Man I suppose that you have 2 dhcp servers running.... maybe thats is the problem... Your client target to other dhcp server that no have the option to handle old isa netcards... I have long time ago this ttrouble.... A router has a dhcp server too... and when ltsp boot ask for second time dhcp appear this error: no nic... kernel panic... etc etc... The presence of other dhcp server running is the problem... I try to help with my little acknoweldge... Greetings. <div>2007/7/2, Doug Simpson <<a href="mailto:simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us"> simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us</a>>:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Read inline. . . Doug Simpson Technology Specialist De Queen Public Schools De Queen, AR <a href="mailto:simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us">simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us</a> >>> "Alberto Castillo" <<a href="mailto:proyecto.edulin@gmail.com">proyecto.edulin@gmail.com </a>> 07/02/07 12:54 PM >>> 2007/7/2, Doug Simpson <<a href="mailto:simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us">simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us</a>>: > > I was referring to booting with Etherboot floppies like you can get from > Rom-O-Matic. These have always worked for me in the past, but not at all in > 6.0.0. > > One one particular one, for example, it boots from the floppy, (normal) > gets an IP via DHCP, (normal) loads the kernel, (normal) and then fails with > the "kernel panic" because it can't load the NIC. I know how to configure > for that and it is done, but it doesn't work. There is a 3com card in there > and the option lines are configured, and the workstation has entries in the > /etc/lts.conf to load the 3com card. like"NIC=3c509". And it doesn't > work. I have tried several different cards, adjusting the configs for each > but to no avail. Hi! Remember that in 6.0 k12 refers their dhcpd.conf that dhcpd-k12ltsp.conf or something that . Got it, but here at work, where I am testing 6.0.0 before trying it ah home. . . DHCP is actually running from another server (this has also worked fine with older versions of K12LTSP, so I know it is configured correctly). It says: > > ERROR! Could not automatically detect the network card. > input:ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as /class/input/input1 > PCI cards. . .etc.etc.etc > Usually specified in option-129, in the > /etc/dhcpd.conf file. See . . . docs for info. . . > > Kernel Panic - not syncing: Attempting to kill init! Just see in /etc/dhcpd-k12ltsp.conf.... Other thing: with boot it etherboot, in the first lines, before de dots, see the correct address like: 0x300 or other particular address that offer your ether-nic and copy to the dhcp conf file. Port is set (0x300) and I also tried adding the irq settings for the various irq possibilities, to no avail. I have the option-129 line set correctly. see in dhcp-k12ltsp.conf..... I have the right computer name set in dhcpd.conf and also in the lts.conf for this particular workstation. Will check again, but I am sure these are correct. . . > > All to no avail. > > Thanks for the reply. . . > > Doug > Doug Simpson > Technology Specialist > De Queen Public Schools > De Queen, AR > <a href="mailto:simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us"> simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us</a> > >>> "James P. Kinney III" <<a href="mailto:jkinney@localnetsolutions.com">jkinney@localnetsolutions.com</a>> 07/02/07 11:50 > AM >>> > Doug, > > Once you get into antique hardware :) the rules change. PXE and > etherboot were not around at that time (I don't think) so getting them > to work is a serious challenge. The most used process is to have some > other method of booting available (floppy or CD or even a hidden flash > card with an IDE adapter.) > > Some really old stuff _may_ be able to netboot _if_ the add-on network > card has a boot rom AND the mainboard is able to handle that. You would > need to have the "corporate" pc's as the home user style would not have > the BIOS capability. > > By the time you get to an ide-flash adapter plus flash card you are > halfway to a new, tiny thin client that is very low power and fanless. > The power savings alone would cover the additional cost over a couple of > years. Plus desktop real estate is at a premium as well. > > On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 09:27 -0500, Doug Simpson wrote: > > Hey guys! > > > > Has support for 486 computers and ISA NICs been dropped from K12LTSP? > > I have been unable to get it to work with many different NICs and > several computers. > > > > When you say use "old hardware" I take that to mean "old hardware". Some > of the stuff they talk about on there as being "old hardware" is generations > newer than the newest stuff I have. > > > > Being able to "just upgrade the server" when you need newer stuff, > should be just that. There are a lot of 486s that work great as terminal > clients, but if they will no longer work, there goes the ability to use "old > hardware" which really puts poor people like me at a disadvantage. > > > > I have ran versions from 3.x and up and have been very satisfied. > Install, and within a few minutes, I can usually get the "old hardware" > working. A few more minutes and I can get sound working (usually). > > > > Hasn't happened yet with version 6.0.0. > > > > Could it be simple as making it boot a slightly older kernel than 2.6.x? Will > 2.4.x work on a 486 where 2.6.x won't? > > > > Getting thin on top. . . > > > > Doug > > > > Doug Simpson > > Technology Specialist > > De Queen Public Schools > > De Queen, AR > > <a href="mailto:simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us">simpsond@leopards.k12.ar.us</a> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > K12OSN mailing list > > <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> > > For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org">http://www.k12os.org</a>> > > > -- > James P. Kinney III > CEO & Director of Engineering > Local Net Solutions,LLC > 770-493-8244 > <a href="http://www.localnetsolutions.com">http://www.localnetsolutions.com</a> > > GPG ID: 829C6CA7 James P. Kinney III (M.S. 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