Does anyone have a clue as to what the problem is with NFSv3 in the installation system? Is this still a problem with more recent kernels?
----- Forwarded message from "Peter J Farley III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 20:18:23 -0000 From: "Peter J Farley III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hercules-390] Re: Can't nfs mount from Debian-390 bootstrap system --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <Snipped> > Yes. I do not know what the problem is; you might try > debian-s390 at lists.debian.org Thanks a lot, Matt. I went over there and found a post from Gerhard Tonn from October 2002, and he pointed a similar problem over on the Marist linux390 list (see his post from the October 2002 Marist archive at this url (watch wrapping!): <http://lists.debian.org/debian-s390/2002/debian-s390-200210/msg00015.html>): >A similar problem was discussed on the Marist list > >http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvtype?LINUX-VM.30073 > >Could you give that a try. > >Gerhard At the linux390 link, I found this advice from Stefan Gybas: >This might be a problem with the NFS version. Could you open a >shell from dbootstrap and try to manually mount the NFS filesystem >using > >mount newton:/cdrom/cdrom0/dists/woody/main/disks-s390/current \ > /instmnt -o nolock,nfsvers=2 >and then try to continue the installation? Please tell me if this >works for you. We might have to disable NFSv3 for the installation >system in this case. Well, I brought up the installation bootstrap system as far as telnetting in to start the configuration, then telentted into a second session. The "mount" suggested by Stefan worked! However, that syntax results in an RW mount to an RO source, so I tried this syntax instead: mount -o ro,nolock,nfsvers=2 server:/mnt/cdrom /instmnt And this also worked fine, I could read files from the DVD mounted at the RH base system's /mnt/cdrom device (which is really a DVD ROM drive) from the 2nd telnet into the installation bootstrap system. Then I tried it with the configuration dialogs, and this response to the NFS option's request for the nfs mount point also worked: -o ro,nolock,nfsvers=2 server:/mnt/cdrom So, I am off and running with an install from the DVD of Debian-390. I will report back when I'm done with the install and let everyone know how it works. I am wary of using nolock, though I suppose it won't hurt in my single-system setup. I will also try it without the nolock option and see if that makes a difference. When I'm done with this install (and a few testing upgrades I need to make to work on a project I'm on), I'll post a mini-HOWTO to the files section here for those who want to try it. More as it happens. Peter ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get 128 Bit SSL Encryption! http://us.click.yahoo.com/FpY02D/vN2EAA/xGHJAA/W4wwlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Files and archives at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hercules-390 Get the latest version of Hercules from: http://www.conmicro.cx/hercules Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ----- End forwarded message ----- -- - mdz
