From: Andreas Steinmetz <ast@domdv.de>
To: Theewara Vorakosit <g4465018@pirun.ku.ac.th>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NFS root on 2.4.18-14
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 15:19:19 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DAAC457.3040402@domdv.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.GSO.4.44.0210142012520.5993-100000@pirun.ku.ac.th
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Theewara Vorakosit wrote:
> Dear All,
> I use Red Hat 8.0 and kernel 2.4.18-14, which come from redhat
> distribution. I want create a NFS-root kernel to build a diskless linux
> using NFS root. I select "IP kernel level configuration-> BOOTP, DHCP",
> NFS root support. I boot client using my kernel, it does not requrest for
> an IP address. It try to mount NFS root immediately. Do I forget
> something?
If you try to boot from a floppy that was created like "dd if=vmlinuz
of=/dev/fd0" you will need the attached patch. Alan Cox however told me
that the ability to boot without boot manager (e.g. lilo) will
eventually go away.
--
Andreas Steinmetz
D.O.M. Datenverarbeitung GmbH
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diff -rNu linux/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c linux-custom/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
--- linux/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c 2002-09-27 14:05:32.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-custom/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c 2002-09-27 14:57:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
*/
int ic_set_manually __initdata = 0; /* IPconfig parameters set manually */
-int ic_enable __initdata = 0; /* IP config enabled? */
+int ic_enable __initdata = 1; /* IP config enabled? */
/* Protocol choice */
int ic_proto_enabled __initdata = 0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-10-14 13:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-10-14 13:13 NFS root on 2.4.18-14 Theewara Vorakosit
2002-10-14 13:19 ` Andreas Steinmetz [this message]
2002-10-14 13:56 ` Wakko Warner
2002-10-14 15:10 ` Andreas Steinmetz
2002-10-14 15:43 ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2002-10-14 18:00 ` Samuel Flory
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