Subject: Re: Decstation 5000/240
To: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp>
From: Greg <damin@cleveland.lug.net>
List: port-pmax
Date: 12/17/1998 01:56:43
On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Toru Nishimura wrote:

> > Howdy,
> >        Just acquired a Decstation 5000/240 for development purposes and
> > found out that it has KNO3-AA V5.1b boot PROMS that appear to have
> > problems with TFTP booting.
> 
> Could you explain your netbooting trouble here?  (Sometimes to ask
> help for mailing-list seems expecting 'a hidden pathway for instant
> solution, however, as a 'tech-support' staff in my office, I know that
> answer and solution can be found after describing trouble and issue
> throughoutly)

Certainly..

Attempts at netbooting fail. According to the NetBSD.org website, the boot
prom that I have is buggy when it comes to TFTP booting the machine.