FAI 3.4.0 config space mount problem

[Jeffrey Stolte]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 06:38:03PM +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:
> * Jeffrey Stolte <stolte at ucar.edu> [Tue Aug 24, 2010 at 10:05:32AM -0600]:
> 
> > I have been trying to use FAI 3.4.0 under 64-bit squeeze and
> > I keep seeing the following error on the install client:
> 
> >   mount.nfs: mount point /var/lib/fai/config does not exist
> >   Error in task confdir. Traceback: task_error main
> 
> > The nfsroot mounts fine, but the FAI config space does not.
> > If I list /var/lib on the client, all I see is a 'discover'
> > directory.  Note that /live/image/live/filesystem.dir/var/lib/fai
> > does exist, though.  Is anyone else seeing this problem?
> 
> Which versions of kernel, initramfs-tools and live-initramfs are you
> using?
> 
> I'm aware of a regression in aufs where directories
> can't be accessed when read for the first the time.
> 
> Grml's live-initramfs (>=1.177.1-1grml.02) is supposed to work
> around this issue, see:
> 
>   http://git.grml.org/?p=live-initramfs-grml.git;a=commitdiff;h=cb9bd23e7cebf7852e632266b4c7e63580c7816e
> 
> live-initramfs version 1.177.1-1grml.03 is available at:
> 
>    http://deb.grml.org grml-stable
>    http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de lenny/koeln
> 
> I also remember a chat about this issue on #fai as well where the
> user just used the Grml-kernel 2.6.33-grml[64] and it's working for
> him fine with it. See:
> 
>   http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/Grml_Kernel
> 
> HTH && regards,
> -mika-

So far we have been using squeeze versions for everything but FAI:

kernel:            2.6.32-5-amd64
iinitramfs-tools:  0.98
live-initramfs:    2.0~a16

I have been suspecting a problem with aufs.  I'll try the Grml 
live-initramfs or kernel and let you know if that helps.  Thanks.

Jeff