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Re: [ts-7000] NFS boot issue for TS7200

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] NFS boot issue for TS7200
From: Jim Jackson <>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:30:00 +0000 (GMT)


On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, davidmikewon wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I'm still having problems trying to NFS boot with TS7200 using the
> TS "Linux for ARM on TS-7000 User's Guide" of page 26.
> I've setup a portmap and nfs-kernel-server and restarted them.
> I've got the image file from TS and untar it using the commands given.
>
> The architecture is as follows:
> Client: 10.1.136.250
> Server: 10.1.136.251
> NFS folder: /home/user/nfsr/
>
> 1) The contents of /home/user/nfsr/etc/fstab file is
> 10.1.136.251:/home/user/nfsr / nfs exec,dev,suid 1 1
>
> 2) The contents of /etc/exports file is
> /home/user/nfsr 10.1.136.251/255.255.252.0 (rw,no_root_squash,inseure,sync)

try...

/home/user/nfsr 10.1.136.250 (rw,no_root_squash,inseure,sync)

and to confirm this file is on the server. You need to give the CLIENT
permission to access the export.


> 3) The contents of /home/user/nfsr/etc/sysconfig/ifcfg-eth0 file is
> DEVICE=eth0
> IPADDR=10.1.136.251

but you said the client was 10.1.136.250 so change the line above

> NETMASK=255.255.252.0
> #NETWORK=10.1.136.250
> BROADCAST=10.1.139.255
> BOOTPROTO=static
> #BOOTPROTO=dhcp
> ENABLE=yes
>
> 4) My redboot syntax:
> fis load vmlinux
> exec -c "console=ttyAM1, 115200 nfsroot=10.1.136.251:/home/user/nfsr 
> ip=10.1.136.250"
>
> For each bootup, i see about 1.8MB of bytes going off my server
> through the Connection Properties: eth0 (I assume that is the image
> file). However, the boot screen comes to a halt as shown below:
>
> >> TS-BOOTROM, Rev 1.05 - built 11:31:03, Mar  8 2005
> >> Copyright (C) 2005, Technologic Systems
> >> TS-7200: Rev E0 CPU, Rev C PLD, 32MB SDRAM
>
> +No devices on IDE controller 0
> Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:d0:69:40:10:89
> IP: 10.1.136.250/255.255.252.0, Gateway: 10.1.136.255
> Default server: 10.1.136.251
>
> RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROMRAM]
> Non-certified release, version current-TS_5 - built 15:41:04, Mar  8
> 2005
>
> Platform: TS-7200 Board (ARM920T) Rev A
> Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
>
> RAM: 0x00000000-0x02000000, [0x00044c28-0x01fdd000] available
> FLASH: 0x60000000 - 0x60800000, 64 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
> == Executing boot script in 0.100 seconds - enter ^C to abort
> RedBoot> fis load vmlinux
> RedBoot> exec -c "console=ttyAM1, 115200 nfsroot=10.1.136.251:/home/user/nfsr 
> ip
> [[[[[[STOPS HERE, with the cursor blinking]]]]]
>
> Is there anything that I've missed out?
>
> Thanks,
> Regards,
> Dave
>
>


 
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