Subject: Re: netbooting issues
To: Dennis Grevenstein <list@pcde.inka.de>
From: Matt London <matt@knm.yi.org>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/30/2001 13:06:20
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Hi,

On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Dennis Grevenstein wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I tried to netboot a uVAX II following the Netboot howto.
> It loads the NetBSD bootloader via mop/tftp, but stops showing the
> following: "Press any key to abort autoboot 5" It does not count
> down. If you press a key it prints "Trying BOOTP" and stops.
> Nothing more. A packet sniffer does not show any network activity
> after this point.

Just leave it. It should fail bootp and try rarp/bootparams on it's own
after a minute or two

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