Problems to boot the FAI client

[Michael Tautschnig]

> 
> Hi User,
> 
> after upgrade FAI version to 3.2.1 I can't boot the clients.
> The following error messages comes:
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Root-NFS: Server returned error -13 while mounting /usr/lib/fai
> VFS: Unable to mount root fs via NFS, trying floppy
> VFS: Cannot open root device "nfs" or unknown-block(2,0)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> unknown-block(2,0)
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> When I upgraded FAI, I do obtain my old config files and do not use the
> new 'distributed' config files. Could it be, that I forgot an adjustment
> for the new FAI version?
>

/usr/lib/fai doesn't really look like the new FAI version at all... Please check
- where your NFSROOT is (on the server)
- what the clients are told to mount (by PXE-config or DHCP or whatever)
- what the server really exports (I think -13 is some not-allowed-error)

Best,
Michael

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