Re: Netbooting a VS4000/90

[Holm Tiffe <holm%freibergnet.de@localhost>]

Holm Tiffe wrote:

> 
> I'm currently installing 6.0.1 on my VS4000/90 but I have problems to
> mop-boot that VS4000.
> The boot is functioning every 10-20th try, in all other cases I get
> an Halt (don't have the correct console error message handy, will
> update here later).
> 
> I'm booting from the same FreeBSD Host as the rtVAX, used 5 different
> ethernet Tranceivers and the rtVAX is booting at every try without
> problems.
> 
> After I have successfully booted the VS4000 over the network, I have no
> problems using the network, e.g. ftp from netbsd.org downloading
> distribution files is working, even the nfs has no problems.
> 
> What is happening here?
> Is this a known behavior?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Holm
> 
> -- 


Here comes the log:

>>> b eza0

 
-EZA0
?06 HLT INST
  PC= 00006601 PSL= 041F0008

>>> b eza0

 
-EZA0
?06 HLT INST
  PC= 00006601 PSL= 041F0008

>>> b eza0

 
-EZA0
?06 HLT INST
  PC= 00006601 PSL= 041F0008

>>> b eza0

 
-EZA0
?06 HLT INST
  PC= 00006601 PSL= 041F0008

>>> b eza0

 
-EZA0
?06 HLT INST
  PC= 00006601 PSL= 041F0008

>>> b eza0

 
-EZA0
?06 HLT INST
  PC= 00006601 PSL= 041F0008

>>> b eza0

 
-EZA0
>> NetBSD/vax boot [1.11] <<
>> Press any key to abort autoboot 0
SGEC: Ethernet address 08:00:2b:3c:1c:db
Trying BOOTP
Using IP address: 192.168.50.21
myip: vs4000 (192.168.50.21)
root addr=192.168.50.50 path=/data/home/exports/rtvax
2587200+174320 [211280+200960]=0x3071a0
Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
    2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
    The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.  All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.

NetBSD 6.0 (GENERIC)
MicroVAX 4000/90
total memory = 65232 KB
avail memory = 59504 KB
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: KA49, NVAX, 10KB L1 cache, 256KB L2 cache
ze0 at mainbus0
ze0: hardware address 08:00:2b:3c:1c:db
vsbus0 at mainbus0
vsbus0: 8K entry DMA SGMAP at PA 0x27000000 (VA 0x86603000)
vsbus0: interrupt mask 0
dz0 at vsbus0 csr 0x25000000 vec 524 ipl 17 maskbit 3
dz0: 4 lines
lkkbd0 at dz0
wskbd0 at lkkbd0 mux 1
lkms0 at dz0
wsmouse0 at lkms0 mux 0
asc0 at vsbus0 csr 0x26000080 vec 510 ipl 17 maskbit 1
asc0: NCR53C94, 25MHz, SCSI ID 6
scsibus0 at asc0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
spx0 at vsbus0 csr 0x38000000 vec 514 ipl 15 maskbit 2
spx0: Using QVSS 8x15 font
spx0: RAMDAC ID: 0x4a, Bt459 (SPX/LCSPX) RAMDAC type
wsdisplay0 at spx0 kbdmux 1
scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <DEC, RZ28     (C) DEC, 442D> disk fixed
sd0: 2007 MB, 3045 cyl, 16 head, 84 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 4110480 sectors
sd0: sync (160.00ns offset 15), 8-bit (6.250MB/s) transfers, tagged
queueing
sd1 at scsibus0 target 1 lun 0: <IBM, DCAS-34330, S63A> disk fixed
sd1: 4028 MB, 8205 cyl, 6 head, 167 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 8250001 sectors
sd1: sync (160.00ns offset 15), 8-bit (6.250MB/s) transfers, tagged
queueing
sd0: no disk label
boot device: ze0
root on ze0
nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.50.50
nfs_boot: my_name=vs4000
nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.50.21
nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.50.254
root on unicorn:/data/home/exports/rtvax
root file system type: nfs
/etc/rc.conf is not configured.  Multiuser boot aborted.
Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: 
Terminal type? [unknown] vt100
Terminal type is vt100.                                                 
We recommend that you create a non-root account and use su(1) for root
access.
vs4000# 
....

Regards,

Holm

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