Subject: netbooting problems
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Matt Bell <mtbell@micropede.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/15/2000 22:04:02
Hi,

im trying to set up a netboot clientbut keep getting the error:

nfs_boot: trying RARP (and RPC/bootparam)
nfs_boot: client_addr=10.0.0.7 (RARP from 10.0.0.2)
nfs_boot: server_addr=10.0.0.2
nfs_boot: hostname=netclient
nfs_boot: timeout...
nfs_boot: mountd 'nfsserver:/usr/netboot/', error=13
cannot mount root, error = 13

it seems to be a permission problem, my exports file looks like:

#      NetClient's nfs filesystem
/usr/netboot/     -maproot=root netclient
/usr/netboot/swap -maproot=root netclient
/usr/netboot/usr  -maproot=root netclient
/usr/netboot/home -maproot=root netclient

the debug output from rpc.bootparamd:

rpc.bootparamd: whoami got question for 10.0.0.7
rpc.bootparamd: This is host netclient
rpc.bootparamd: match netclient with netclient
rpc.bootparamd: Returning netclient   mydomain.com    10.0.0.2
rpc.bootparamd: getfile got question for "netclient" and file "root"
rpc.bootparamd: match netclient with netclient
rpc.bootparamd: returning server:nfsserver path:/usr/netboot/ address: 10.0.0.2
rpc.bootparamd: getfile got question for "netclient" and file "gateway"
rpc.bootparamd: match netclient with netclient
rpc.bootparamd: getfile failed for netclient
rpc.bootparamd: getfile got question for "netclient" and file "gateway"
rpc.bootparamd: match netclient with netclient
rpc.bootparamd: getfile failed for netclient

i can't seem to get this to work any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Matt