>>>>> "Harmon" == Harmon Seaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Harmon> I've been trying for the last day to netboot my multia, with zero Harmon> success. I'm not sure what the problem is, but the srm console seems to Harmon> not try very long at all before it says "bootstrap failure" and starts Harmon> over. [..] Just tried on my spare multia (same VX40, 256MB RAM), and booted the latest daily image with success : >>>boot ewa0 -proto bootp -fl "console=ttyS0" (boot ewa0.0.0.8.0 -flags console=ttyS0) Trying BOOTP boot. Broadcasting BOOTP Request... Received BOOTP Packet File Name is: /tftpboot/multia/boot.img local inet address: 192.168.70.175 remote inet address: 192.168.70.178 TFTP Read File Name: /tftpboot/multia/boot.img ................................................................................................... bootstrap code read in base = 15a000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 62b998 initializing HWRPB at 2000 initializing page table at 14c000 initializing machine state setting affinity to the primary CPU jumping to bootstrap code aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM bootloader version 0.9b aboot: switching to OSF/1 PALcode version 1.45 aboot: loading initrd (5039512 bytes/9843 blocks) at 0xfffffc000fa46000 Too bad the installer the installer doesn't provide the de4x5 driver, as de2104x fails to properly run on the multia : eth0: enabling interface eth0: set link 10baseT-HD eth0: mode 0xfffc0040, sia 0xffffffc5,0xffff8f01,0xffffffff,0xffff0000 eth0: set mode 0xfffc0040, set sia 0x8f01,0xffff,0x0 eth0: disabling interface eth0: enabling interface eth0: set link 10baseT-HD eth0: mode 0xfffc0040, sia 0xffffffcd,0xffff8f01,0xffffffff,0xffff0000 eth0: set mode 0xfffc0040, set sia 0x8f01,0xffff,0x0 eth0: link up, media 10baseT-HD eth0: disabling interface eth0: timeout expired stopping DMA It would make sense to drop some drivers (znet, for example), and provide de4x5 instead... Even if de2104x gets loaded at boot time, one could manually unload it and force de4x5 loading... At the moment, I have to install another card in the Multia to be able to continue the installation. Harmon : regarding your boot problem, could you please run a "show config" at the SRM prompt, so I can try to figure out why netboot fails on your box? Netbooting the Multia is known to be voodoo business (depending on firmware version, moon phases...). Cheers, M. -- And if you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]