> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 21:32:32 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Mike Dugas <mad@Poseidon.Token.Net>

> On Mon, 30 Sep 1996, Mike Dugas wrote:
> 
> > Ok-
> > 
> > 	I gave up on the tape boot, now I'm trying a network boot.  It all
> > works, it FTPs netboot from the tftp server, then it tries to boot:
> > 
> > >> NetBSD netboot [$Revision: 1.2 $]
> > 
> > Then, I get this, for a reason which is beyond me:
> > 
> > Requesting Internet address for 8:0:20:0:xx:xx (it's ethernet address)
> > 
> > I'm running all the proper daemons, and, I found out by accident that the
> > system boots if I copy netbsd-rd to vmunix and boot with a SunOS kernel :)
> > Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> Ok, I've gotten around this.  Now, I get down to:
> 
> rd0 at mainbus0 fixed, 512 blocks
> 
> And it freezes right after that.

That usually means you did not make /dev/console on the server.
On the server, do (cd /export/client/root/dev ; ./MAKEDEV std)

> Aggh!  This is turning into a serious nightmare.
> 
> /mad

No, just minor hassles.  Nightmares come later... 8^)

Gordon