nfs-root fails with this commit on my pxa270 based custom board. network card is SMSC LAN91C111. Kernel command line parameters are "console=ttyS0,115200 root=/dev/nfs rw nfsroot=192.168.10.240:/home/uskim/work/rootfs/mg-image-minimal-mgpmp,tcp ip=dhcp" VFS: Mounted root (nfs filesystem) on device 0:14. Freeing init memory: 140K nfs: server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx not responding, still trying nfs: server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx not responding, still trying nfs: server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx not responding, still trying ... I had waited a hour in this state but never come back "nfs OK" Sometimes I can login but after some work always get same message (approximately within 5 minutes).
Known and resolved (so should be in 2.6.29.1 or similar)