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i've got this sun3/160 with no xy, sd, or st.  it has an onboard ie ethernet
device that i'm attempting to boot from.

i've installed the binary distribution, a swap file, and a generic kernel in an
nfs accessible space and a copy of "netboot" in the appropriate location for
tftpd on the "server" box.

i fear an ethernet problem/conflict.  a series of errors along the lines of
ie0: TDR detected an open 8197 clocks away
ie0: receiver not ready
ie0: reset
plague me.

it successfully boots the kernel but won't get any further...  if i look at the
"server" box, the nfs mounts dissapear as soon as i get the kernel has finished
mounting.

oh, btw, i'm using an acsys ethernet trans. to a 10Mb switched segment.

any clues?  is init hosed?  transcript of a standard session below...

- --
   bengt-erik norum,  bnorum@fsr.com
   anagram'ized:  Bunk Erg Met I Ron
   http://www.misc.org/geeks/bnorum/

>b ie() -s
Boot: ie(0,0,0) -s
Using IP Address 207.141.24.252 = CF8D18FC
Booting from tftp server at 207.141.24.36 = CF8D1824
Downloaded 14336 bytes from tftp server.

>> NetBSD netboot [$Revision: 1.5 $]
Using IP Address 207.141.24.252 = CF8D18FC
boot: client addr: 207.141.24.252
boot: client name: retro
boot: subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
boot: net gateway: 207.141.24.36
boot: server addr: 207.141.24.36
boot: server path: /usr/export/retro
725304+35820+81316+[58320+56227]=0xe9a3f
Starting program at 0x4000
sun3_save_symtab:  found 58320 + 56227
console is zstty0 (ttya)
[ preserving 114551 bytes of netbsd symbol table ]
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
        The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

NetBSD 1.2 (GENERIC) #89: Thu Oct  3 18:08:02 EDT 1996
    gwr@bach:/play/gwr/netbsd/build/sys/arch/sun3/compile/GENERIC
Model: Sun 3/160 (hostid 1101429a)
fpu: mc68881
[...probing of client box deleted for brevity's sake...]
root on ie0
swap on ie0
dump on ie0
nfs_boot: using network interface 'ie0'
ie0: TDR detected a short 4096 clocks away
nfs_boot: client_addr=0xcf8d18fc
ie0: TDR detected a short 4096 clocks away
nfs_boot: server_addr=0xcf8d1824
nfs_boot: hostname=retro
root on 207.141.24.36:/usr/export/retro
WARNING: bad date in battery clock -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!
swap on 207.141.24.36:/usr/export/swap
ie0: receiver not ready
ie0: reset
ie0: TDR detected a short 4096 clocks away
ie0: receiver not ready
ie0: reset
ie0: TDR detected a short 4096 clocks away
ie0: receiver not ready
ie0: reset
[...repeats until the box is power cycled...]

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