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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: NewBie Need Help on mounting file system for ts7200 on labtop by NFS
From: "chan8337" <>
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 04:47:20 -0000
--- In  "charliem_1216" <> 
wrote:
>
> Hi --
> 
> --- In  Jim Jackson <jj@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > On Sat, 6 Jan 2007, chan8337 wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi to all experts out there,
> > >
> > > I requires to setup a NFS for my labtop in order for the ts-7200
> to boot.
> > >
> > > For your guys info i am using the ubuntu linux Edgy version. I 
have
> > > installed the portmap and the nfs deamon. I have tested with 
another
> > > linux another pc where i can mount the NFS with the mount 
command. But
> > > when i boot the ts-7200 i just cant make it. Oh ya i am using a 
D-Link
> > > switch to link the board to my pc.
> > >
> > > i set my pc ip address to 10.1.136.171 and the board with 
10.1.136.170
> > 
> > I think your NFS is working fine as your output indicates.
> > However it does look like your network configuration on the NFS 
root
> > image is wrong. When the init sequence initialised the network
> > it started going wrong -  see the errors really start after the 
line...
> > 
> >  > Bringing up interface eth0..
> > 
> > Jim
> 
> Right.  NewBie (Chan?), check your network settings in your NFS 
image
> (ip address & netmask).  Also, it looks like the scripts are trying 
to
> bring up eth0 twice.  Why?
> 
> A few other things to try:
> 
> * Add 'root=/dev/nfs' to the boot command line.  I found that this 
was
> needed in addition to the 'nfsroot= ...'.
> 
> * Check the ip address that you have configured in RedBoot and try
> setting it to what you pass on the command line.  Do any of the TS
> scripts try to determine (and use) the ip address from RedBoot?
> 
> Regards, ....... Charlie

Thanks Charlie and Jim. I will give it a try. 

I did use the same ip address for both the RedBoot and the TS-
script....Charile. Jus for your info Charlie, I am a chinese. I 
telling u that because i saw that u put a ? marks at the end of my 
surename (chan?). hehe  :)

> 
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > My portmap setting:
> > > --------------------
> > > OPTIONS="nolock"
> > >
> > > the exports file setting:
> > > -------------------------
> > > /home/administrator/nfsroot/
> > > 10.1.136.1/255.255.252.0(rw,no_root_squash,insecure,sync)
> > >
> > >
> > > I followed the setup prcedure from the arms documents but i end 
up
> > > with this thing:
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
-----
> > > == Executing boot script in 0.100 seconds - enter ^C to abort
> > > RedBoot> fis load vmlinux.bin
> > > RedBoot> exec -c "console=ttyAM0,115200 ip=10.1.136.170
> > > nfsroot=10.1.136.171:/home/administrator/nfsroot"
> > > Using base address 0x00218000 and length 0x00160000
> > > Linux version 2.4.26-ts9  (gcc version 3.3.4) 
#1 Tue
> > >
>




 
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