> b/100 esa0
> .
>
> Bootfile: mopboot
>
>
>
> -ESA0
>
> %VMB-F-SCBINT2, PC = 00103E58, PSL = 041F0000.
> ?06 HLT INST
> PC = 00000F06
> >>>
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