Hi All,

I'm trying to netboot a completely functioning Maxine (Digital Personal
DECstation 5000/33) by either MOP of TFTP.

I've installed a mopd from -current on a NetBSD/sparc and have put both
ecoff images in /tftpboot/mop and /tftpboot itself, but it won't boot. The
PROM version is `KN02-CA V2.1a'.

When trying `boot 3/tftp' it stops with `?IO: 3/tftp, bootp tmout' while i
do see bootp messages going from my sparc addressed to the DEC. It looks
like it doesn't recieve the bootp answer... while the sparc sends 5
answers on a quiet network.... tftp isn't initiated. I copied and modified
the bootp record from the netbooting page.

When trying `boot 3/mop' it keeps trying to fetch with mop. moptrace
give's the following output : "
Dst          : ab:0:0:1:0:0      MOP Dump/Load Multicast
Src          : 8:0:2b:37:62: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:37:62:cb  
Src          : 8:0:20:18:a7:22  
Proto        : 6001 MOP Dump/Load
Length       : 0001 (1)
Code         :   03 Assistance volunteer
" over and over again

and the mopd itself (run by mopd -d) gives : "
MOP DL 8:0:2b:37:62:cb   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   11 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 8:0:20:18:a7:22   > 8:0:2b:37:62:cb   len    1 code 03 ASV 
MOP DL 8:0:2b:37:62:cb   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   11 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 8:0:20:18:a7:22   > 8:0:2b:37:62:cb   len    1 code 03 ASV 
" over and over again.

Sometimes i do get a "
Dst          : ab:0:0:2:0:0      MOP Remote Console Multicast
Src          : 8:0:2b:37:62:cb  
Proto        : 6002 MOP Remote Console
Length       : 001c (28)
Code         :   07 System ID
Reserved     :   00
Receipt Nbr  : 0000
Hardware Addr: 8:0:2b:37:62:cb  
Maint Version: 3.0.0
Maint Funcion: 004b ( Loop Dump MLdr DLC )
Comm Device  :   76 MNE '3MIN (KN02-BA)'
" when tftp-ing ??? but only very rare... 

I can see the MOP-messages going back to the DEC, but again... it doens't
seem to listen. Running `pst-t' doesn't report any errors and it runs
quite happily under NetBSD/pmax 1.4.1 with full network facilities.

The reason for netbooting is that the internal SCSI harddisc is making so
much noise ... that i don't want to switch the machine on! Ouch.. my
ears.. 

Any help would be very apreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Reinoud
(not subscribed to port-pmax as yet)