I've been spending hours working with netbooting and netbooting install
images. First thing to check is in your inetd.conf file to make sure
that TFTP and BOOTP are not commented out. If they are it can't send
anything back to your Maxine. You can kill inetd and reload it, but I
recommend a reboot. I have not had any luck with boot 3/mop or boot
3/tftp. Assuming you don't have a bootfile specified in your bootptab,
try boot 3/tftp/nfsnetbsd.ecoff (on my machine anyway). You also need to
have rarpd enabled. If all is working with arp and rarp, you should be
able to type arp -a and it should list the hardware ethernet address and
ip/hostname associated with your Maxine. (You need to have the hardware
address and machine name in /etc/ethers /etc/hosts and /etc/bootptab) I
don't have a mop image to netboot my Maxine with, but I have had no
trouble booting by tftp on both my 5k/240 and my VAXstation 3100, both
running NetBSD 1.4.1. If that doesn't get you anywhere, check your
system message log for anything and post up your bootptab file.

	Chris

Reinoud Zandijk wrote:
> 
> 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)