Re: mount version older than kernel
On Thu, 1 May 2003 09:31:28 -0400
John Kuhn <John.M.Kuhn@noaa.gov> wrote:
> I get the following error in syslog when I try to mount a remote HP-UX
> filesystem on my Debian woody box:
>
> May 1 09:05:34 topaz kernel: nfs_get_root: getattr error = 5
> May 1 09:05:34 topaz kernel: nfs_read_super: get root inode failed
> May 1 09:05:34 topaz kernel: nfs warning: mount version older than kernel
> May 1 09:05:34 topaz kernel: nfs_get_root: getattr error = 5
> May 1 09:05:34 topaz kernel: nfs_read_super: get root inode failed
>
> I am using mount 2.11n-4 and kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. According to the
> kernel source Changes file, this version of mount is new enough. I see
> the BTS (#78735) has this listed as a potato bug, but says it is fixed
> in woody. Do I really need a new mount? What version? Do I need to
> recompile my current mount with the 2.4.18 kernel header files? Other?
I see this question widely asked (not here) but seldom answered.
This message doesn't make much sense in Woody, especially since you've
checked Current Minimal Requirements.
Here's the best I could find:
http://nfs.sourceforge.net/nfs-howto/troubleshooting.html
Scroll down to 7.6 c.
Kevin
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