[K12OSN] Mac won't netboot any more

[Petre Scheie]

Oh, I see, the old "change it, then change it back" trick.  Good idea.  I'll try that, 
plus Jim K's "boot enet:192.168.0.1,yaboot" method, and see what happens.


Petre Scheie wrote:
> Yes, in the control panel I had set the boot device to be the network, 
> two months ago when I put it in use as a client.  I changed it back to 
> boot from the local hard drive, which works including getting an address 
> from the DHCP service on my LTSP server.  If I hold down the Option key 
> (I think that's the key) during boot, it's supposed to give a choice of 
> booting devices (right?).  But all I get is one option, the local hard 
> disk. And holding down the N key during boot just gets the same blinking 
> planet icon indicating it's not getting what it wants in order to boot 
> from the network/LTSP server.
> 
> I've tried switching cables, plugging it into a different port on the 
> switch, etc., all to no avail.  I'm stumped.
> 
> Joe Augsburger wrote:
> 
>> Sometimes an older mac's system prefs get corrupted. Have you tried 
>> using the startup disk control panel to set it to boot from the 
>> network? That worked this week for me with an iMac which wouldn't 
>> connect to my Linux server.
>>
>> Joe
>> Days Creek SD#15
>>
>>
>>
>>>>> rstewart at iccpartners.com 9/20/2005 12:06:03 PM >>>
>>
>>
>> Not sure if it relevant, but I have seen the same problems with Dell 
>> computers.  I tried switching drops and patch cables but like yourself 
>> I didn't believe it was a NIC failure but installing a new card fixed 
>> it.   
>> Rondall Stewart
>> Technical Team Leader
>> ICC Technology Partners
>> (606)886-8447
>>
>> ________________________________
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>> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Petre Scheie
>> Sent: Tue 9/20/2005 2:24 PM
>> To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
>> Subject: [K12OSN] Mac won't netboot any more
>>
>>
>>
>> My one iMac, which has been working wonderfully as a thin-client for 
>> the past couple of
>> months, suddenly can't netboot any more.  When I turn it on, the 
>> planet icon just keeps
>> blinking on the screen, suggesting it's not getting the needed 
>> response from the DHCP
>> server.  But all my PC thin clients are booting fine.  And if I boot 
>> the Mac from its
>> hard drive (OS X), it gets an address from the DHCP just fine.  So, I 
>> don't think it's
>> an ethernet failure.  Nothing had changed on the LTSP server (4.4.1).  
>> It's one of the
>> grey/transparent iMacs, if that matters.  Has anyone seen anything 
>> like this?
>>
>> Petre
>>
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