From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262059AbVBPSF4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:05:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262060AbVBPSFz (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:05:55 -0500 Received: from mail-ash.bigfish.com ([206.16.192.253]:1596 "EHLO mail83-ash-R.bigfish.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262059AbVBPSF1 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:05:27 -0500 X-BigFish: VP From: "Haven Skys" To: Subject: Help: kernel option root=/dev/nfs failing 2.6.10 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:05:18 -0800 Message-ID: <004201c51452$131a6d60$2401a8c0@internal.bigfish.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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. 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 Network booting machine X does fine until. It attempts to open the root device. 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) 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     FrontBridge introduces Message Archive and Secure Email. Get leading Enterprise Message Security services from FrontBridge. www.frontbridge.com.