Re: VAXstation 3100/30 KA420 SCSI DMA problem on netboot (and fix)

Ken Wellsch <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.vax
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 10:57:17PM +0900, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> 
> Maybe we should check if SCSI DMA transfers work on netboot
> (i.e. firmware sets proper DMA mode on netboot or not) on KA43 m76..

I was able to get the thick connector working on my M76 but I am not able
to get past the MOP boot.  I have not netboot NetBSD in 20 years and I
am not able to see what dumb thing I must be doing.

On the serving side, I do see the VAX contact MOPD:

MOP RC 802.3 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   45 code 07 SID 
MOP RC 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   > ab:0:0:2:0:0      len   37 code 07 SID 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   > ab:0:0:1:0:0      len   47 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 802.3 ec:b1:d7:40:43:97 > 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   len    9 code 03 ASV 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   > ec:b1:d7:40:43:97 len   47 code 08 RPR 
MOP DL 802.3 ec:b1:d7:40:43:97 > 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   len   14 code 02 MLD 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   > ec:b1:d7:40:43:97 len   11 code 0a RML 
MOP DL 802.3 ec:b1:d7:40:43:97 > 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   len   40 code 14 PLT 
MOP DL 802.3 8:0:2b:23:c3:8e   > ec:b1:d7:40:43:97 len   11 code 0a RML 

but on the VAX I do not see the boot logo as in your example. Just a
few blank lines, then after a very short pause, back to the boot prompt.

 [ESA0:]  ?>>>  


 83 BOOT SYS
-ESA0



 VMS/VMB  ULTRIX    ADDR    DEVTYP  NUMBYTES  RM/FX  WP  DEVNAM  REV
 -------  ------  --------  ------  --------  -----  --  ------  ---
 ESA0     SE0     08-00-2B-23-C3-8E

 ...HostID....    A/6       INITR

 ...HostID....    B/6       INITR


 [ESA0:]  ?>>>  

The file I am attempting to send via MOP is vax/installation/netboot/boot.
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