I'm learning Linux and LTSP from scratch... Sound fun?
I'm running Red Hat 7.2 trying to connect an ancient, rickety
bootromatized p75 NE2000 client and after many other educational problems,
have hit what I hope is my last brick wall (see below). The client and
the server are both on their own private HUB.
As an aside is there any way to get a log file so I don't have to copy
errors off a client by hand? I feel like i'm in 3rd grade all over again.
After gettings its IP info from DHCP, and after downloading the kernel and
decompressing, I get this:
**********************************************************
******************* BEGIN ERROR ********************
Mounting root filesystem : /opt/ltsp/i386 from: 192.168.1.250
mount: 192.168.1.250: /opt/ltsp/i386 failed, reason given by server:
Permission Denied
mount: nfsmount failed: Bad file number
NFS: mount program didn't pass remote address!
mount: Mounting 192.168.1.250: /opt/ltsp/i386 on /mnt failed: invalid
argument
ERROR! Failed to mount the root directory via NFS!
Possible Reasons include:
1) NFS service may not be running
2) Workstation IP does not map to a hostname, either in /etc/hosts or in
DNS
3) wrong adress for NFS server in the DHCP config file
4) wrong pathname for root directory in the DHCP config file
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
******************* END ERROR *******************
******************************************************
(1) I have checked the NFS services per direction of the LTSP manual
(command line ps | grep etc...) and found that all three that were listed
are running and appear to be binding or whatever they do...
(2) The workstation is listed in the "hosts" and "DNS" files. I'm new to
working with these files but they seem pretty straightforward.
(3) I did have problems configuring DHCP and TFTP but I *seem* to have
worked out the glitches in these. DHCPD starts up with a bunch of errors
though... 'Command not recognized' for most of the "OPTION" statements...
that doesn't seem to stop it from working though? I did not specify an
NFS server anywhere... do I have to? In my setup, it is the same as the
XSERVER, DNS, etc... If I do have to explicitly define it, how?
The /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf matches the example exactly except i
changed the swap size on my only workstation (ws001) to 16m. --> It was
freezing while loading the kernel and this seemed to make it stop (? I was
just screwing around but hey it worked)
(4) As near as I can see the paths are all correct.
(5) I also checked the permissions on the /opt/ltsp/i386 files and they
appear to be as wide open as they need to be (read and execute accross the
board and write for root). I hesisitate to mess with those defaults
anyway...
SOMEBODY! HELP! PLEASE!
Thanks in advance.
________________________________________
David M. Leuser, II
Assistant Network Administrator
New Hampton School
(603) 744-3182 x121
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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