Re: Modprobe problem on a Diskless Client

To: netboot@baghira.han.de
Subject: Re: Modprobe problem on a Diskless Client
From: Ken Yap <Ken.Yap@cmis.CSIRO.AU>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:48:12 +1100
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In-reply-to: Your message of Tue, 16 Dec 1997 14:34:10 +0800. <199712160634.OAA00754@cel.mimos.my>
Reply-To: netboot@baghira.han.de

>I've been able to partially boot a diskless Linux client off a Linux server.
>Both running Linux 2.0.30 (Redhat 4.2).
>
>While booting up the kernel, the following message is given:
>
> .
> .
>Enabling swap space.
>Initializing random number generator ...
>INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
>Dec 15:21:26:10 modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-4
>Dec 15:21:26:10 modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-5
>Dec 15:21:26:11 modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-4
>Dec 15:21:26:11 modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-5
> .
> .
>
>Then it hangs.

The messages probably have nothing to do with the hang. See
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt for how to supress those
messages on a normal system.

Normally at runlevel 3 it probes for the NIC. That's where the hang
might be. Check /etc/conf.modules.

References:
- Modprobe problem on a Diskless Client
  - From: Mohd-Hanafiah Abdullah <napi@cel.mimos.my>

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