<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> The clients are running on identical hardware.<o:p></o:p> I think what is going on is our building recently became DHCP and fro some reason these two ltsp clients are picking up the campus DHCP broadcast and it is interfering. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: k12osn-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Conrad Lawes Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 10:20 AM To: Support list for open source software in schools. Subject: Re: [K12OSN] boot failure update<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Are all your thin clients running on identical hardware? If not, could be an issue with the PXE boot <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ROM.</st1:place></st1:country-region> I have seen similar behavior with the SIS 9000 boot <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ROM.</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p> <div> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Rob Owens <<a href="mailto:rowens@ptd.net">rowens@ptd.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p> Bad switch or wiring maybe? If nothing changed on the server (no updates or anything), then I'd have to suspect hardware. -Rob<o:p></o:p> <div> <div> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:45:56AM -0700, Marc Fromm wrote: > I posted the following problem > > Nothing new has changed on the server, but the client machines are not booting. > The screen reports information like > > My ip address seems to be 8CA0D8E5 ###.###.###.### > The system then goes through a series of: > Trying to load pxelinux.cfg/8CA0D8E5 > Trying to load pxelinux.cfg/8CA0D8E > . . . > Trying to load pxelinux.cfg/8 > Trying to load pxelinux.cfg/default > > The system then hangs. > > Update: > Only 2 of the 5 ltsp clients are having the above problem. > Also, after hanging for a while at default a message is finally posted stating "could not find kernel image : linux" > > All five systems are configured the same on the ltsp server. > > Marc ><o:p></o:p> </div> </div> > _______________________________________________ > K12OSN mailing list > <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> > For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org" target="_blank">http://www.k12os.org</a>> _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org" target="_blank">http://www.k12os.org</a>><o:p></o:p> </div> -- Regards, Conrad Lawes<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>