Subject: netbooting my DECsystem 5000/260
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: None <sonnie@263.net>
List: port-pmax
Date: 10/29/1998 18:01:53
Hi, 
I have a DECsystem 5000/260(202.38.72.164) running Ultrix-4.3A.
I want to replace it with NetBSD-1.3.2 which I have downloaded
from ftp.netbsd.org.
I'm not sure whether I can do so. Please help me.

Below are some steps I already took:

>> cnfg
3:  KN05     DEC   V2.1K   TCF0     (32MB)
                                    (enet: 08-00-2b-39-c5-2f)
                                    (SCSI=7)
1:  PMAG-DA  DEC   V5.3g   TCF0     (PMAGB-EA: PXG+ -- D=24)

I use a RedHat5.1(202.38.72.166) to be the tftp server. The 
bootptab on this server is:

.default:
        :td=/tftp/DEC/NetBSD:\
        :ht=ethernet:\
        :bf=netbsd.ecoff:\
        :ds=202.38.64.1:\
        :gw=202.38.72.190:\
        :sa=202.38.72.166:\
        :sm=255.255.255.192:\
        :hn:vm=rfc1048:

dec:ha=08002b39c52f:tc=.default:ip=202.38.72.164:

There are netbsd.ecoff and nfsnetbsd.ecoff in /tftp/DEC/NetBSD/.

Now I try to boot from the prompt:

>> boot 3/tftp
-tftp bootp(3). bootp

Then the LED turn from all off to some thing like this: 00110010
here `1' means on and `0' means off.
And it seems that the DEC keeps trying to read the boot file but
failed. For no more messagres appear :(

Now, what's the problem? How can I boot successfully?

Thank you in advance.

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