On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 06:38:03PM +0200, Michael Prokop wrote: > * Jeffrey Stolte <sto...@ucar.edu> [Tue Aug 24, 2010 at 10:05:32AM -0600]: > > > I have been trying to use FAI 3.4.0 under 64-bit squeeze and > > I keep seeing the following error on the install client: > > > mount.nfs: mount point /var/lib/fai/config does not exist > > Error in task confdir. Traceback: task_error main > > > The nfsroot mounts fine, but the FAI config space does not. > > If I list /var/lib on the client, all I see is a 'discover' > > directory. Note that /live/image/live/filesystem.dir/var/lib/fai > > does exist, though. Is anyone else seeing this problem? > > Which versions of kernel, initramfs-tools and live-initramfs are you > using? > > I'm aware of a regression in aufs where directories > can't be accessed when read for the first the time. > > Grml's live-initramfs (>=1.177.1-1grml.02) is supposed to work > around this issue, see: > > > http://git.grml.org/?p=live-initramfs-grml.git;a=commitdiff;h=cb9bd23e7cebf7852e632266b4c7e63580c7816e > > live-initramfs version 1.177.1-1grml.03 is available at: > > http://deb.grml.org grml-stable > http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de lenny/koeln > > I also remember a chat about this issue on #fai as well where the > user just used the Grml-kernel 2.6.33-grml[64] and it's working for > him fine with it. See: > > http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/Grml_Kernel > > HTH && regards, > -mika-
So far we have been using squeeze versions for everything but FAI: kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 iinitramfs-tools: 0.98 live-initramfs: 2.0~a16 I have been suspecting a problem with aufs. I'll try the Grml live-initramfs or kernel and let you know if that helps. Thanks. Jeff
