On Saturday 24 September 2005 11:57 am, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > Mike Reinehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > This may not be an AMD64 question, but both systems involved are running > > Debian AMD64, so ... > > > > Does anyone know how to get a network block device (nbd) working, or if > > it can be gotten to work? This instructions are very straight forward, > > but I've been fiddling with it all week long and haven't yet been able > > to get it going. > > > > On the server side I have running: /bin/nbd-server 1077 /vg0/swlv > > > > On the client side, however, when I try running: > > /bin/nbd-client eljudnir 1077 /dev/nd0 > > > > I get an fsck.ext3 error message when it attempts to mount the device. > > The /etc/fstab entry is: > > > > /dev/nd0 /mnt/nd0 ext3 defaults,ro,nouser,noauto 0 0 > > > > nbd is compiled as a module. > > > > Problems like this often turn out to be overlooking something quite > > simple, so I'm ready to be humbled and/or humiliated. > > > > Thanks! > > > > cmr > > Could it be the device just doesn't contain a sane ext3 fs? > > I hope you don't have /vg0/swlv mounted on the server. > > MfG > Goswin
Thanks for the suggestion, Goswin. I finally figured it out. Turns out that my configuration files /etc/nbd-client & /etc/nbd-server were incorrect. Between reading the log file error messages & a little trial & error fiddling I finally got it right. cmr -- Debian 'Sarge': Registered Linux User #241964 ---- "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC -------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
