From: "Ryurick M. Hristev" Subject: Linux: nfsroot and a Tulip card Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:05:49 +1200 (NZST) Sender: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: References: Reply-To: "Ryurick M. Hristev" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: Received: from cantva.canterbury.ac.nz ([132.181.30.3]) by usw-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 172ILO-00009I-00 for ; Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:05:59 -0700 Received: from CONVERSION-DAEMON.it.canterbury.ac.nz by it.canterbury.ac.nz (PMDF V6.1 #39332) id <01KH63NCMLFK9F59JD@it.canterbury.ac.nz> for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:05:49 +1200 (NEW ZEALAND STANDARD TIME) Received: from loony.phys.canterbury.ac.nz (loony.phys.canterbury.ac.nz [132.181.41.100]) by it.canterbury.ac.nz (PMDF V6.1 #39332) with ESMTP id <01KH63NCSE0U936UUH@it.canterbury.ac.nz> for nfs@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:05:49 +1200 (NEW ZEALAND STANDARD TIME) Received: from localhost (physrmh@localhost) by loony.phys.canterbury.ac.nz (8.11.6/8.11.2) with ESMTP id g3TL5nM19005 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:05:49 +1200 In-Reply-To: To: nfs@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: nfs-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Discussion of NFS under Linux development, interoperability, and testing. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello, After a prolonged mucking around I am finally out of any idea. I have a problem: I have a Linux based PC with a Tulip type network card which refuses to read the root filesystem over nfs. Given that the card have to be DHCP configured the network driver is compiled into the kernel. The system boots, it gets configured via DHCP, mounts the root via nfs (as shown by the logs) then hangs. I have other systems with different network cards which do work with the same setup. The system also works with Linux 2.2 but not 2.4 The tulip driver in Linux kernel 2.4 appears to be FUBAR so I used the de4x5 which apparently works up to reading the nfsroot (IIRC that was recommended by someone on the tulip driver mailing list). TIA for any pointers, ideas, etc, Cheers, -- Ryurick M. Hristev mailto:r.hristev@phys.canterbury.ac.nz Computer Systems Manager University of Canterbury, Physics & Astronomy Dept., New Zealand _______________________________________________ NFS maillist - NFS@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nfs