Re: [K12OSN] help with TLAN NICs

[Bert Rolston <bert rolston clear net nz>]

Hi Chris,

The Deskpro 5133 uses the AMD chipset, so the image won't work on the
TLAN (Texas Instruments from memory).

Good try.

Cheers,
Bert

On Sat, 2003-04-19 at 03:59, Chris Thomas wrote:
> Matt:
> 
> What is the model number of the Compaqs? I have a
> whole bunch of Deskpro XL 5133s and Im using the
> onboard nic. It could use the same etherboot image as
> your systems. I use the amdhomepna or the lance image.
> I also modified it so the bios and the pci bus would
> work.
> 
> Chris
> 
> --- Matthew Easton <matthew sublunar com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > My first post disappeared into the ether, so I'll
> > try again.
> > 
> > I joined the list a few days ago.  I'm a consultant
> > in the Los Angeles 
> > area.  Several of my clients are nonprofits that
> > have projects in the Los 
> > Angeles Unified School District.  I'm helping out
> > with an organization called 
> > FSS-Tech, which runs a computer lab at the Tom
> > Bradley Community Center.  I 
> > recently installed K12LTSP from the 3.01 iso images,
> > and now have 7 clients 
> > booting from floppies.
> > 
> > We're doing this to (1) have a quick and easy way to
> > "dual boot" so people 
> > using the lab can be exposed to an alternative
> > desktop.  (2) serve as a 
> > working demonstration for area schools and others.
> > 
> > And now I have a question.  I have a number of old
> > Compaq workstations that I 
> > would like to boot.  They have a built in NIC that
> > uses the TLAN (Thunderlan) 
> > driver under Linux.  Unfortunately, there isn't a
> > TLAN ROM image on 
> > rom-o-matic.org and installing a supported card
> > seems not to work.  
> > 
> > Anyone have a floppy boot image that will work with
> > these cards?  
> > Alternatively, I was thinking I could boot into
> > Windows and make a VNC 
> > connection, although this seems likely to be slow,
> > as these are low-end 
> > Pentiums.  Perhaps there's a better way?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > -- 
> > Matt Easton
> > Sublunar Networks
> > http://sublunar.com
> > -- 
> > Matthew Easton
> > Sublunar Networks
> > 
> > 
> > 
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