NFS-Root mini-HOWTO

not maintained

V9, 20 September 2002

This mini-HOWTO tries explains how to set up a ``diskless'' Linux workstation, which mounts its root filesystems via NFS. The newest version of this mini-HOWTO can always be found at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/mini/NFS-Root.html or a Linux Documentation Project mirror NEAR YOU.

1. Copyright

1.1 Contributors

2. General Overview

3. Setup on the server

3.1 Compiling the kernels
3.2 Creation of the root filesystem

4. Booting the workstation

4.1 Using a boot ROM
4.2 Using a raw kernel disk
4.3 Using a bootloader & RARP
4.4 Using a bootloader without RARP
4.5 Sample kernel command lines

5. Known problems

5.1 /sbin/init doesn't start.
5.2 /dev troubles.

6. Other resources

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