Please ignore this message. I figured it out.. -- --------- Original Message ---------
DATE: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 09:33:46 From: "Teresa Jeremy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teresa Jeremy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Jim, > >I download the initrd-kit and tried to build a kernel from scratch on RedHat 9.0 >server. However, I'm getting the following error: > >base.c: In function `is_devfsd_or_child': >base.c:1417: structure has no member named `p_opptr' >base.c:1417: structure has no member named `p_opptr' >base.c: In function `devfsd_ioctl': >base.c:3433: warning: unused variable `lock' >make[3]: *** [base.o] Error 1 >make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/fs/devfs' >make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 >make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/fs/devfs' >make[1]: *** [_subdir_devfs] Error 2 >make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/fs' >make: *** [_dir_fs] Error 2 > > >It is possible to mount an existing initrd image and modify the linuxrc script? If >so, please provide instructions. > >Thx, >TJ > >-- > >--------- Original Message --------- > >DATE: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 17:43:51 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Teresa Jeremy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Teresa, >> >>the dhcp root-path option is really a "numbered option" in >>dhcp. it's quite common that dhcp servers don't support all >>the named options, like 'root-path', but they might support it >>if you know the proper option number. I think that the >>option number for root-path is 17, so maybe you can specify it >>that way. >> >>If not, here's the options that I can see: >> >>1) Don't use the router/firewall as your dhcp server, use Linux instead. >> >>2) If you can't do #1, then you could create a kernel command line >> parameter, maybe call it 'ROOTPATH', and set it with the 'append' >> directive, like you are trying for nfsroot. >> BUT, this would require a change to the initrd, to pay attention >> to that new parameter. It actually wouldn't involve dhclient at >> all, because kernel command line arguments that don't get swallowed >> up by the kernel actually get passed on to the /linuxrc script >> as environment variables. So, within the /linuxrc script that >> exists inside the initrd, you'd end up with an env variable >> called 'ROOTPATH' and it's value would be: >> >> 192.168.0.29:/opt/ltsp/i386 >> >> So, you'd need to modify /linuxrc to do something with that info, >> and not bomb out because dhclient didn't get a root-path. >> >> >>Jim McQuillan >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >>On Thu, 25 Mar 2004, Teresa Jeremy wrote: >> >>> I'm using a router/firewall appliance as my dhcp server. As a result, it is not >>> possible to specify the root-path DHCP option. >>> >>> Is it possible to force my ltsp RAM image to use nfsroot directive in my >>> pxelinux.cfg\default file instead of looking for it in the DHCP offer packet? >>> >>> I've tried >>> >>> label lts >>> kernel bzImage-2.4.22-ltsp-1 >>> append init=/linuxrc rw root=/dev/ram0 nfsroot=192.168.0.29:/opt/ltsp/i386 >>> initrd=initrd-2.4.22-ltsp-1.gz >>> >>> However, the dhclient apparents to ignore this parameter. >>> >>> >>> Thx. >>> TJ >>> >>> >>> >>> Need a new email address that people can remember >>> Check out the new EudoraMail at >>> http://www.eudoramail.com >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials >>> Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of >>> GenToo technologies. 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To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss >>For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net >> >> > > > >Need a new email address that people can remember >Check out the new EudoraMail at >http://www.eudoramail.com > Need a new email address that people can remember Check out the new EudoraMail at http://www.eudoramail.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
