On Fri, 8 Feb 2008, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Randy Dunlap schrieb: > > (...) > > > > Even if you did -f, it must have shutdown the network. I think somehow > > > in latest kernels there is some dependency on network and that's why > > > not shutting down network in this case is helping you. > > > > I'm seeing NFS mounts take forever to unmount (at shutdown/reboot). > > (forever => 1 hour ... or never completes) > > > > Is this similar to the problem that the OP is asking about? > > Is it a diskless station? > > Even in not, just make sure you don't shut the network down before NFS is > actually unmounted...? JFYI, on PS3, kexec works fine with NFS root. With kind regards, Geert Uytterhoeven Software Architect Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe The Corporate Village ? Da Vincilaan 7-D1 ? B-1935 Zaventem ? Belgium Phone: +32 (0)2 700 8453 Fax: +32 (0)2 700 8622 E-mail: Geert.Uytterhoeven at sonycom.com Internet: http://www.sony-europe.com/ Sony Network and Software Technology Center Europe A division of Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. Registered office: Technologielaan 7 ? B-1840 Londerzeel ? Belgium VAT BE 0413.825.160 ? RPR Brussels Fortis Bank Zaventem ? Swift GEBABEBB08A ? IBAN BE39001382358619