Bug#642571: NFS root no longer works with oldstable DHCP server

2012-01-28 Thread Mike
This is still a problem with version 2.6.32-41. Comparing the packets sent between the DHCP client and server, I notice that the latest kernel sets the DHCP 'secs' field. The DHCP server, which should return 0 in 'secs', returns the client's 'secs' value instead in its DHCPOFFER. Perhaps the

Bug#642571: NFS root no longer works with oldstable DHCP server

2011-10-19 Thread Chris Wilson
Hi all, Bug confirmed here. vmlinuz/initramfs from linux-image-2.6.32-5-686 fails to get an IP address in ipconfig during network boot. 2.6.38-1-486 (from the GParted live CD) doesn't have this problem. I can see the DHCPACK packets being sent from the DHCP server to the client, but

Bug#642571: NFS root no longer works with oldstable DHCP server

2011-09-23 Thread Mike
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 Version: 2.6.32-35squeeze2 On an NFS root boot with this version, the boot fails after reporting IP-Config: no response after __ seconds - giving up once __ reaches 100. It then outputs /inet:...can't open '/tmp/net-*.conf' and Kernel panic etc. (Sorry,