Hello,
I have been using bootp/tftp/nfs to boot my Indy fine, but I need to do
something else on the linux machine that is acting as the server (which was
my linux workstation), so I decided to move the bootp/tftp/nfs stuff to my
main network server which is running Linux completly compiled from source.
So, I compiled/installed the following:
* bootp-2.4.3
* netkit-tftp-0.16
* tcp_wrappers_7.6
* portmap_5beta
* nfs-server-2.2beta47
Now, I have tested the NFS from another linux box, and from the indy, and it
seems to work fine.
I have setup my bootp/tftp the same as before, and that is as follows:
BTW network addresses:
ICServer -> 192.168.0.1 -> Linux Server (the new bootp/tftp/nfs server)
ICLinux -> 192.168.0.11 -> Linux W/S (the old bootp/tftp/nfs server)
ICIndy -> 192.168.0.12 -> SGI Indy
/etc/inetd.conf:
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
/export/simple
bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/sbin/bootpd /etc/bootptab
/etc/bootptab:
icindy:hd=/export/simple:\
:rp=/export/simple:\
:ht=ethernet:\
:ha=080069082CD1:\
:ip=192.168.0.12:\
:bf=vmlinux:\
:sm=255.255.255.0:\
:to=7200:
/etc/exports:
/export/simple 192.168.0.12(no_root_swash,rw)
I then did: kill -HUP <pid of inetd) and loaded portmap, rpc.mountd and
rpc.nfsd
When I tried to boot my Indy, with the line:
boot bootp:vmlinux nfsroot=192.168.0.1:/export/simple
It worked :)
Then, I realised, the old bootp server was still on, so I shut this down.
Then, using the same command, it failed in the command monitor.
I realised that the 'make install' had put the bootpd binaries in /usr/etc
instead of /usr/sbin, so I moved these, restarted inetd, and this leads to
my problem:
I type the above boot command, it gets the kernel, starts booting linux, and
does the following:
[SNIP OK Stuff]
eth0: SGI Seeq8003 08:00:69:08:2c:d1
Sending BOOTP requests.................. timed out!
IP-Config: Auto-configuration of network failed.
Partition check:
sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 sda7
sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3
Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 192.168.0.1
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
portmap: server not responding, timed out
Root-NFS: Unable to get nfsd port number from server, using default
Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 192.168.0.1
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
portmap: server not responding, timed out
Root-NFS: Unable to get nfsd port number from server, using default
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
RPC: sendmsg returned error 128
mount: server 192.168.0.1 not responding, timed out
Root-NFS: Server returned error -5 while mounting /export/simple
VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy
VFS: Cannot open root device 02:00
Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root device on 02:00
I did try the bootp binary from ICLinux, wich still works when i turn it on,
but this didn't work either :(
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks in Advance!
Bye for Now,
Ian
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