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Quote (Guest @ Nov. 03 2005,05:40)
in case of nfsroot (regardless of how ip setting is obtained) the parent directory of the nfs share where the kernel is will be used for root fs and that's where the kernel will look for /etc/init and /sbin/init.

sorry, i'm not registered so i can't edit my post. what i meant there is the current directory. ie. the same directory where kernel is.
the devil..
thanks for your earlier response..

which BIOS ROM version are u using ? i cant find the nfsboot option on mine..

Also i am not able to run my own compiled kernel. Did u use gcc-2.95 to compile ur kernel (as earlier mentioned in the thread) ?
which compiler version did u use?

nilesh
Quote (nilux @ Nov. 03 2005,23:55)
which BIOS ROM version are u using ? i cant find the nfsboot option on mine..

which compiler version did u use?

nilesh

the one in this file. i think it's BL072902 (07/29/02) -- i'm away from my n2200 so i can't confirm.

so when you say you can't choose nfs does that mean you're offered tftp as the only network booting option? the reason i asked is because my old bios (can't remember the version) supports both nfs and tftp boot protocol but it doesn't support linux kernel that's why i had to upgrade. regardless of bios version you should be able to change

1. boot source: network/flash
2. boot protocol: tftp/nfs
3. boot server: dhcp/nvram
4. thinclient: dhcp/nvram

i used network+nfs+nvram+nvram

as for the kernel, i used gcc-2.95 too. the file you need is the vmlinux in the top-most directory not the one in arch/i386/kernel/compressed or bImage or bzImage. what did the bios say? (assuming it can't start the kernel at all) if the kernel did start but failed then it's most likely the options you chose ie. no nfsroot support.
thanks, i am now able to use nfsroot.

what are the differences (in hardware) between N2200 and a PC?
why can't i use the root file system of my PC for the thin client?

Its currently not working with a redhat 7.2 root file system.. while spawning the 6 terminals ( /sbin/mingetty ), it gives error

INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

Init is also not able to find /dev/tty0 and /dev/mouse.
How is the 8363's rootfs working ?

please clarify
some of the important difference are

- n2200 doesn't have keyboard controller (hence no /dev/psaux where /dev/mouse usually points to -- you have to re-link /dev/mouse to /dev/input/mice for usb mouse instead)
- n2200 doesn't have rtc (you'll have to run ntp client to update the time from a time server every time you restart)

8363's linux2200 doesn't run init+getty. you're always root with only 1 console (no virtual terminal)
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