Subject: RE: Linux NFS-root
To: port-pmax NetBSD <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Reiner Buehl <Reiner_Buehl@hp.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 12/08/1999 08:39:24
Hi,

I also had some strange problems with the nfs subsystem of RH 6.0.
I solved it by replacing the new kernel nfsd of RH 6.0 with
the old userland nfsd from RH 5.2. Now my problems are gone. Maybe
this could help you also.

Regards,
Reiner.


> > Since upgrading to Linux RedHat 6.x,
>
> Call it downgrade then ;-)
>
> > I've been unable to netboot either
> > NetBSD or Decstation Linux from my Decstations.  I spent some time
> > today trying to get to the bottom of this problem, but I'm still stuck.
>
> Same here. Tried for some time, then decided, that the RedHat 6.0 & 6.1
> aren't working for this purpose.
>
> I have now an extra decstation/NetBSD, which is serving the root
> directories. The res (like data/...) is fine on the RedHat 6.0 System.
>
> Please don't ask me, why i don't use NetBSD on the PC ;-)
>
> > There should be a FAQ somewhere about this, but I don't seem to find
> > one.  I've received at least half a dozen suggestions already, but
> > none of them worked.
>
> I don't think there is a FAQ for this. The usual FAQ is about usual systems,
> not broken linux distributions ;-)
>
> > I've also tried uninstalling the knfsd from the system, and re-installing
> > the latest version of the old nfs-server-2.2beta40-1, but this also
> > doesn't work.
>
> There is something completely broken in the RedHat 6.x distributions. If you
> find out what, please tell !
>
> cheers & have fun,
> emanuel
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