On Wed, 14 Jan 1998 19:42:20 -0800 (PST) 
 Nathan Gelbard <gelbard@ENGR.ORST.EDU> wrote:

 > NetBSD 1.2.1 netboot server = spaceghost
 > NetBSD 1.3 netboot client = brak
 > 
 > /etc/ethers
 > xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx	brak
 > 
 > /etc/bootparams
 > brak	root=spaceghost:/export/brak/root \
 >         swap=spaceghost:/export/brak/swap

...NetBSD 1.3 no longer needs the "swap" entry, BTW.  The kernel doesn't
mount swap automatically... it's done with swapctl(8).

 > /etc/rbootd.conf
 > xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx	SYS_NBOOT  # exists in /usr/mdec/rbootd

You should be using SYS_UBOOT...

 > /etc/exports
 > /export/brak	-maproot=root -alldirs brak
 > 
 > (entries for brak and spaceghost are in /etc/hosts)
 > 
 > rbootd running
 > rpc.bootparamd running
 > rarpd running
 > nfsd running
 > mountd running
 > nfsiod running
 > 
 > netboot client console:
 > NetBSD Network Boot v 1.10
 > ...
 > boot: client IP adress: 192.168.1.11
 > boot: client name: brak
 > root addr=192.168.1.10 path=/export/brak/root
 > le(0,0,0,0): Unknown error code: -1
 > 
 > say what? Can anyone help?

Hmmm, something tells me it didn't use a privileged port.  You should
start by updating to SYS_UBOOT (you can find it in the base.tgz or in
ftp.netbsd.org:/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3/hp300/installation/misc/SYS_UBOOT.gz).

Try that first, and let me know if it solves your problem...

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