On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 23:17 +0200, Julius wrote: > Hi, > > > im trying to get a client boot from my server via nfs. but it fails > with: > > Root-NFS: Server returned error -93 while > mounting /nfs-exports/pxeclient > > the client uses a vanilla 2.6.24.7 kernel with these settings: > <*> NFS file system support > [*] Provide NFSv3 client support > [*] Provide client support for the NFSv3 ACL protocol extension > [*] Root file system on NFS > [*] Support for rpcbind versions 3 & 4 (EXPERIMENTAL) > > > full config: > http://metalfan2.me.funpic.de/.config > > > kernel append line: > append root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.11.3:/nfs-exports/pxeclient ip=dhcp > > > the system successfully boots the kernel via syslinux and requests its > ip via dhcp > > > server: > rpcinfo -p localhost > program vers proto port > 100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper > 100000 2 udp 111 portmapper > 100024 1 udp 54039 status > 100024 1 tcp 57693 status > 100005 3 udp 48497 mountd > 100005 3 tcp 34406 mountd > 100003 2 udp 2049 nfs > 100003 3 udp 2049 nfs > 100003 4 udp 2049 nfs > 100021 1 udp 47061 nlockmgr > 100021 3 udp 47061 nlockmgr > 100021 4 udp 47061 nlockmgr > 100003 2 tcp 2049 nfs > 100003 3 tcp 2049 nfs > 100003 4 tcp 2049 nfs > 100021 1 tcp 54896 nlockmgr > 100021 3 tcp 54896 nlockmgr > 100021 4 tcp 54896 nlockmgr > > nfs-utils-1.1.0 > > > > Any ideas whats wrong? I believe that the default is to try mounting NFSv2, unless you explicitly add the 'v3' option. Try something like append root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=192.168.11.3:/nfs-exports/pxeclient,v3 ip=dhcp Cheers Trond -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html