[K12OSN] Re: Problem with IBM Netvista P3/1GHz as LTSP Client

[Steve Hargadon]

Part 2:  I got PXE booting to start.  I think the installed NIC in the
Netvista was not pxe-compliant, so I put in a 3Com 3C905-TXPXE nic and
it started the boot process, but hangs at "Running dhcpd on port 67."

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Steve

On 4/22/05, Steve Hargadon <steve.hargadon at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm supposed to help a public school install k12ltsp next week and
> they have 25 x IBM Netvista p3/1ghz machines, model 6579-RAU.
> 
> They sent me a sample unit, and I cannot get it to boot up to my k12ltsp server.
> 
> 1. PXE boot mode doesn't do anything, passes by it quickly.
> 
> 2. Installed (original) Intel PCI nic, when booting from a boot
> floppy, stops at "Checking 'hlt' instruction..."
> 
> 3. 3Com 3C905-TX card that I know and love and use all the time stops
> at the same place.
> 
> I've updated the bios on the machine to the latest version.  Before I
> did that, sometimes the workstation has stopped at "mounting root
> filesystem:  /opt/..." and sometimes at "Running dhcpcd on port 67."
> Now the error is more consistent, but every once in a while the
> machine reboots in the middle of the startup.
> 
> This is not one of the IBM Netvista "thin client" boxes, but a regular PC.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas or experience with this same issue?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 
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