I compiled the kernel 2.4.31 using sde tools. Download linux to db1550 through yamon. but the kernel can't find the NFS root. I tried the NFS system from other linux box, and the NFS is ok. Who met this same problem? Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 10.200.0.198 RPC: sendmsg returned error 128 portmap: RPC call returned error 128 Root-NFS: Unable to get nfsd port number from server, using default Looking up port of RPC 100005/1 on 10.200.0.198 RPC: sendmsg returned error 128 portmap: RPC call returned error 128 Root-NFS: Unable to get mountd port number from server, using default RPC: sendmsg returned error 128 mount: RPC call returned error 128 Root-NFS: Server returned error -128 while mounting /nfsroot/mipsel VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy. kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-2, errno = 2 VFS: Cannot open root device "" or 02:00 Please append a correct "root=" boot option Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 02:00 Thanks for the suggestion