On Sun, Jun 06, 1999 at 11:45:34AM -0400, Chris Conn wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a Sun3/260 that I wish to boot as an X-terminal using the Xkernel
> found in the NetBSD SUN3 section (since my VME Ciprico Rimfire SCSI card
> doesn't seem to want to work or isn't supported by the SUN3).  In any
> case, I can boot the netbsd kernel ok using the netboot tftp/bootparamd
> setup, however once the kernel is booted, it says the following:
> 
> boot device: <unknown>
> root device:
> 
> It seems to be prompting me for a root and swap device, and my choice is
> md0 [a-h].

Sounds like the kernel didn't find your network card.
Did you notice if the kernel found something which looks like a ethernet
adapter in the boot messages ?
Did you try the generic kernel ? Maybe the X kernel just doesn't
have the rigth driver ...

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Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
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