From: Chris Craig <chris@microtronix.com>
To: mike zheng <mail4mz@gmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: Boot with NFS on MIPS32
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:38:05 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4936FC3D.8080607@microtronix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5c9cd53b0812031306r7dc848ccy1baecea50191f84b@mail.gmail.com>
I believe you need to enable "Kernel level autoconfiguration" which is
under Networking->Networking support->Networking options->TCP/IP
networking (IP_PNP), and then you'll have a "Root file system on NFS"
option (ROOT_NFS) available under Network File Systems.
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mike zheng wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have one MIPS32 embedded system with Linux Kernel 2.6.23.17. Right
> now, I have problem to boot from NFS. The NFS server works fine. I am
> able to mount the directory from anther Linux work station. I attach
> the .config file, there maybe some config flags I forget to open.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Mike
>
>
> Here is the kernel command line:
> ===========================
> Kernel command line: root=/dev/nfs rw
> nfsroot=47.1.1.108:/localdisk/rootfs/
> ip=47.1.1.2:47.1.1.1:255.255.255.0:Min-MIPS:eth0:off
>
> Here is the error:
> ===========================
> TCP cubic registered
> NET: Registered protocol family 1
> NET: Registered protocol family 10
> lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
> IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
> sit0: Disabled Privacy Extensions
> NET: Registered protocol family 17
> 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
> All bugs added by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>
> VFS: Cannot open root device "nfs" or unknown-block(0,255)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the available partitions:
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,255)
>
>
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2008-12-03 21:06 Boot with NFS on MIPS32 mike zheng
2008-12-03 21:38 ` Chris Craig [this message]
2008-12-05 17:28 ` mike zheng
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