Subject: Re: Netboot problems
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: J.S. Havard <enigma@intop.net>
List: port-vax
Date: 08/21/1998 22:53:08
> > This happens with my VS3100s and the uVaxII.  I think I have everything
> > done correctly, but I can never boot the vaxen.  It gives me the
> > following on the console:
> >
> > boot: client IP address 10.17.72.1
> > bootparamd: 'whoami' call failed
> > Unknown error: code 60
> >
> > It does this three times, and then times out, I'm guessing.  I don't
> > know what is wrong.  It gets the bootloader and then stops.
> >
> This have happened sometimes, depending on other machines on the net
> sending some bootparam failure messages to the vax. At least IRIX
> machines may do this, don't know about others.
> 
Any ideas on what to fix?  I guess it may be FreeBSD acting all screwy. 
If I get around to it, I will install redhat in a small spare partition
(200MB) and see if I can get linux to boot it.

Regards,
John Havard

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