Re: NetBSD 5.0, netboot error: cannot mount root, error = 79

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 08:12:03AM -0700, urbancamo wrote:
> nfs_boot: trying DHCP/BOOTP
> nfs_boot: DHCP next-server: 192.168.1.20
> nfs_boot: my_addr=192.168.1.248
> nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
> nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.1.20
> nfs_boot: trying RARP (and RPC/bootparam)
> nfs_boot: server_addr=192.168.1.252
> nfs_boot: hostname=aleph.appsoftint.co.uk
> nfs_boot: gateway=192.168.1.20
> nfs_boot: my_mask=255.255.255.0
> no file system for ze0
> cannot mount root, error = 79

Your dhcp server did not provide a root path. I used this in my dhcpd.conf:

option root-path "/hosts/vax";

Martin