On 4/30/07, Stefan van der Eijk <stefan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On 4/30/07, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 4/30/07, Stefan van der Eijk <stefan@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 4/30/07, Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 4/30/07, Stefan van der Eijk <stefan@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'm trying to get FC6 working on a diskless system. I hope this is the > > > > correct list to discuss this topic, if not please ignore this message. > > > > > > > > As I mentioned, I'm trying to get FC6 to work in a diskless system. To > > > > do this I first installed FC6 in a VMware (with disk). I'm using that > > > > as the "example" system. > > > > > > > > I'm following the instructions provided in the documentation of the > > > > system-config-netboot-0.1.41-1.FC6 package. After rsyncing over the > > > > files to the NFS server, setting up DHCP and TFTP servers it's time > > > > for the first attempt. The diskless client is a vmware, confgured to > > > > boot over the network (PXE). > > > > > > > > With the first attempt, the system stops with the following error: > > > > "Mounting rot filesystem: /nfsroots/fc6-diskless/root from 192.168.254.254 > > > > mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on > > > > 192.168.254.254:/nfsroots/fc6-diskless/root, > > > > missing codepage r other error > > > > In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or > > > > so." > > > > > > > > For screenshot see: http://eijk.homelinux.org/~stefan/fc-diskless/1.jpg > > > > > > > > As mentioned in > > > > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Diskless_Frontend#Redhat_and_Fedora_Core > > > > /sbin/mount.nfs is missing in the initrd.img. This patch adds it > > > > (although I'm not sure if mount.nfs4 should be added too): > > > > > > > > # diff -ur /usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/updateDiskless.orig > > > > /usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/updateDiskless > > > > --- /usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/updateDiskless.orig > > > > 2007-04-29 23:18:24.000000000 +0200 > > > > +++ /usr/share/system-config-netboot/diskless/updateDiskless > > > > 2007-04-29 23:18:50.000000000 +0200 > > > > @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ > > > > done; > > > > #/bin/cp "$ROOT"/usr/share/hwdata/pcitable $MNTPOINT/usr/share/hwdata/ || die; > > > > # disklessrc now uses modules.pcimap, not pcitable > > > > -BINS="/sbin/busybox.anaconda /sbin/insmod /sbin/modprobe /sbin/rmmod > > > > /sbin/dhclient /bin/bash /bin/mount /sbin/route /sbin/ip /usr/bin/expr > > > > /sbin/lspci /sbin/ifconfig /sbin/consoletype /sbin/pivot_root > > > > /bin/hostname /bin/domainname /usr/bin/host" > > > > +BINS="/sbin/busybox.anaconda /sbin/insmod /sbin/modprobe /sbin/rmmod > > > > /sbin/dhclient /bin/bash /bin/mount /sbin/mount.nfs /sbin/mount.nfs4 > > > > /sbin/route /sbin/ip /usr/bin/expr /sbin/lspci /sbin/ifconfig > > > > /sbin/consoletype /sbin/pivot_root /bin/hostname /bin/domainname > > > > /usr/bin/host" > > > > # Set up links to all the busybox functions - > > > > # may be different for different versions of busybox! > > > > if [ ! -e $ROOT/sbin/busybox.anaconda ]; then > > > > > > > > 2nd attempt ended with it complaining that it couldn't pivot_root. > > > > Seems that /.oldroot directory isn't created. For screenshot see: > > > > http://eijk.homelinux.org/~stefan/fc-diskless/2.jpg > > > > > > > > After making that directory it also complains that /.snapshot isn't > > > > made either. Starting udev takes ages, > > > > http://eijk.homelinux.org/~stefan/fc-diskless/3.jpg > > > > > > > > I didn't wait for it to finish, just made the directory on the NFS > > > > server and reset the vmware. > > > > > > > > http://eijk.homelinux.org/~stefan/fc-diskless/4.jpg > > > > > > > > After re-reading the .html pages in > > > > /usr/share/doc/system-config-netboot-0.1.41/ I followed the > > > > instructions to create a client. Changed the pxe config to reflect > > > > this. > > > > > > > > label fc6 > > > > KERNEL vmlinuz > > > > APPEND initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 init=disklessrc > > > > NFSROOT=192.168.254.254:/nfsroots/fc6-diskless ramdisk_size=19102 > > > > ETHERNET=eth0 SNAPSHOT=fc6-diskless > > > > > > > > resulting in this: http://eijk.homelinux.org/~stefan/fc-diskless/5.jpg > > > > > > > > added "ramdisk_blocksize=1024", from > > > > http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Diskless_Frontend#Redhat_and_Fedora_Core > > > > > > > > The end result is a FC6 diskless client that hangs on starting udev. > > > > http://eijk.homelinux.org/~stefan/fc-diskless/6.jpg > > > > > > > > I'm wondering what I've missed in the documentation and what I'm doing > > > > wrong. I feel that I'm already correcting too many things myself --> > > > > this stuff should be made in a way that it just works and is trivial > > > > to set up. As the package version/release is still the same in > > > > rawhide, I guess this same package is going to be shipped with FC7. > > > > > > > > What would be the best way to move forward? Shall I start with filing > > > > some bugreports? Or is this not the right time to do so (freeze for > > > > fc7)? > > > > > > > > with kind regards, > > > > > > > > Stefan van der Eijk > > > > > > Have you considered using Linux Terminal Server, > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/ltsp/ ? > > > > No, I didn't, I was expecting (!!) that the redhat tools would be able > > to do the job. > > Wait a second! Where does it state that the fedora Project offer a > diskless client. It is certainly not listed in their download section. Hmmm. strange, as the software I was trying to use is part of fedora's main (or is it called core?) distro. Check: http://ftp.surfnet.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/distr/fedora/6/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/system-config-netboot-0.1.41-1.FC6.noarch.rpm or I must be mistaken that this not part of the fedora project. Perhaps you can explain it to me, I'm new here.
Because you were having such difficulty reading and comprehending I thought you would appreciate a turnkey solution or pre-built distribution. If not, feel free to browse the RHEL manual, http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/pdf/rhel-sag-en.pdf.
> > Are there ltsp packages available in Fedora or would I need to cook my own? > Did you try the LSTP project's home page? I found this there: > http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/DownLoads#Ltsp_5_on_Other_distributions > > Or try this howto: > http://osl.birzeit.edu:8080/wiki2/index.php/LTSP_guide_on_Fedora > > If you are not satisfied with that solution take a look at the Ubuntu > canned solutions, Edubuntu 6.10 or 7.04 (just released), > http://www.edubuntu.org/ . :-) Being a seasoned Mandriva user, now looking into fedora as it's
So you're a short timer!
also a rpm based distro, I wasn't expecting to be pointed to an other distro that quickly on this list :-).
The first two references are for Fedora. If Fedora Core offered an LTSP distribution I would have pointed you directly to it. I gave you the other references because I want people to use GNU/Linux. The distribution is a matter of preference. Personally, I like Fedora; others find it too technical.
Perhaps I could try iscsi too, how hard would it be to setup an iscsi target on my storage server and install a diskless FC6 client on it?
You are the determining factor. Have fun!
regards, Stefan
