Hello, Here's a handy little patch that makes the kernel parse out the ip address of the nfs server from the bootp root path. Otherwise it's impossible to boot the kernel without command line options on diskless workstations (I hate RPL). -ben diff -ur v2.4.1-ac18/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c work/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c --- v2.4.1-ac18/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c Mon Sep 25 16:13:53 2000 +++ work/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c Mon Feb 19 18:05:24 2001 @@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ } } if (name[0] && strcmp(name, "default")) { - strncpy(buf, name, NFS_MAXPATHLEN-1); - buf[NFS_MAXPATHLEN-1] = 0; + root_nfs_parse_addr(name); } } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/