From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 14 08:42:46 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1338116A41F for ; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:42:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kevinstovall@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay101-f35.bay101.hotmail.com [64.4.56.45]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEF0443D46 for ; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:42:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kevinstovall@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 01:42:45 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.56.200 by by101fd.bay101.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:42:45 GMT X-Originating-IP: [64.4.56.200] X-Originating-Email: [kevinstovall@hotmail.com] X-Sender: kevinstovall@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <4327D889.3050200@locolomo.org> From: "kevin stovall" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:42:45 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Sep 2005 08:42:45.0740 (UTC) FILETIME=[47529AC0:01C5B908] Subject: Re: Diskless Boot Problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:42:46 -0000 The root file system seems to mount correctly, but I am not sure how to tell. The root file system is /home/diskless_ro which is set up correctly for NFS. I don't have a memory file system set up, so this is likely the problem.
From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org>
To: kevin stovall <kevinstovall@hotmail.com>
CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Diskless Boot Problem
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:00:09 +0200
>kevin stovall wrote:
>>I am trying to set up diskless boot with FreeBSD 6.0 BETA2. I am
>>using PXE which is successful and the diskless box finds the kernel
>>fine, but it hangs right before it would normally give the login
>>prompt. It displays the date and then hangs. I am unable to SSH in
>>from other machine. It boots fine into single user mode. Has anyone
>>experienced this or have any ideas?
>
>Does it correctly mount the root file system? What is your root file
>system? a memory file system downloaded with tftp or nfs mount?
>
>I had the same problem (I recall it hanging just after displaying
>the date) recently on my disked laptop because /etc/ttys was corrupt
>after a crash. Also, I had no problems booting in single-user mode.
>
>Cheers, Erik
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