On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:54:07 -0800 (PST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9661 > > Summary: Booting from nfsroot fails > Product: Networking > Version: 2.5 > KernelVersion: 2.6.24-rc6-git4 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: blocking > Priority: P1 > Component: IPV4 > AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.24-rc6-git3 > Distribution: Debian GNU Linux 4.0/Etch > Hardware Environment: Intel DG965SS, 4GB RAM, onboard e1000, no HDD > Software Environment: Debian GNU Linux 4.0r2 x86_64 > Problem Description: Starting with -git4 release the System won't boot from > network. Booting with root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp for example ends in asking the > user > to insert a boot floppy. This is obviously not the expected result when > booting > from network. > > The cause seem to be the changeset a6c05c3d064dbb83be88cba3189beb5db9d2dfc3. > Looking at the code I found that ic_enable doesn't get set as expected. This > prevents the kernel from initializing the ip configuration. > > The patch & my LK conf (for reference) are attached. This may be not the ideal > way of solving this, there are probably better ones. This one "Works For Me" > :)
Thanks for the fix, but please send patches via email and not via bugzilla? Suitable recipients for this one would be [email protected] Simon Horman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "David S. Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
