Hi, On Mon, 09 Feb 2004 14:41:49 -0600 Tahoma Toelkes <tahoma@nshore.com> wrote: > The context is that I am in the process of bringing up a 2.4.24 kernel > (pulled from linux-mips CVS using the linux_2_4_24 tag) on a DBAu1500 > board (Zinfandel). > > I'm having trouble mounting my root filesystem over NFS. After the > ethernet ports have been enumerated, the kernel attempts to contact the > DHCP server to obtain its IP configuration information. At this point > the boot sequence hangs, perpetually retrying the DHCP server. Here are > the last several lines from the log of the boot messages, prefixed with > a vertical bar to set them apart: > > | Sending DHCP requests .<6>eth0: link up > | eth0: going to full duplex > | ..... timed out! > | IP-Config: Retrying forever (NFS root)... > | Sending DHCP requests ...... timed out! > | IP-Config: Retrying forever (NFS root)... > | Sending DHCP requests .. > > I've verified that the exported root filesystem can be mounted by > another Linux workstation. I've also verified on the DHCP server that > it is seeing the board initiate a DHCP discovery and that the DHCP > server is replying with offer for the correct address. Here is an > excerpt from '/var/log/messages' on the DHCP server: > > | Feb 9 13:25:33 kapala dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:50:c2:0c:38:8a via eth0 > | Feb 9 13:25:33 kapala dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 172.16.108.42 to > 00:50:c2:0c:38:8a via eth0 Please try the following option. YAMON> go . root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=172.16.108.11:/export/root ip=dhcp > For completeness sake, I've attached the full log of the boot sequence > until it hangs as well as my current kernel configuration. If any of > you have seen this particular problem and know how to get around it, > please respond. Further, if you simply have suggestions for avenues I > could explore, I would appreciate any advice you might have to offer. Yoichi
