Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 18:54:06 +0000 (WET) From: Joao Pedras <jpedras@webvolution.net> To: Rob Evers <rob@debank.tv> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: advice on fine tuning diskless boot Message-ID: <1037300046.3dd3f14e464d2@mail.webvolution.net> In-Reply-To: <3DD3CCE1.5080900@debank.tv> References: <1037146648.3dd19a183ee31@mail.webvolution.net> <3DD3AC53.10805@debank.tv> <1037289077.3dd3c675e6a72@mail.webvolution.net> <3DD3CCE1.5080900@debank.tv>
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Rob,
I am sure it is the kernel since kernel messages are in a quite obvious color :
options SC_KERNEL_CONS_ATTR="(FG_GREEN|BG_BLACK)"
Nevertheless I will look into the behaviour without fstab.
Thanks!
Quoting Rob Evers <rob@debank.tv>:
> No it's not your kernel talking there it's the init script already,
> try putting the fstab file in:
> ${diskless_root}/conf/defaults/etc/
> I have no fstab in ${diskless_root}/conf/base/etc
> or in ${diskless_root}/conf/etc
>
> Good luck
>
> Rob
>
> Joao Pedras wrote:
>
> >Greetings Rob,
> >
> >here's my /etc/fstab. This initially resides in /conf before clone_root
> copies
> >it to /diskless_root/conf.
> >
> >192.168.200.3:/usr /usr nfs ro 0
> 0
> >proc /proc procfs rw 0
> 0
> >
> >I grep'ed all the files and checked the cpio's that clonet_root creates
> and
> >there is no reference of /dev/ad0s1a. I am assuming that it is the
> kernel that
> >tries to mount this by default.
> >
> >In fact this message is spit out by the kernel.
> >
> >Please cc: future replies to me as I am not subscribed to this list.
> >
> >Thanks for you help.
> >
> >Joao
> >
> >Quoting User Rob <rob@debank.tv>:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Looks to me your rc.diskless script is usig the fstab you created in
> >>making the root file system
> >>look in man diskless for /conf/default/etc/fstab
> >>I think you'll find what you need there.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Rob
> >>
> >> Joao Pedras wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hello all!
> >>>
> >>>Two small issues...
> >>>
> >>>1) After sucessfully configuring a set of systems which come up
> >>>
> >>>
> >>diskless (thank
> >>
> >>
> >>>you for the fine documentation), these still try to mount root from
> >>>
> >>>
> >>/dev/ad0s1a:
> >>
> >>
> >>>.
> >>>.
> >>>Adjusted interface xl0
> >>>Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a
> >>>no such device 'ad'
> >>>setrootbyname failed
> >>>ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp
> >>>Root mount failed: 6
> >>>Mounting root from nfs:
> >>>NFS ROOT: 192.168.200.3:/diskless_root
> >>>NFS SWAP: 192.168.200.3:/diskless_swap
> >>>.
> >>>.
> >>>
> >>>After this the system comes up fine.
> >>>
> >>>The kernel is compiled without ata and friends. Should a kernel
> option
> >>>
> >>>
> >>like
> >>
> >>
> >>>ROOTDEVNAME be used ?
> >>>
> >>>I checked the 'loader' and 'pxeboot' documentation, the mailing
> lists
> >>>
> >>>
> >>and it is
> >>
> >>
> >>>not obvious how to "fix" this.
> >>>
> >>>2. do you see any inconvenient in totally removing all UFS options
> from
> >>>
> >>>
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>kernel ? These systems have no hard drives...
> >>>
> >>>That's all for now. Thank you for time.
> >>>
> >>>Joao
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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