From: Julius Subject: Re: root over nfs, error -93 Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 00:24:57 +0200 Message-ID: <1212013497.3786.29.camel@wf> References: <1212009456.3786.24.camel@wf> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org To: "david m. richter" Return-path: Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:40608 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753437AbYE1WVX (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 May 2008 18:21:23 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > On Wed, 28 May 2008, Julius wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > im trying to get a client boot from my server via nfs. but it fails > > with: > > > > Root-NFS: Server returned error -93 while > > mounting /nfs-exports/pxeclient > > > > the client uses a vanilla 2.6.24.7 kernel with these settings: > > <*> NFS file system support > > [*] Provide NFSv3 client support > > [*] Provide client support for the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension > > [*] Root file system on NFS > > [*] Support for rpcbind versions 3 & 4 (EXPERIMENTAL) > > > > > > full config: > > http://metalfan2.me.funpic.de/.config > > > > > > kernel append line: > > append root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.11.3:/nfs-exports/pxeclient ip=dhcp > > > > > > the system successfully boots the kernel via syslinux and requests its > > ip via dhcp > > > > > > server: > > rpcinfo -p localhost > > program vers proto port > > 100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper > > 100000 2 udp 111 portmapper > > 100024 1 udp 54039 status > > 100024 1 tcp 57693 status > > 100005 3 udp 48497 mountd > > 100005 3 tcp 34406 mountd > > 100003 2 udp 2049 nfs > > 100003 3 udp 2049 nfs > > 100003 4 udp 2049 nfs > > 100021 1 udp 47061 nlockmgr > > 100021 3 udp 47061 nlockmgr > > 100021 4 udp 47061 nlockmgr > > 100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs > > 100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs > > 100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs > > 100021 1 tcp 54896 nlockmgr > > 100021 3 tcp 54896 nlockmgr > > 100021 4 tcp 54896 nlockmgr > > > > nfs-utils-1.1.0 > > > > > > > > Any ideas whats wrong? > > > > > > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 17:31 -0400, david m. richter wrote: > > well, some grepping in /usr/include/ came up with: > > ./asm-generic/errno.h:#define EPROTONOSUPPORT 93 /* Protocol not supported */ > > what's the server setup in this picture? and is that negative > error value getting propagated into userland, or is that just from a > kernel log? > The system doesnt start at all, it stops just before the root fs gets mounted. before init runs. what do you mean by server setup? Julius