[Fwd: Re: Repost ltsp problem]

[Herman Bos]

Alistair Crust wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 10:32 +0000, James Call wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> I posted this last week.  I hope I don't get banned from the list for
>>>>> reposting, but I didn't get any response, and I am totally stuck with
>>>>> 6 compaq deskpro en 64mb ram computers in our schools computer lab.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  I finally got the machine to start booting, but
>>>>> it reaches a point where it does nothing, these are the 4 last lines I get:
>>>>>
>>>>> Begin: Running /scripts/nfs-top...
>>>>> Done.
>>>>> [4294679.422000] NET: Registered protocol family 17
>>>>> IP-Config: eth0 hardware address [Insert MAC Address here] into 1500
>>>>> DHCP RARP
>>>>>
>>>>> I followed the instructions as mentioned on that HOWTO, but that's what
>>>>> I get, the PC is not frozen, since I can hit ctrl+alt+del and the
>>>>> machine reboots. Anyone know how can I fix this?
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, James
>>>>>           
>
> Well I just spoke to my boss and the main problem for us was, we could
> get the machine to boot (after flashing bios) but our screen res was
> 600x480 and wouldn't go any higher. In addition they worked on ltsp 3,
> but as soon as ltsp 4 came out they stopped working.
>
> I'm afraid we no longer have the compaq's (I think they got launched out
> the window into the skip !) and my boss's memory is a bit flaky to say
> the least, so I couldn't tell you more. But at least I tried. You never
> know it could have proven successful.
>
>   
The few old Compaq's here didn't boot from the network properly either
and we just boot them of cd with pxe loader on in (from
www.rom-o-matic.net). Works fine. As long as you don't pull out the cd. :)



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