Greg Lindahl (lindahl@cs.virginia.edu)
Tue, 6 Apr 1999 23:41:48 -0400 (EDT)
> > Does NFS installation work with redhat alpha 5.2? I just tried one.
> > After typing in my IP particulars, it says "determining hostname" and
> > then "SIOCADDRT: file exists", and then it goes on to "Install or
> > Upgrade?"
>
> This is a 2.0 vs 2.2 routing issue. The userland tools need updating.
>
> You can hack around the problem by changing
>
> - return err;
> + return err == -EEXIST ? 0 : err;
>
> in ip_rt_ioctl in linux/net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c.
This should get added to the FAQ:
If you install a machine with RedHat 5.2 and need to use a 2.2.X
kernel during the install, the above problem will cause you grief if
you want to install over the network.
Time to update *my* "userland tools", my magic boot disk needs to
ignore this error...
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