[K12OSN] Booting macs

[Eric Brown]

This information was most helpful.  Thanks Shawn

The G3 I had was the beige all-in-one model.  Unfortunatly, that's what we
have throughout our district.  I'll see if I can't have one to try out
yellow dog.

Now, I've gotten an eMac, white egg-shell type machine, that runs OS X
pretty well.  I held down the N key when it booted, and I got a flashing
tile with a globe in the middle of the screen for a few minutes, then it
booted into OS X.  I then tried to change the startup disk to a net boot,
restarted, and got the same thing.

I checked the lts.conf file, and the second or third line does state that
the server is the correct address (the default of 192.168.0.254.

Can I have BOTH x86 pc's and ppc's running on my ltsp network at the same
time?  I've also got 20-some old gateways running ltsp so I know my dhcp is
working.

Thanks again,
Eric 

-----Original Message-----
From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf
Of Shawn Powers
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 8:06 PM
To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Booting macs

cliebow at downeast.net wrote:
> if they are old world gv3 without openfirmware..they wont netboot

If it is in fact an iMac (color other than beige) it will neboot.  Even the
original Bondi iMacs will netboot.

I can't get mine to boot either, and I'm not sure why.  I installed 4.4.0
pre2 on a test server, with all the default settings, and got an iMac to
boot fine.  When I put it on a production server (with 4.4.0 pre3), I can't
get it to work.  On the suggestion from David Trask (I think?  Maybe Jim
Kronebusch...) I edited the /opt/ltsp/ppc/etc/lts.conf file to point to the
new IP of the server, but still it wouldn't boot. 
Perhaps it was something with my external DHCP server.  I tried copying all
the if/then magic regarding the kernel image, etc -- but no glory. 
I've been too busy with other stuff (still at work, after 9PM) to
troubleshoot as well, which really stinks.

Will they boot from a stock (read: all defaults) install on a 2 NIC server?
I hope it works for you, it's uber-cool to see one boot up. 
And lastly, no -- you don't see a happy mac.  It goes to a black screen with
text as soon as it gets the kernel.

If it *is* a beige computer, like the G3 all in one model -- the chubby
client is the way to go.  I still have a handful of PowerMac 5500's in
service.  They have a local install of yellowdog linux, and do an X -query
command to connect to the server.  I even mangled around the esd stuff, and
they have sound support too.  I haven't messed with them for over a year
though, so I'm a little rusty.

Don't give up -- even though it's the busiest time of year for most of us,
I/we/us will try to figure out the problem, especially since you're not
alone.  (mine won't work either yet)

-Shawn


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Inland Lakes Schools
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