nfsroot boot problems

[Michael Tautschnig]

> Hi,
> 
> > > > VFS: Cannot open root device "nfs" or unknown-block (0,255)
> > > > Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> > > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> > unknown
> > > > block (0,255)
> > > 
> > IMHO you need to enable one of the IP autoconfiguration options as
> > ROOT_NFS
> > depends on IP_PNP in the kernel configuration.
> > 
> 
> Yes it was the IP_PNP and NFS_ROOT options that were necessary. however
> now i am faced with another problem which didn't quite notice before.
> 
> the kernel complains
> 
> IP-Config : No network devices available. 
> 
> Looking up port of RPC 100003/2 on 192.168.0.100
> portmap : RPC call returned error 101
> Root-NFS: Unable to get nfsd port number from server, using default. 
> 
> repeat of above error.
> 
> Root-NFS: Server returned -101 while mounting /usr/lib/fai/nfsroot
> 
> VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS trying floppy
> ..
> 
> i am not quite sure if the error means that the network card is not
> configured or the there is a problem with nfs server itself. 
> 
> the network card i have is 
> 
> 0000:06:07.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82541GI/PI Gigabit
> Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
> 
> i am using e1000 driver.
>

Is your card detected? e1000 should probably say something like 
e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection

If not, is that card supported by e1000? If it is, is e1000 compiled into the
kernel?

Regards,
Michael

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