Subject: Re: newbie question
To: guppy rules <je_mi_re@yahoo.com>
From: Erik Berls <cyber@netbsd.org>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 11/29/2006 13:28:04
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Strange that you didn't see anything on the serial console.  You should have
seen some copyright information, and some hardware messages.  Double check
your serial port speeds.

If you run tcpdump on the other end of the network connection, do you see
any traffic?

-=erik.


On 11/29/06, guppy rules <je_mi_re@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reply everyone.
>
> I used the front panel buttons to network boot. But all I see is
> netbooting and that's it. Nothing on the console. I left the system about
> 10-15 minutes, but nothing happened. So far as I can see, there is no
> network traffic. I can try it with a pc. Other suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dunja
>
> *Erik Berls <cyber@netbsd.org>* wrote:
>
> Does anything appear on the console?
>
> Did you use the firmware to tell it to network boot, or did you use the
> front panel buttons?
>
> -=erik.
>
>
> On 11/27/06, guppy rules <je_mi_re@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a cobalt raq2 server and I want to install NetBSD on it. I
> > downloaded the restore CD, used a cross over cable, boot a laptop with the
> > CD, put a terminal on the raq2. But the raq2 hangs on netbooting. Nothing
> > happens. What do I have to do to get NetBSD on it?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Dunja
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Strange that you didn't see anything on the serial console.&nbsp; You should have seen some copyright information, and some hardware messages.&nbsp; Double check your serial port speeds.<br><br>If you run tcpdump on the other end of the network connection, do you see any traffic?
<br><br>-=erik.<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">guppy rules</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:je_mi_re@yahoo.com">je_mi_re@yahoo.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div>Thanks for the reply everyone.</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>I used the front panel buttons to network boot. But all I see is netbooting and that's it. Nothing on the console. I left the system about 10-15 minutes, but nothing happened. So far as I can see, there is no network traffic. I can try it with a pc. Other suggestions?
</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>Thanks.</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>Dunja<div><span class="e" id="q_10f3583976658717_1"><br><br><b><i>Erik Berls &lt;<a href="mailto:cyber@netbsd.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
cyber@netbsd.org</a>&gt;</i></b> wrote:</span></div></div><div><span class="e" id="q_10f3583976658717_3">  <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">Does anything appear on the console?
<br><br>Did you use the firmware to tell it to network boot, or did you use the front panel buttons?<br><br>-=erik.<br><br><br>  <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/27/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">guppy rules</b> &lt;
<a href="mailto:je_mi_re@yahoo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">je_mi_re@yahoo.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span>  <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
  <div>Hi,</div>  <div>&nbsp;</div>  <div>I have a cobalt raq2 server and I want to install NetBSD on it. I downloaded the restore CD, used a cross over cable, boot a laptop with the CD,&nbsp;put a terminal on the raq2. But the raq2 hangs on netbooting. Nothing happens. What do I have to do to get NetBSD on it? 
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