Re: nfs server - works for ext3, not for vfat

I think there is some option having to do with . and .. for nfs, but, I also
don't remember it, um, I think nfsd supports -d for debug and -f for foreground,
note, only nfs cliet is bundled in the image and tested, I have never personally
tried running an nfs server under it, um, maybe it is an option for the vfat mount,
not the nfsd, um, try "dots" or "nodots" or "dotsOK" options for the mount. -Tom

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, John Lumby wrote:

> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:01:18 -0400
> From: John Lumby <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [tomsrtbt] nfs server - works for ext3, not for vfat
>
> nfs server works nicely under current tomsrtbt(*) for all the ordinary ext3
> filesystems.   However, I then tried serving my WinNT VFAT32 partition.  It
> half-worked.  I was able to mount it locally under tomsrtbt, and I was then
> able to mount it from another machine and at first I could list files in the
> C: drive dir, but when I tried to cd to it, it "disappeared".  And then I
> couldn't even list files any more.
>
> Running my normal RH7.3 on that same machine and nfs-serving that same VFAT,
> the other machine could list, cd, and view all files no problem at all.
> So it appears to be a problem in either the 2.2.20 kernel or those libc5
> version of rpc.xxx and portmap.
>
> What is now annoying me is, shortly after I tried it, I read something
> somewhere which gave me some suggestion of something to try, made a mental
> note of it as I couldn't do it right then, now I can try whatever it was but
> have forgotten it.    Any suggestion?
>
> (*) Actually in case anyone else tries this, I am runnning my own kernel and
> had specified support for all NFS options and VFAT fs.  Not sure whether the
> stock tomsrtbt kernel has all those.
>
> John
> ______________________________________________
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "John Lumby" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [tomsrtbt] need libc5 versino of portmap - and where are the
> add-ons?
> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 13:39:01 -0500
>
> Ah, thanks.   But actually - I see they are not on all mirrors.  I had
> looked on the ibiblio one and they are not on that :
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/recovery/
> But I do see them on the tux one :
> http://www.tux.org/pub/distributions/tinylinux/tomsrtbt/
>
> Still think maybe nice to add their location to the FAQ.
>
> John
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Tom Oehser <[email protected]>
> To: John Lumby <[email protected]>
> CC: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [tomsrtbt]  need libc5 versino of portmap - and where are the
> add-ons?
> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:58:16 -0500 (EST)
>
>
> The add-ons are availalbe on the same mirrors where tomsrtbt is,
> start at http://www.toms.net/rb/, follow through to tux or one
> of the others, you'll see them there. -Tom
>
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, John Lumby wrote:
>
>  > Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:08:12 -0500
>  > From: John Lumby <[email protected]>
>  > To: [email protected]
>  > Subject: [tomsrtbt]  need libc5 versino of portmap - and where are the
>  >     add-ons?
>
>  > (maybe nice to add their location to the FAQ)?
>  >
>  > John
>
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