Subject: MOP boot trouble (was Re: 5000/240 netboot/tftp failure)
To: Simon Burge <simonb@telstra.com.au>
From: Michael K. Sanders <msanders@aros.net>
List: port-pmax
Date: 12/23/1997 01:20:09
Simon Burge writes:
>On Tue, 8 Jul 1997 09:03:45 -0400 (EDT)  Kevin Hildebrand wrote:
>
>> Just to add some data points, I have 3 5000/240s that all exhibit this
>> same problem - here's what mine looks like:

...

>> It would appear that 5.1b doesn't do tftp correctly.
>
>You should still be able to MOP boot them - but I haven't tried NetBSD's
>mopd yet, just the standard mop_mom that comes with Ultrix.  If you've
>got another Ultrix box nearby (perhaps even a VMS box or an Alpha runing
>DEC UNIX may be helpful - anyone know?) you should be laughing.

I've finally gotten around to trying MOP, but still no success.  Using
mopd version 2.5.3 on a NetBSD/i386 1.2G box, mopd -d shows:

MOP DL 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   11 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea  > 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   len    1 code 03 ASV 
MOP DL 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   > 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea  len   11 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea  > 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   len    6 code 02 MLD 
MOP DL 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   > 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea  len    2 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea  > 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   len   32 code 14 PLT 
MOP DL 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   > 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea  len    2 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   > 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea  len    2 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb   > 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea  len    2 code 0a RML

...

moptrace -d shows:

Dst          : ab:0:0:1:0:0      MOP Dump/Load Multicast
Src          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 000b (11)
Code         :   08 Request program
Device Type  :   76 MNE '3MIN (KN02-BA)'
Format       :   01
Program Type :   02 Operating System
Software     :   00 ''
Processor    :   00 System Processor
DL Buff Size : 041c (1052)


Dst          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Src          : 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea 
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 0001 (1)
Code         :   03 Assistance volunteer


Dst          : 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea 
Src          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 000b (11)
Code         :   08 Request program
Device Type  :   76 MNE '3MIN (KN02-BA)'
Format       :   01
Program Type :   02 Operating System
Software     :   00 ''
Processor    :   00 System Processor
DL Buff Size : 041c (1052)


Dst          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Src          : 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea 
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 0006 (6)
Code         :   02 Memory Load
Load Number  :   00
Load Address : 00000000


Dst          : 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea 
Src          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 0002 (2)
Code         :   0a Request memory load
Load Number  :   01
Error        :   00 (no error)


Dst          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Src          : 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea 
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 0020 (32)
Code         :   14 Parameter load with transfer addres
Load Number  :   01
Host Name    :   03 'ipc'
Host Addr    :   06 00 a0 c9 39 d9 ea 
Host Time    : 1997-12-23 01:16:55.00 0:00
Transfer Addr: 00000000


Dst          : 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea 
Src          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 0002 (2)
Code         :   0a Request memory load
Load Number  :   02
Error        :   00 (no error)


Dst          : 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea 
Src          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 0002 (2)
Code         :   0a Request memory load
Load Number  :   02
Error        :   00 (no error)


Dst          : 0:a0:c9:39:d9:ea 
Src          : 8:0:2b:30:9c:cb  
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 0002 (2)
Code         :   0a Request memory load
Load Number  :   02
Error        :   00 (no error)

Any ideas?  The target of the load is the nfsnetbsd.ecoff kernel,
linked to 08002b309ccb.SYS in /tftpboot/mop/.