-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 David Bull wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to install a Fedora UML image over NFS and I'm having some > issues. From a couple of websites I found it looks like it should be > possible: > > http://linuxhacker.ru/uml/ > http://web.archive.org/web/20060110182253/http://toast.debian.net/~may/umlproject/install.html > > > > I have installed the UML utilities on the host and compiled a UML kernel > using 2.6.21.1 with initrd, cramfs, ramdisk, nfs support, etc. all > compiled into the kernel. I downloaded the Fedora Core 4 initrd.img file > from: > > ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/4/i386/os/isolinux/initrd.img > > > > and started UML using: > > /linux noprobe initrd=initrd.img mem=128M ramdisk=10240 con=xterm > con0=fd:0,fd:1 eth0=tuntap,,,172.16.0.123 Maybe specify the tap device to use? How else would the host know which one to use? ie: eth0=tuntap,tap0,00:00:00:00:00:01,172.16.0.123
Antoine PS: I'm sure you realize that FC4 is a bit dated... > The Fedora Core installer appears in one of the xterm's and asks me to > choose a language, a keyboard layout, and an installation method (cdrom, > hard disk, nfs, ftp, or http). When I attempt to select one of the > network installation methods I get a message saying "No driver found" > and it then asks me to select a driver from a list, or use a driver > disk. It's at this point that I am completly stumped - from what I have > found it looks like it should just work. I downloaded a pre-built > Slackware root filesystem image from the UML website and that boots > successfully using the same kernel that I used for Fedora and the > networking works fine. > > My reason for wanting to create a UML image using Fedora over NFS is > that I have a number of Fedora Core 4 kickstart scripts that I use to > quickly build and configure various different servers, and was > interested in using the same setup to quickly build and configure > different UML images. Has anyone else tried this? > > Thanks in advance, > - David > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > User-mode-linux-user mailing list > User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGUjR7GK2zHPGK1rsRCliOAJ9gw3vf8Kf7pmWkfnJjtQ7tm1G4hQCfcKou 0fyjwILH16jK5wCyCZhpkS8= =iDvI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
