From: Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am•sony.com>
To: gt bradley <baykelper@yahoo•com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs•org
Subject: Re: NFS-boot on PS3, kboot can't mount nfs-dir.s
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:05:11 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <499C4DD7.9000007@am.sony.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5708.94078.qm@web56204.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
On 02/17/2009 03:14 PM, gt bradley wrote:
> I'm trying to set up my PS3 to netboot (with an nfsroot).
>
> I'm using instructions at
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/geoff/cell/ps3-howto/ps3-nfs-root-howto.txt
>
> I've passed section 3 (using tftp) to verify network /dhcp etc. (i.e.
> I'm able to tftp-get a file to ps3 from kboot's ash shell (busybox).
>
> i'm trying to mount the nfs server as per section 4. with
>
> ~# mount -t nfs -o nolock 192.168.99.1:/target /mnt/remote
>
> I get the following error message:
> mount: mounting 192.168.99.1:/target on /mnt/remote failed
>
> if I boot the PS3 from the HD, then I am able to mount the nfs directory.
> Using wireshark, I can see the initial dhcp traffic, (and when present the tftp traffic).
> the mount command doesn't open a network connection to the server,
> So I have pretty much ruled out server
> configuration.
>
> running "strings" on the decompressed kboot image yeilds serveral nfs symbols, so it
> appears to still support nfs mounting. (using version kboot-20080609.bld from geoff's dir at kernel.org)
>
> I have tried googling, and searching the various mailing lists, but am
> stuck.
>
> any help would be appreciated
> GT
Please see my reply to the almost identical post that was sent yesterday (Feb 16).
-Geoff
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