NI is the network interface but it isn't toast because if it was then MOP 
would never see the requests.

Given the failure message I'm guessing you need a different boot.mop file. 
Just for grins, why not try the one that is in the snapshot directory and 
see if that gives you better results.

Also, since your MAC address is 8:0:2b:e:4b:cb according to mop, create a 
symlink in the tftpboot/mop directory from boot.mop to 08002b0e4bcb.SYS, 
then you won't need to type b/100 when you boot, just >>>b esa0

--Chuck

At 03:45 PM 7/20/00 -0400, Chris Tribo wrote:
>On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Sean Clarke wrote:
>
> >
> > Ok here is some more info on my test 50 command
> > >>> test 50
> >
> >
> > .
> > KA410-A V2.2
> > ID 08-00-2B-0E-4B-CB
> >
> >    CLK      0000.0001
> >    NVR      0000.0001
> >  ? DZ       0000.4001
> >       00000001 00000001 00000001 00004001 00000000 
> 00000000
> >    MEM      0006.0001
> >       00600000 
 >
> >    MM       0000.0001
> >    FP       0000.0001
> >    IT       0000.0001
> >    HDC      7710.0001
> >       0004C437 00000000 
> 00000000
> >  ? TPC      0000.4001
> >       FFFFFF03 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05 FFFFFF05
> > FFFFFF05
> >    SYS      0000.0001
> > ?? NI       0011.700E  V1.3
> > >>>
> >
> > What does the ?? NI mean....  is there something wrong with my ethernet
> > or?  I am still having major problems netbooting this machine and all is
> > setup ok on the linux end....
> >
> > here is my syslog mopd info
> > Jul 19 22:16:01 storm mopd[959]: mopd 2.5.3 started.
> > Jul 19 22:16:01 storm mopd[959]: Initialized eth0
> > Jul 19 22:26:10 storm mopd[963]: mopd 2.5.3 started.
> > Jul 19 22:26:10 storm mopd[963]: Initialized eth0
> > Jul 19 22:27:36 storm mopd[963]: 8:0:2b:e:4b:cb (1) Do you have
> > MOPBOOT? (Yes)
> > Jul 19 22:27:36 storm mopd[963]: 8:0:2b:e:4b:cb (1) Do you have
> > MOPBOOT? (Yes)
> >
> > then on the vax console after a while....  the fail says
> >
> > >>> b/100 esa0
> > .
> >
> > Bootfile: mopboot
> >
> >
> >
> > -ESA0
> >
> > %VMB-F-ERR, PC = 00000765
> > %VMB-I-STS, R0 = 00000056.
> >  84 FAIL
> > >>>
> >
> > help again please?
>
>
>         NI stands for Network Interface. I seem to remember someone
>telling me that ?? next to a test means there is a serious problem with
>the hardware. It could possibly be toasted. Now I think the 7990 chips are
>all socketed DIP's so you can probably swap them out for any other VAXen's
>should that be the case, as it appears to be.
>
>
>         Chris