Re: [K12OSN] Newbie Needs Help with Workstation Login Hangup

["Terrell Prude', Jr." <microman cmosnetworks com>]

I had a similar situation with a certain model of Optiquest monitor (the 
Q91). What would happen for me was that, like you, I'd get the Linux 
kernel boot messages, the pivot_root would take place, etc., X11 would 
be called, and I'd see...nothing. However, if I waited 4 minutes, all of 
a sudden things would appear! I have two of these monitors, and both 
exhibited this issue in the same way.

My workaround was hack-ish and totally off the wall, but it worked for 
me. If I simply turned off and turned back on the monitor, things 
instantly worked perfectly. That is, once I got that black nothingness, 
I'd power-cycle the monitor, and instantly the K12LTSP login screen 
would appear. I also saw this with FreeBSD and OpenBSD, but not with 
32-bit Windows, with this same monitor. If I put in another type of 
monitor, say, a CTX 1785 or Impression 7, things would work as expected 
without this ugly hack.

--TP

Dal Archer wrote:

> I am a newbie with the K12 Terminal Server.  We are
> running Windows PC's and servers and I would like to
> look at the alternatives.
>
> I have set up a sample test server (1.4 GHZ Intel P4
> with 256 MB Ram, Gforce 3 Video card, Dlink 530TX NIC
> - obviously too small for a production server, but I
> am wanting to test this with 2 or 3 clients.)  
>
> I am trying to connect with an identical workstation
> through a 16 port 10/100 switch.  I created a boot
> floppy through the Rom-O-Matic site (for a D-Link 530
> TX NIC card).  
>
> I then placed the floppy disk in the drive and allowed
> the PC to boot to the floppy drive.  I know that the
> workstation is connecting to the server because the
> Linux start screen appears (text that states that
> Linux is decompressing, etc).  It goes on for just a
> little bit and then the screen goes black and all
> activity stops.  I apologize if this is a simple
> question that was covered in a FAQ sheet, but I would
> really like some help as I am very interested in this
> project and would like to begin to move off of the
> Windows platform.  I have some limited Linux
> experience, but I am far from a Linux expert.  If you
> need any more information about the configuration on
> either the server or the workstations please feel free
> to let me know and I will try to provide anything
> needed.  Thanks so much for your help and thanks so
> much for providing a much needed alternative for
> schools.
>
> Dal Archer
>
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