At 04:32 PM 4/17/00 , Matt Thomas wrote:
>At 02:16 PM 4/17/00 , jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de wrote:
> >boot device: le0
> >root device (default le0): sd0
> >dump device (default sd0b): 
> >file system (default generic): 
> >root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
> >no file system for sd0 (dev 0x1400)
> >cannot mount root, error = 79
> >root device (default sd0a): 
> >dump device (default sd0b): 
> >file system (default generic): ffs
> >root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
> >cannot mount root, error = 6
> >root device (default sd0a): 
>
>Did you disklabel the disk and put on a root and/or usr filesystem?

for example:

 >>> b esa0

  
-ESA0
 >> NetBSD/vax boot [Oct 23 1999 16:44:26] <<
 >> Press any key to abort autoboot 5
Press '?' for help
 > boot netbsd -a
Trying BOOTP
Using IP address: 192.168.1.8
myip: cougar (192.168.1.8), gateip: 192.168.1.254, mask: 255.255.255.0
root addr=192.168.1.3 path=/clients/cougar/root
@@@@@@@@@692416+35876+132180+[53844+63483] total=0xeeb8f
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
     The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
     The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

NetBSD 1.4X (VS4000) #1: Mon Apr 17 12:48:05 PDT 2000
     matt@cougar.local:/other/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/VS4000

VAXstation 4000/60
cpu: KA46
cpu: turning on floating point chip
total memory = 40560 KB
avail memory = 34664 KB
using 532 buffers containing 2128 KB of memory
mainbus0 (root)
vsbus0 at mainbus0
vsbus0: 32K entry DMA SGMAP at PA 0x5e0000 (VA 0x805e0000)
vsbus0: interrupt mask 0
le0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200e0000 vec 770 ipl 15 maskbit 1 buf 0x0-0xffff
le0: address 08:00:2b:30:a3:d4
le0: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers
dz0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200a0000 vec 124 ipl 15 maskbit 4
dz0: 4 lines
lkc at dz0 not configured
asc0 at vsbus0 csr 0x200c0080 vec 774 ipl 15 maskbit 0
asc0: NCR53C94, 25MHz, SCSI ID 7
scsibus0 at asc0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
probe(asc0:3:0): max sync rate 3.96MB/s
sd0 at scsibus0 target 3 lun 0: <DEC, RZ23L    (C) DEC, 2528> SCSI1 0/direct fixed
sd0: 116 MB, 1523 cyl, 4 head, 39 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 237588 sectors
boot device: le0
root device (default le0): sd0
dump device (default sd0b): 
file system (default generic): 
root on sd0a dumps on sd0b
root file system type: ffs
Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks.
/dev/rsd0a: file system is clean; not checking
/dev/rsd0g: file system is clean; not checking
Setting tty flags.
Setting sysctl variables:
Starting network.
Hostname: cougar.local
Configuring network interfaces: le0.
add net default: gateway 192.168.1.254
Adding interface aliases:
Starting syslogd.
Checking for core dump...
savecore: can't find device 121/606263
Apr 17 16:34:10 cougar savecore: can't find device 121/606263
Starting portmap.
/etc/rc: WARNING No swap space configured!
Starting nfsiod.
Mounting all filesystems...
dmesg: kvm_read: kvm_read: Bad address (0x94011aac)
Building databases...
Checking quotas: done.
Creating runtime link editor directory cache.
Clearing /tmp.
starting local daemons:.
Updating motd.
Starting inetd.
Apr 17 16:34:46 cougar inetd[781]: ftp/tcp6: *: hostname nor servname provided, or not known
Apr 17 16:34:46 cougar inetd[781]: telnet/tcp6: *: hostname nor servname provided, or not known
Starting cron.
Mon Apr 17 16:34:47 PDT 2000
Apr 17 16:34:48 cougar init: kernel security level changed from 0 to 1

NetBSD/vax (cougar.local) (console)

login: root

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