From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 16:50:27 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FF0816A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:50:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD54743D31 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:50:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) hBI0oLFR059490 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:50:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBI0oLZr059489; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:50:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:50:21 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200312180050.hBI0oLZr059489@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, j_guojun@lbl.gov Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A19916A4F1 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:41:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from gracie.lbl.gov (gracie.lbl.gov [131.243.2.175]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94EDD43D1D for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:41:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jin@gracie.lbl.gov) Received: from gracie.lbl.gov (localhost.lbl.gov [127.0.0.1]) by gracie.lbl.gov (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hBI0fjKe030313 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:41:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jin@gracie.lbl.gov) Received: (from jin@localhost) by gracie.lbl.gov (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id hBI0fjJL030312; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:41:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jin) Message-Id: <200312180041.hBI0fjJL030312@gracie.lbl.gov> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 16:41:45 -0800 (PST) From: Jin Guojun (DSD staff) To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: misc/60349: 5.2-RC1 cannot do NFS installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: j_guojun@lbl.gov List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:50:27 -0000 >Number: 60349 >Category: misc >Synopsis: 5.2-RC1 cannot do NFS installation >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 17 16:50:21 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jin Guojun (DSD staff) >Release: FreeBSD 5.2-RC1 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD 5.2-RC1 5.2-RC1 install floppies >Description: 5.2-RC1 failed to install from NFS. Message is: Error Mounting FreeBSD4.9:/scratch/FreeBSD on /dist invalid argument or Error Mounting FreeBSD4.9:/scratch/FreeBSD on /dist no such file or directory I have tries different machines and different networks, and they all failed. After NFS failure, choose FTP as installation media will be successful; so it fails at NFS mounting phase. Also, after ctrl-C "^C", Menu asks continue "Yes" or "No"; where no reponse on clicking on "Yes" , and clicking on "No" will continue to next directory and repeat for every directory. It seems that if /dist is not mounted, things should never preceed. >How-To-Repeat: Boot from installation floppies and choose media -- NFS for installation. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: