Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.6 on DEC 3000/300
To: Lieven Dekeyser <lieven@zeus.rug.ac.be>
From: Jens Georg <jgeorg@ldknet.org>
List: port-alpha
Date: 10/11/2002 15:58:37
Lieven Dekeyser:

> now if only I could get this thing to netboot...
> Does this output ring a bell to anyone?
> 
> >>> boot ez0
> INIT-S-CPU...
> INIT-S-ASIC...
> INIT-S-MEM...
> INIT-S-NVR...
> INIT-S-CXT...
> INIT-S-SCC...
> INIT-S-NI...
> INIT-S-SCSI...
> INIT-S-ISDN...
> AUDIT_BOOT_STARTS ...
> AUDIT_BOOT_REQ
> Host server IP address is 10.1.1.47
> AUDIT_BSERVER_FOUND
> 
> 
>   84 FAIL
> 
> >>>

Yes, I know that.

I used the following dhcpd.conf to sucessfully netboot a 300/300 with  SRM 7.0:

Firmwares prior to 7.0 are known to be broken regarding to Netbooting

The most important option seems to be "always-reply-rfc1048 on". 
Note: This did not work with a bootpd, only with dhcpd

# dhcpd.conf
#
# Sample configuration file for ISC dhcpd
#

#option definitions common to all supported networks...
option domain-name "wg.selbstbeweihraeucherung.de";
option domain-name-servers gw.wg.selbstbeweihraeucherung.de;

option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;

subnet 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
	range 192.168.2.6;
    option broadcast-address 192.168.2.255;
}

subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
    range 192.168.1.6;
    option broadcast-address 192.168.1.255;
}
								
group {
	always-reply-rfc1048 on;
	use-host-decl-names on;

	 host darwin {
	 	hardware ethernet 08:00:2B:3C:5D:3B;
		fixed-address 192.168.2.6;
		option root-path "/nb/darwin/root";
		option host-name "darwin";
		filename "netboot";
	}
}
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