Re: [K12OSN] DELL Client boot trouble - Newbie

[Angus Carr <acarr saskforestcentre ca>]

Kevin Haugh wrote:

> For the record I get the exact same message when I attempt to netboot 
> an iMac... just exchange "ppc" for "i386".  Trouble seems to be with 
> the server, but where?  Here's the error message again...
>
> Mounting root filestystem: /opt/ltsp/i386 from: 192.168.0.254
> mount: RPC: unable to receive; errno = Connection refused
> mount: nfsmount failed: Bad file descriptor
> NFS: mount program didn't pass remote address!
> mount: Mounting 192.168.0.254:/opt/ltsp/i386 on /mnt failed: invalid 
> argument
>
> ERROR! Faild to mount the root directory via NFS!
> Possible reasons include:
> 1) NFS services may not be running on the server
> 2) Workstation IP does not map to a hostname, either in /etc/hosts, or 
> in DNS
> 3) Wrong address for NFS server in DHCP config file
> 4) Wrong pathname for root directory in the DHCP config file
>
> Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Kevin

Could it be your firewall settings?
system-config-securitylevel
Turn the firewall off and retest.
If that's the problem, fuss with it some more. :-)
Otherwise, put it back.

Also, you could tell us what the contents of /etc/exports is, what the 
results of ifconfig is (as root), and the contents of lts.conf.
While you're at it, you could also post /etc/dhcpd.conf and the k12ltsp 
copy of the same.

If nothing else, you'll get a whole series of exploration of your new 
system... :-)

Angus.