[K12OSN] Wierd question. . .

Doug Simpson simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
Tue Dec 6 16:19:12 UTC 2005


I have been there, but didn't find one for that thing. . . will look 
again, though. . .

Thanks. . .

Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
DeQueen Public Schools
DeQueen, AR 71832
simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
Tux for President!

On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Edward Holcroft wrote:

> 
> On 06 Dec 2005, at 4:32 PM, Paul VanGundy wrote:
> 
> > Doug,
> >
> > Have you checked out http://rom-o-matic.net/? They might have what  
> > you're
> > looking for.
> >
> > -Paul
> >
> > Paul VanGundy
> > Information Technology Director
> > Epping High School
> > Epping Middle School
> > P: 603.679.5472 x219
> > F: 603.679.2966
> > vangundypw at sau14.k12.nh.us
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com]  
> > On Behalf
> > Of Doug Simpson
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:29 AM
> > To: k12osn at redhat.com
> > Subject: [K12OSN] Wierd question. . .
> >
> > I have a 386 computer that has no card slots and no PCMCIA slots  
> > but want
> > to floppy-boot it to a console session from my terminal server for
> > diagnostics and configuration/monitoring purposes.
> >
> > I have a Compex parallel ethernet adapter and was wondering if  
> > there is an
> > etherboot floppy for that device.
> >
> > Wierd, I know, but it is just for the heqq of it anyway. . . But after
> > all, it is about bringing new life back to older hardware. . . I  
> > like to
> > take the "old hardware" literally. . .
> 
> Not sure about this, but I seem to recall that the LTSP kernel  
> stopped working on 386's back around 3.10.5, so you may have to go  
> back a bit and make sure you have a 386 compatible kernel.
> 
> ed
> 
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