Have you run MAKEDEV in the exported dev directory?

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On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Bengt-Erik Norum wrote:

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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...
> 
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> 
> >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...]
>