fc4t1 nfs install finds no install tree

John Ellson ellson at research.att.com
Wed Mar 16 16:33:40 UTC 2005


Craig Thomas wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I've checked my bittorrent isos sha1sum and all pass.
>
>from my nfs server :
>[cwt at localhost CThomas]$ cat /etc/exports | grep fc4
>/home/CThomas/fc4        192.168.1.*(ro,sync)
>
>On my install target [192.168.1.104], all IP's, nfs shares, netmasks and
>such are set correctly, and double checked.
>
>At the first attempt after linux askmethod from the rescue CD, I get an
>error/box saying an FC installation tree was not found.  If I go back
>and try again, either changing settings or not, I get an error/box
>indicating "That directory could not be mounted from the server".  My
>FC3 workstation can mount said share just fine.  Each boot repeats these
>same steps every time, first the no install tree, then the no mount.
>
>Has anyone performed an NFS install successfully?  
>
>[I know I can burn the discs...]
>
>  
>
Could this be bug #149790 ?

Downgrading to util-linux-2.12p-1 fixes nfs for me, but I don't know how 
you would do that in
an nfs-install situation.

John




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