Re: Problems with using Windows NFS on PC laptop as Linux root FS

[Martin Schaffner <schaffner at gmx dot li>]

On 17.09.2004, at 14:19, Povolotsky, Alexander wrote:

> > Hello,
> >
> > I am having problems with using Windows NFS on my laptop as Linux 
> > root FS
> > (File System).
> >
> > Has anyone successfully used such approach ?
> I am getting broken hardlinks and "permission denied" while copying 
> under
> cygwin Unix/Linux type "fadsroot" files from Arabella CD-ROM (supplied 
> with
> the PQ2FADS-VR board with MPC8275 - PPC arch ).

Sorry, I don't know fadsroot, nor do I know Windows well.

>  root /dev/nfs rw nfsroot=192.168.1.100:/home/apovolot/fadsroot

You'll probably need
    devfs=mount
in order to have a valid /dev/console, and to avoid:

> Warning: unable to open an initial console.
> ********  hangs ******


> Should I manually create softlink instead of each broken hardlink ?
> What is the solution for "permission denied" files ?
>
> *****************************
> apovolot@USPITLAD104868 /cygdrive/e/fadsroot
> $ pwd
> /cygdrive/e/fadsroot
> $ cp -r * /cygdrive/d/Profiles/apovolot/fadsroot
> cp: cannot create regular file
> `/cygdrive/d/Profiles/apovolot/fadsroot/lib/iptab
> les/libip6t_hl.so': Permission denied
> cp: cannot create regular file

Be sure to be the windows equivalent of root. Does cygwin provide a 
"sudo" or a "su" program?

Martin


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