[K12OSN] K12LTSP 4.1.0 beta 1: last call for bug fixes!

[Henry Hartley]

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Eric Harrison
>> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:10 PM
>> 
>> On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 12:08, Henry Hartley wrote:
>> 
>> > I booted with Knoppix and it works fine so I'm pretty sure I'm not
having a
>> > hardware problem.  When I try to start the network, however, eth0 fails
to
>> > start.  I imagine it is something obvious and I'm just being dense but
I
>> > don't know what the problem is.  Would the default firewall settings
prevent
>> > the computer from reaching the network completely?  I turned off the
>> > firewall and that didn't seem to make any difference.
>> 
>> What model Compaq Deskpro? We used to have some of these things, I had
>> problems with the tlan network cards and replaced them with something
>> else. That was a long time ago, maybe even in the kernel v2.2 days, I'm
>> not sure if that would still be a problem...
>> 
>> If you let us know the exact model, we can google for it...
>> Also, try booting the Knoppix disc, opening up a shell, and running:
>> 	dmesg | less
>> and looking for info about the network card (eth0).
>> The boot back into K12LTSP and look at the dmesg output there.
>> Hopefully something different between the two will jump out.

I finally got back to this.  Turns out is was bad hardware after all.
Although Knoppix worked, it started getting flaky and then stopped working
all together.  I replaced the card and everything seems good.  It's a slow
machine but anyway, it works.  Of course, it's just a single machine and
probably won't be much help finding any potential problems with the beta but
I'm happy to say it works great.

For the benefit of those considering this version for a production
environment, it really comes down to the level of risk you are willing to
live with.  If you need something that is better than 99.9% reliable, I
wouldn't use ANY beta product and if you have smp I'd probably go with 3.x
(if I had to do it now).  If you are willing to live with something that is
in the neighborhood of 98% reliable, then I would consider K12LTSP 4.1beta.
It's probaly going to work for you but you have to be willing to take that
small chance that it will not.  For me, for a lab, I'd say it is good
enough.  For a replacement for faculty/staff network, I'd wait a little
longer.

-- 
Henry