[3199] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: Can't mount directory
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Fri Nov 10 10:34:54 2000
To: Ben Haid <haid@jokaku.mit.edu>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
Reply-To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 10 Nov 2000 10:34:47 -0500
In-Reply-To: Ben Haid's message of "Thu, 9 Nov 2000 19:47:54 -0500"
Message-Id: <sjmhf5fhmco.fsf@rcn.ihtfp.org>
Sounds like Linux is not able to configure your network card.
What kind of network card do you have?
-derek
Ben Haid <haid@jokaku.mit.edu> writes:
> Hi,
>
> sorry to keep bothering you guys.
>
> I've been able to boot my machine with a boot disk I built using
> "attach linux; linux-boot-floppy" and get past the NFS setup screen.
> But then I get the error message "I could not mount that directory
> from the server", and I can go no further. I notice that the link
> LED on my ethernet hub does not light up, which I believe indicates
> that my machine does not even try to contact the server. Any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> Ben Haid
>
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