> ----------
> From: Katsonis, Dennis
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2002 8:40 AM
> To: 'David Leuser II'
> Subject: RE: [Ltsp-discuss] filesystem won't mount
>
> I had this problem and found a misconfigured dhcpd.conf to be the culprit.
> I tried absolutely EVERYTHING, checked /etc/hosts, /etc/exports, etc Have
> a look at the example config files that LTSP has, and double check your IP
> address, in particular the ones on dhcpd.conf. The dhcpd.conf.example
> files that LTSP has should work fine with red-hat, with very little
> adjustment.
> I think I had a faulty 'option routers' setting or 'option
> domain-name-servers' that caused this problem.
>
> (oops, forgot to post to LTSP group)
> ----------
> From: David Leuser II
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2002 2:01
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] filesystem won't mount
>
> 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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