---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Shantanu Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 22 Feb 2003 06:34:53 -0000
Subject: [LIH] Diskless (NFS) trouble
> I am trying to prepare a diskless box but am stuck at a point.
> After the kernel image is loaded on the DC and the initialization
> starts ('dmesg' runs okay), it can't mount the root over NFS. The
> screen-message concludes like this:-
>
> VFS: Cannot open root device "nfs" or 00:FF
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:FF
i guess the kernel doesnot have built in support for NFS / root over NFS.
recompile the kernel with NFS support.
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Diskless-root-NFS-other-HOWTO-4.html
hth
-balaji
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