Re: NFS client-side components question

[Jim Potter <jrp@wvi.com>]

Thanks -- that did it for me!


> Jim,
>
> It sounds like its trying to use portmap for locking purposes.  Try
> using a -o nolock argument to your mount call, as it sounds like you
> don't have the port mapper installed or running on your ram disk.
> This is what we had to do with ours, and it works great.
>
> Here's what we do:
>
> mount -t nfs -o nolock $SERVER:/home/log /log
>
> Hope this helps..
>
> Paul
>
>
> >
> > I'm developing a moderate sized ramdisk image to be used on an embedded
> > project, and I'm having trouble getting all of the NFS client-side file
> > dependencies sorted out on the ramdisk.  I'm using YDL installed on
> > powermacs for my hosts & servers (not cross-hosted from x86 boxes).  The
> > NFS mounts work fine when mounted from another powermac or when the
> > embedded system is Root-On-NFS booted (both of which have a full YDL
> > install).
> >
> > The problem is that when the embedded system is booted to ramdisk, and
> > then an NFS mount of the server is attempted;  the mount command goes
> > away, and eventually a "portmap: server localhost not responding, timed
> > out" message pops up.  The NFS server box is listed in the /etc/hosts
> > file.
> >
> > My ramdisk image has been built by taking various components from a YDL
> > install;  this is so that the target embedded environment (ramdisk) has
> > compatibility with customer's lab machines (typically YDL boxes).  It's
> > my opinion that I have missed something on the client-side when
> > assembling the ramdisk image.  Does anyone know where I can find a
> > listing of the dependencies within the various NFS client components
> > (mount, nfs, rpc, libs, etc)?  Thanks, everyone.
> >

--
Sincerely,

Jim Potter
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