diskless problem: Lookup of /dev for devfs, error: 13

[Mel Flynn]

On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:16 -0500, "Michael W. Lucas"

> It turns out that there's a whole discussion thread on nfsv2 and v3
> interoperability with diskless systems.  See
>
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers/2008-January/022792.html
> for a sample message.
> 
> Short answer: it seems that there are interoperability annoyances with
> diskless systems and assorted NFS servers.  NFS mount options in
> /etc/fstab seem to be ignored, but you can set them in
> /boot/loader.conf.
> 
> boot.nfsroot.options="nfsv2"
> 
> made FreeBSD try a NFSv2 remout, and the system came up.

It's even funkier, since you said an 8.0 system, it should be nfsv4. Rick
Maklem may be interested in your findings, on either freebsd-fs or in light
of the upcoming release on freebsd-current.
This is also a nice dilemma: nfsv4 is still wet behind the ears, but v2
should be considered deprecated. But - it is good to know that with all
the new NFS code in 8.0, the v2 compat plays nice with Solaris v2.

> Thanks for pointing out it seems to be a permissions error, I wouldn't
> have headed down this route without that.

You're very welcome.
-- 
Mel