Which miniroot.fs are you using?

		David/absolute

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On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Douglas Meade wrote:

> 
> I've got one Vax (Vaxstation 3500) that I've not been able to netboot,
> getting the 4B CTRLERR.  However, by disconnecting and reconnecting
> the tape drive, I've been able to get the machine to start booting from
> tape.  However, I haven't seen much written about the procedure, aside
> from the FAQ, which is out of date.
> 
> I made the boot tape on a Pmax, using:
> 
> mt -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
> dd if=miniroot.fs of=/dev/rmt0
> mt -f /dev/rmt0 rewoffl
> 
> Then I stuck the boot tape in the drive, and did:
> 
> B/3 MUA0
> 
> I get the first bootloader prompt, which still gets stuck at 5 in the 
> countdown, but here I get enter, and I'm dropped into the '>' prompt.
> Here I try "boot" or "boot netbsd", and in either case, I get the 
> message "no such file", after the tape drive spends some time 
> looking about on the tape.  Am I following the proper procedure, 
> or should I being doing something else?
> 
> Doug
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