>
> Today, I tried to boot Linux on my Indy with an NFS mounted
> root. Failed again. Here's what I did:
>
> 1. Installed the root tree on machine 192.0.2.15, in /disk4
> 2. Configured bootp on machine 192.0.2.3 so that it could inform
> my machine that it's address is 192.0.2.2.
> 3. Rebooted my machine
> 4. Went to sash.
> 5 Typed:
>
> scsi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(0)/vmlinux nfsroot=192.0.2.15:/disk4
>
> So far, so good.
>
> 5. The linux kernel booted, and said:
>
> Root-NFS: Got BOOTP answer from 192.0.2.3, my address is 192.0.2.2
> Root-NFS: Adding default route failed!
> Root-NFS: Unable to contact server ...
>
>
> Anybody knows why it couldn't add a route ?
> I'm using the following kernel:
>
> vmlinux-970916-efs
>
> I'm going to try an older one.
I've you've got a working crosscompiler, try building one of the most
current ones. The bug you're reporting is fixed in current kernels.
Ralf
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