Hmm.. errno 8 is ENOEXEC  (Exec format error).
	Could you try downloading the tarset with sbin/init again - what
	does an ls -l on the server of sbin/init report?


		David/abs

  ... and so am I, maybe its the other way round, I can't seem to decide ...

On Sun, 2 Nov 1997, Torsten Schlueter wrote:

> Hi David
> 
> > > root on schlumpf:/hp425/root/
> > > > swap on schlumpf:/hp425/swap
> > > > exec /sbin/init: error 8
> > > > init: not found
> > > > panic: no init
> 
> >         Have you confirmed that /hp425/root/sbin/init exists, and that
> >         /hp425/root/ is exported with root access to the NetBSD box?
> 
> Yes, the file exists. The file /etc/exports looks like this
> /hp425/root (rw,no_root_squash)
> /hp425/swap (rw,no_root_squash)
> which allows everybody mounting those directories with no change of
> root's user ID to '0'
> 
> Greetings
> 	Torsten
>