Hello,

  I've followed the VAX Netboot HOWTO to the letter, and I've gotten
someplaces, but it doesn't seem to work..

  I turn the VAX on, break it to the console, and type 'b/100 esa0' and
then 'mopboot', the mop image on my linux box.  Mopd reports some
activity, as does my syslogs.  I see this on my console:

root@kadath fs]# mopd -a -d
mopd: not running as daemon, -d given.
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP DL 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   18 code 08 RPR
MOP DL 0:40:5:5e:df:71   > 8:0:2b:11:12:92   len    1 code 03 ASV
MOP RC 8:0:2b:11:12:92   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   54 code 07 SID

  ..ad nauseum, repeating every 5 minutes or so.  I see this in my
syslogs:

Jul 21 19:07:20 kadath mopd[12768]: mopd 2.5.3 started.
Jul 21 19:07:20 kadath mopd[12768]: Initialized eth0
Jul 21 19:07:20 kadath kernel: mopd uses obsolete (PF_INET,SOCK_PACKET)
Jul 21 19:09:53 kadath mopd[12768]: 8:0:2b:11:12:92 (1) Do you have
MOPBOOT? (Yes)
Jul 21 19:10:35 kadath last message repeated 3 times

 ..and so on.  The linux box is seeing requests from the VAX, but
nothing seems to be happening over there on the VAX.  The screen hangs
at "-ESA0".  Did I miss some critical step in my massive ignorance? 
Has anyone encountered this before?  Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

  And on another note, I really don't have a clue as to what model my
VAX is, there are no identifying marks on the case that stand out and
say "M38" or "M30" and stuff.  I know it has 16Mb of RAM, and (2) 212Mb
SCSI drives, but beyond that, nothing.  And, would any of you gurus
happen to know how to send a break to the VAX?  I'm using minicom to
connect via the serial console on the VAX, and I've wondered how to
break it back to the boot console without having to get up and hit the
break switch on the back of the VAX. :)

  Thanks!

-- 
 paul yaskowski [a paradigm of a paramount failure]