I'm slightly further:  I followed the Netboot-HOW-TO instructions and 
gave le1 as the root device.  This produced:

root device (default md0a): le1
dump device: 
file system (default nfs): 
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: BOOTP server: 0xa000005
nfs_boot: my_addr=0xa000004
nfs_boot: my_mask=0xffff0000
nfs_boot: getfh - no pathname
cannot mount root, error = 5


my_addr is right as is the BOOTP server.  Don't know what that "getfh - no
pathname stuff is."


On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu wrote:

> 
> 
> I'm trying to bring my DECstation 5000/200 back to life with the pre-1.4.1
> snapshot.  Since I managed to trash my drive a while back, I'm trying to
> install via netboot. 
> 
> got as far as
> 
> >> boot 1/tftp
> 993552+2142592+143892
> Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
>     The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
>     The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
>  
> NetBSD 1.4 (RAMDISK) #14: Sun Jul 11 00:49:32 EST 1999
>     root@vlad:/usr/src/sys/arch/pmax/compile/RAMDISK
> DECstation 5000/200 (3MAX)
> real mem  = 100663296
> avail mem = 84406272
> using 2457 buffers containing 10063872 bytes of memory
> mainbus0 (root)
> cpu0 at mainbus0: cpu0: MIPS R3000 CPU Rev. 2.0 with MIPS R3010 FPC Rev.
> 3.0
> cpu0: 64kb Instruction, 64kb Data, direct mapped cache
> tc0 at mainbus0: 25 MHz clock
> ioasic0 at tc0 slot 7 offset 0x0
> dc0 at ioasic0 offset 0x200000
> mcclock0 at ioasic0 offset 0x280000: mc146818 or compatible
> le0 at tc0 slot 6 offset 0x0: address 08:00:2b:1b:c1:24
> le0: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers
> asc0 at tc0 slot 5 offset 0x0 (bus speed: 25 MHz) : target 7
> le1 at tc0 slot 1 offset 0x0: address 08:00:2b:1a:80:19
> le1: 32 receive buffers, 8 transmit buffers
> Beginning old-style SCSI device autoconfiguration
> rz0 at asc0 drive 0 slave 0 DEC RZ56     (C) DEC rev 0300
> rz0: 634MB, 1632 cyl, 15 head, 53 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 1299174 sectors
> md0: internal 2048K image area
> boot device: <unknown>
> root on md0a dumps on md0b
> no file system for md0 (dev 0x1100)
> cannot mount root, error = 79
> root device (default md0a): 
> 
> 
> and then it doesn't like anything I try.  I've tried hitting "enter" for
> defaults, but that gives:
> 
> root device (default md0a): 
> dump device (default md0b): 
> file system (default generic): 
> root on md0a dumps on md0b
> no file system for md0 (dev 0x1100)
> cannot mount root, error = 79
> root device (default md0a): 
> 
> 
> Do I need to setup something on my tftp server other than
> /tftpboot/install
> 
> (and configuring tftpd and bootpd)?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -Dan
> 
>