From: Matthias-Christian Ott <matthias.christian@tiscali.de>
To: Haven Skys <hskys@frontbridge.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Help: kernel option root=/dev/nfs failing 2.6.10
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:43:48 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4213B084.4020800@tiscali.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <005c01c51462$656c8b10$2401a8c0@internal.bigfish.com>
Haven Skys wrote:
>Thanks. Yes I have.
>Here are a couple configuration options I have set:
>
>CONFIG_IP_PNP=y
>CONFIG_IP_PNP_DHCP=y
>CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP=y
>CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP=y
>
>CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
>CONFIG_NFS_V3=y
>CONFIG_NFS_V4=y
>CONFIG_NFS_DIRECTIO=y
>CONFIG_NFSD=y
>CONFIG_NFSD_V3=y
>CONFIG_NFSD_V4=y
>CONFIG_NFSD_TCP=y
>CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
>
>Everything is textbook really. I followed several different examples and
>still nothing works.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
>[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Matthias-Christian
>Ott
>Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:09 AM
>To: Haven Skys
>Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>Subject: Re: Help: kernel option root=/dev/nfs failing 2.6.10
>
>Haven Skys wrote:
>
>
>
>>I am attempting to create network bootable system with 2.6.10 and nfs and
>>
>>
>am
>
>
>>having trouble.
>>
>>I am using grub and the boot goes without a hitch until the kernel attempts
>>to use the commands I've sent.
>>
>><SNIP from grub.conf>
>>bootp
>>root (nd)
>>kernel (nd)/redhat-2.6.10/kernel root=/dev/nfs ip=bootp
>>nfsroot=10.0.120.1:/diskless/redhat-2.6.10/
>>baseos
>></SNIP>
>>
>>Network booting machine X does fine until. It attempts to open the root
>>device.
>>
>><SNIP>
>>VFS: Cannot open root device "nfs" or unknown-block(0,255) Please append a
>>correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to
>>
>>
>mount
>
>
>>root fs on unknown-block(0,255) </SNIP>
>>
>>It looks like the kernel isn't recognizing the virtual device /dev/nfs but
>>I've enabled all the NFS options and everything is compiled into the
>>
>>
>kernel.
>
>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>Thanks
>>Haven
>>
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>Hi!
>I did you follow the "tutorial" in Documentation/nfsroot.txt?
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Your config looks good. Try to give the kernel the "nfsroot=" parameters
and try to boot from the harddisk to see if the client really gets the
bootp information correctly.
Matthias-Christian Ott
prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-02-16 20:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-02-16 18:05 Help: kernel option root=/dev/nfs failing 2.6.10 Haven Skys
2005-02-16 19:08 ` Matthias-Christian Ott
2005-02-16 20:02 ` Haven Skys
2005-02-16 20:43 ` Matthias-Christian Ott [this message]
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