OK, that makes two with the same problem. I checked your config file
against mine and I can see no relevant differences, everything which
matters for net booting is the same. However, in my case the NIC driver
never comes in, neither does the serial driver (I tried using a serial
console). Also, I can boot from a floppy with lilo, which does not depend
at all on dhcp/bootp/rarp. Well, there is _something_ broken in there...
Any more net booters out there having the same problem? If you haven't
yet, have a crack at 2.2.18. Looks like it breaks NFS root, and that is
something that should be looked into...
I'm forwarding to linux-kernel as requested, but I did receive two copies
of your message, so I guess it circulated OK.
Regards,
----------------------------------------------------------------
Jorge L. deLyra, Associate Professor of Physics
The University of Sao Paulo, IFUSP-DFMA
For more information: finger delyra@latt.if.usp.br
----------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 22:20:46 -0700
> From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
> To: "Jorge L. deLyra" <delyra@latt.if.usp.br>
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: NFS root doesn't work with 2.2.18.
>
> "Jorge L. deLyra" wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I had a K7 booting kernel 2.2.17 OK and mounting an NFS root but that
> > doesn't work anymore if I use the 2.2.18 kernel.
> >
> > Both kernels were compiled with the same configs. I'm also using the same
> > lilo and NBI configs, both used to work. In either case the new kernel
> > boots but can't mount the root. I can't boot 2.2.18 via NBI because I
> > don't see any messages, looks like the serial driver never comes in.
> >
> > I send below the relevant parts of the boot messages for the 2.2.17 and
> > 2.2.18 kernels. Looks like 2.2.18 never gets to the point of trying to
> > raise the network and panics because it can't find its root. Is this a
> > known problem? Is there a known fix?
>
> I have the same problem, but for some reason mail sent to LK just
> dissappears into a black hole (I receive it fine...)
>
> Could you foward this mail to LK for me?
>
>
> NOTE: It fails to work in exactly the same way on 2.4.prerelease.
>
> I am able to successfully net-boot (using nfs-root, kernel-bootp, etc)
> kernel 2.2.17 with the config file attached. However, if I use that same
> config file on 2.2.18, the resulting kernel will not net-boot.
> The config file is attached.
>
> The problem seems to be that the kernel never asks for the address via dhcp (or bootp)
> after the boot-rom has downloaded and started the kernel.
> I do see the kernel discover the ethernet interfaces, but it dies shortly
> there-after.
>
> Here is the config:
>
>
> #
> # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
> #
>
> #
> # Code maturity level options
> #
> CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
>
> #
> # Processor type and features
> #
> # CONFIG_M386 is not set
> # CONFIG_M486 is not set
> CONFIG_M586=y
> # CONFIG_M586TSC is not set
> # CONFIG_M686 is not set
> CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y
> CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y
> CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y
> CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y
> CONFIG_1GB=y
> # CONFIG_2GB is not set
> # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
> # CONFIG_MTRR is not set
> # CONFIG_SMP is not set
>
> #
> # Loadable module support
> #
> CONFIG_MODULES=y
> # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set
> # CONFIG_KMOD is not set
>
> #
> # General setup
> #
> CONFIG_NET=y
> CONFIG_PCI=y
> # CONFIG_PCI_GOBIOS is not set
> # CONFIG_PCI_GODIRECT is not set
> CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y
> CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y
> CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y
> CONFIG_PCI_QUIRKS=y
> # CONFIG_PCI_OPTIMIZE is not set
> CONFIG_PCI_OLD_PROC=y
> # CONFIG_MCA is not set
> # CONFIG_VISWS is not set
> CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
> # CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT is not set
> CONFIG_SYSCTL=y
> CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y
> CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
> CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y
> # CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA is not set
> # CONFIG_PARPORT is not set
> # CONFIG_APM is not set
> # CONFIG_TOSHIBA is not set
>
> #
> # Plug and Play support
> #
> # CONFIG_PNP is not set
>
> #
> # Block devices
> #
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
>
> #
> # Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives
> #
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI is not set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED is not set
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEPCI=y
> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD is not set
> CONFIG_IDEDMA_AUTO=y
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OPTI621 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRM290 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NS87415 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_VIA82C586 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD646 is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CS5530 is not set
> # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set
>
> #
> # Additional Block Devices
> #
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
> CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=y
> # CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA is not set
> # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set
>
> #
> # Networking options
> #
> CONFIG_PACKET=y
> CONFIG_NETLINK=y
> CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y
> CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y
> CONFIG_FIREWALL=y
> CONFIG_FILTER=y
> CONFIG_UNIX=y
> CONFIG_INET=y
> # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set
> CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER=y
> CONFIG_RTNETLINK=y
> CONFIG_NETLINK=y
> CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES=y
> CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH=y
> CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_TOS=y
> CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_VERBOSE=y
> CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_LARGE_TABLES=y
> CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_NAT=y
> CONFIG_IP_PNP=y
> # CONFIG_IP_PNP_DHCP is not set
> CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP=y
> # CONFIG_IP_PNP_RARP is not set
> CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y
> CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL_NETLINK=y
> CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV=y
> CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_FWMARK=y
> CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY=y
> # CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE is not set
> CONFIG_IP_ROUTER=y
> # CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set
> CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=y
> # CONFIG_ARPD is not set
> # CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES is not set
>
> #
> # (it is safe to leave these untouched)
> #
> # CONFIG_INET_RARP is not set
> CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y
> # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
>
> #
> #
> #
> # CONFIG_IPX is not set
> # CONFIG_ATALK is not set
> # CONFIG_X25 is not set
> # CONFIG_LAPB is not set
> # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set
> # CONFIG_LLC is not set
> CONFIG_VLAN_802_1Q=y
> # CONFIG_ECONET is not set
> # CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_HW_FLOWCONTROL is not set
> # CONFIG_CPU_IS_SLOW is not set
>
> #
> # QoS and/or fair queueing
> #
> # CONFIG_NET_SCHED is not set
>
> #
> # Telephony Support
> #
> # CONFIG_PHONE is not set
>
> #
> # SCSI support
> #
> # CONFIG_SCSI is not set
>
> #
> # I2O device support
> #
> # CONFIG_I2O is not set
>
> #
> # Network device support
> #
> CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
>
> #
> # ARCnet devices
> #
> # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set
> CONFIG_DUMMY=y
> # CONFIG_BONDING is not set
> # CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set
> # CONFIG_ETHERTAP is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_SB1000 is not set
>
> #
> # Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit)
> #
> CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
> # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set
> CONFIG_LANCE=y
> # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_RACAL is not set
> CONFIG_RTL8139=y
> # CONFIG_NET_ISA is not set
> CONFIG_NET_EISA=y
> # CONFIG_PCNET32 is not set
> # CONFIG_AC3200 is not set
> # CONFIG_APRICOT is not set
> # CONFIG_CS89x0 is not set
> # CONFIG_DM9102 is not set
> # CONFIG_DE4X5 is not set
> CONFIG_DEC_ELCP=y
> # CONFIG_DGRS is not set
> # CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO100 is not set
> # CONFIG_LNE390 is not set
> # CONFIG_NE3210 is not set
> CONFIG_NE2K_PCI=y
> # CONFIG_TLAN is not set
> # CONFIG_VIA_RHINE is not set
> # CONFIG_SIS900 is not set
> # CONFIG_ES3210 is not set
> # CONFIG_EPIC100 is not set
> # CONFIG_ZNET is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set
>
> #
> # Ethernet (1000 Mbit)
> #
> # CONFIG_ACENIC is not set
> # CONFIG_HAMACHI is not set
> # CONFIG_YELLOWFIN is not set
> # CONFIG_SK98LIN is not set
> # CONFIG_FDDI is not set
> # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
> CONFIG_PPP=y
>
> #
> # CCP compressors for PPP will also be built in.
> #
> CONFIG_SLIP=y
> CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED=y
> CONFIG_SLIP_SMART=y
> # CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 is not set
> # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set
>
> #
> # Token ring devices
> #
> CONFIG_TR=y
> CONFIG_IBMTR=y
> CONFIG_IBMLS=y
> CONFIG_IBMOL=y
> CONFIG_SKTR=y
> CONFIG_OLTR=y
> # CONFIG_NET_FC is not set
> # CONFIG_RCPCI is not set
> # CONFIG_SHAPER is not set
>
> #
> # Wan interfaces
> #
> # CONFIG_HOSTESS_SV11 is not set
> # CONFIG_COSA is not set
> # CONFIG_SEALEVEL_4021 is not set
> # CONFIG_SYNCLINK_SYNCPPP is not set
> # CONFIG_LANMEDIA is not set
> # CONFIG_COMX is not set
> # CONFIG_HDLC is not set
> # CONFIG_DLCI is not set
> # CONFIG_SBNI is not set
>
> #
> # Amateur Radio support
> #
> # CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set
>
> #
> # IrDA (infrared) support
> #
> # CONFIG_IRDA is not set
>
> #
> # ISDN subsystem
> #
> # CONFIG_ISDN is not set
>
> #
> # Old CD-ROM drivers (not SCSI, not IDE)
> #
> # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set
>
> #
> # Character devices
> #
> CONFIG_VT=y
> CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
> CONFIG_SERIAL=y
> # CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set
> # CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set
> # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
> CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
> CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256
> CONFIG_MOUSE=y
>
> #
> # Mice
> #
> # CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE is not set
> # CONFIG_BUSMOUSE is not set
> # CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE is not set
> CONFIG_PSMOUSE=y
> # CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE is not set
> # CONFIG_PC110_PAD is not set
>
> #
> # Joysticks
> #
> # CONFIG_JOYSTICK is not set
> # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set
> # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set
> # CONFIG_NVRAM is not set
> # CONFIG_RTC is not set
>
> #
> # Video For Linux
> #
> # CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is not set
> # CONFIG_DTLK is not set
>
> #
> # Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
> #
> # CONFIG_FTAPE is not set
>
> #
> # Filesystems
> #
> # CONFIG_QUOTA is not set
> CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=y
> # CONFIG_ADFS_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_HFS_FS is not set
> CONFIG_FAT_FS=y
> CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
> # CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS is not set
> CONFIG_VFAT_FS=y
> CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
> # CONFIG_JOLIET is not set
> # CONFIG_MINIX_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_NTFS_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set
> CONFIG_PROC_FS=y
> CONFIG_DEVPTS_FS=y
> # CONFIG_QNX4FS_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_ROMFS_FS is not set
> CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
> # CONFIG_SYSV_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_UFS_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_EFS_FS is not set
>
> #
> # Network File Systems
> #
> # CONFIG_CODA_FS is not set
> CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
> CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
> CONFIG_NFSD=y
> # CONFIG_NFSD_SUN is not set
> CONFIG_SUNRPC=y
> CONFIG_LOCKD=y
> # CONFIG_SMB_FS is not set
> # CONFIG_NCP_FS is not set
>
> #
> # Partition Types
> #
> # CONFIG_BSD_DISKLABEL is not set
> # CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION is not set
> # CONFIG_SMD_DISKLABEL is not set
> # CONFIG_SOLARIS_X86_PARTITION is not set
> # CONFIG_UNIXWARE_DISKLABEL is not set
> CONFIG_NLS=y
>
> #
> # Native Language Support
> #
> CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="cp437"
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_850 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_852 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_855 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_857 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_860 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_861 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_862 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_863 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_864 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_865 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_866 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_869 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_874 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_932 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_936 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_949 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_950 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_2 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_3 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_4 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_5 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_6 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_7 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_8 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_9 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_14 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_15 is not set
> # CONFIG_NLS_KOI8_R is not set
>
> #
> # Console drivers
> #
> CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
> # CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT is not set
> # CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE is not set
> # CONFIG_FB is not set
>
> #
> # Sound
> #
> # CONFIG_SOUND is not set
>
> #
> # Kernel hacking
> #
> CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
>
>
> --
> Ben Greear (greearb@candelatech.com) http://www.candelatech.com
> Author of ScryMUD: scry.wanfear.com 4444 (Released under GPL)
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