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From: Marc Tipping <marc@spegnet.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: decstation 5000/133: linux/MIPS, OpenBSD/pmax or NetBSD/pmax
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:34:31 +0000
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I have a DECStation 5000/200 (3MAX) with Turbochannel SCSI (PMAZ) video
PMAGB-BA and PMAD ethernet with KN02 version 5.3t PROMS. 1 RZ55 1 RX56
in expansion. 

I'm trying to TFTP boot this from a Linux 2.0.29 pentium with a
network_install diskimage.tar.z untarred into /users/nfs thats exprted
with (rw) and no host name (all access) in /etc/exports. I got this from
the latest snapshot directory. I can TFTP nfsnetbsd.ecoff from this dir
both on the local linux machine and from ultrix on the DS. BOOTP works
too exporting the correct kernel when i "boot 6/tftp -a" from the
console. The DECstation boots the kernel and then tries to NFS mount the
root directory. hmmm.

nfs_boot:Using network interface le0
revarp failed, error=51
cannot mount root,error=5

and then prompts me again for the root device. The transciever on my
pentium flashes recieve so the DEC is asking for something but never
gets a reply. My linux machines got no rarp kernel support
/proc/net/rarp dont exist - does this matter, and my /users/nfs
directory is owned by me (marc) with users group and rwxr-xr-x privs.

Please help - its very frustating seeing it booted with no root. :)
Thanks for listening.

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Marc Tipping - Worksation Support Unilever Research Labs  *
marc@spegnet.demon.co.uk                                  *
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