I currently netboot NetBSD/vax from Linux via mopd.
NetBSD/vax uses a mop bootloader. I'm figuring this
will also be the same for mop on the DECSystem?

-Matt
 
> Your PROM "KN03-AA 5.1b" is listed on
> http://www.NetBSD.ORG/Ports/pmax/board-list.html as "Doesn't appear to
> tftp boot correctly".  I don't know where that original reference came
> from, but it's not hopeful.
> 
> Are you having problems installing NetBSD from scratch?  You've really
> only got about one and a half other options - load the install diskimage
> onto a disk with a helper system that can use SCSI disks (a DECstation
> running Ultrix is perfect for this), or booting via MOP.  The MOP option
> is only half a chance, because I don't think that the mopd we ship on
> NetBSD can load ecoff kernels - I think it was made to load a.out files
> for Vaxen.  If you have another MOP capable system (Ultrix counts,
> Digital Unix and/or VMS may - I've never tried), you should be able to
> get them to load the kernel to your system.  However, if the NetBSD mopd
> is your only hope, I'll see what I can do about banging it into shape.