Subject: Re: netboot problems on VS2000
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: Magnus Egilsson <snowfox@isholf.is>
List: port-vax
Date: 02/08/2000 21:32:04
Anders Magnusson wrote:
> 
> > Hi folks...
> >
> > Seem to be having trouble netbooting my VS2000:
> >
> > >> NetBSD/vax boot [Oct 23 1999 16:44:26] <<
> > >> Press any key to abort autoboot 5
> > Trying BOOTP
> > bootp: no reply
> > Trying BOOTPARAMS
> > boot: client IP address: 129.99.33.202
> > boot: client name: nasvax.nas.nasa.gov
> > root addr=129.99.33.130 path=/u4/diskless/nasvax
> > @@@@@@@@@700416+38912+75784+[59340Boot failed: Input/output error
> > >
> >
> > I haven't tried to boot it for ... quite some time, and was attempting
> > to boot the November snapshot...
> >
> Either the kernel you tries to boot isn't full size, or you have dug up
> a very old boot program, or something. The latter seems unlikely.
> 
> Where does the '@' comes from?

I get this on my 4000/300 but it seems harmless cause it continues to
boot.

maggi


> 
> If you can't find any other error, try to boot a stripped kernel just
> to get going...
> 
> -- Ragge