BrownM03 wrote:

> Gday all!
>
> I've pulled my head in (or is that my finger out?)
> for the last week, to see if I could get this
> netbooting vaxen thing happening.
>
> answer = no :(
>
> However, I THINK that I understand how it is all supposed to work .
>
> I've done (another) netbsd-1.4.2 install.
> All the vax binaries have been unpacked to:
>  /export/marvin/root (/export is /dev/wd0f)
>     (marvin=vaxclient)
>
> MOPD
>  Running, no errors (that I can see).
>  (however autoboot times out and doesn't boot at all)
>  Client output:
>   >> NetBSD/vax boot [Nov 17 2000 07:32:42] <<
>   >> Press any key to about autoboot 5
>   Press '?' for help
>   >
>   ...
> DHCPD
>  Seems to run fine. Allocates IP to marvin.
>  Client output: (I enter 'boot' at prompt '>')
>  ... Trying BOOTP
>   Using IP address: 192.168.0.100
>   myip:  (192.168.0.100)
>   root addr=192.168.0.40 path=/export/marvin/root
>  ...
>
> NFSD
>  Runs?
>  /etc/exports
>   /export -alldirs -maproot=root
>   /home/myuser -maproot=root:wheel dx40
>   #dx40 = 192.168.0.40 = server
>  I can mount dx40:/home/myuser /home/tmpdir
>  I can ALSO mount dx40:/export /home/tmpdir
>   ( as long as I don't put 'marvin' at )
>   ( the end of the 1st exports line    )
>  Client output: (continued)
>  ... nfs_open: must mount first.
>   Boot failed: Device not configured
>   >
>  .
>
> I can't say that I've got that winning feeling,
>  ... this is how far I got a couple of weeks ago
>         (with netbsd-1.5)

Well thank you for that - its exactly how far I got, and everyone said
that it was because I was using RARP instead of DHCP, which is quite
obviously not the right answer. I have been trying for *years* to get my
VAX to boot anything other than the knackered version of VMS that's on
its hard disk, so if you ever find out how to get further, I'd be
interested to know :-)

Paul
~~~~ (wondering if he'll get any further with OpenBSD...)