Re: I can smell it ... I'm almost there

In message [ref] you wrote:

I'm almost there. As you can see from the attachment below, linux gets
loaded, the root filesystem gets mounted via nfs, and then I get some error
messages. Maybe I could get on the right track if someone would be kind
enough to given me a hint on the following:

(1) modprobe. The kernel I built is 2.4.20 and the directory in
    {/opt/eldk/ppc_4xx)/lib/modules is 2.4.4 .... hence the modprobe errors.
    Do I have to get this squared away before I get to a bash prompt, and if
    yes, how would I go about it?
      - Is there a "make modules, make modules install" step that I have to
        take ... similar to workstation (non-embedded) kernel re-builds.

Ignore this for now, it is not relevant here.

(2) There is no {/opt/eldk/ppc_4xx}/etc/fstab file which seems to cause
    several errors towards the bottom of my boot log. Is there information
    somewhere on how '{/opt/eldk/ppc_4xx}/etc/fstab' is supposed to be
    setup, if at all?

The main problem is that your root filesystem is mounted read-only. All other problems are just results from this.

Kernel command line: ip=on

In here is the cause of your problem: you  are  passing  insufficient
boot  parameters;  the boot options required for root filesystem over
NFS include "root=/dev/nfs rw" - and it's especially  the  "rw"  part
that is missing in your case.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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