failure to mount root by thin client

[Jordan Erickson]

I have had this happen a couple of times, and every time (for a reason
I'm not sure of) it is because the Edubuntu server doesn't have Internet
access.

This happened once when I had to restrict Internet access for the kids -
I just unplugged the cable from eth1, and later on that day they started
having problems booting up. The other time was when someone on-site
"re-arranged" a hub in another office, disconnecting the other side of
the cable going to eth1.

The only reason I can think of is that the clients attempt to
resolve/reach a host that they can't, and time out.

- Jordan


Jonathan Carter wrote:
> Hi Stephen
> 
> On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 15:23 +0100, STEPHEN JACOBS wrote:
> 
>> After loading essiential drivers the client stops on mounting root
>> system.
>>  
>> I have seen a number of questions similar on the internet but no
>> solutions.
>> I would happily recieve any help.
>> Being new to linux please assume i know nothing! :)
> 
> Usually when that happens, you will get one or two error messages that
> will let you know where to fix it. Does it show you what causes it to
> not mount? Was it perhaps an NFS error? Or does it mention something
> about RPC? If it says something about "Permission Denied", then it's
> possible that your nfs server is not running for some reason. It is also
> possible that your chroot is not exported in /etc/exports, but this
> would be very unlikely since it's auto-configured in Edubuntu.
> 
> -Jonathan
> 
> 

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