[K12OSN] PXE boot using PRO200 NICs on 4.2.1-6; wrong module loaded

[Stephen]

Hi All,

To answer my own question.. in case someone else has a similar issue

These links were really helpful

http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/ 
PXE#pxelinux_0_and_how_to_find_a_con
http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/KernelOptions#PXE

I ended up with a "default" file like this
   label linux
   kernel vmlinuz.ltsp
   append root=/dev/ram0 rw init=/linuxrc initrd=initrd.lts NIC=dmfe



On 18/08/2005, at 10:28 AM, Stephen wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I'm setting up a new system with  K12LTSP distribution, release  
> 4.2.1-6.
>
> The problem is with PXE booting from PCs with CNET PRO200 NICs. The  
> new system is trying to use the tulip.o module and falls over with  
> "ERROR! dhcpcd failed!". I want to use the *dmfe.o* module which  
> works on the existing K12LTSP 3.1.0-0a system and is what I've  
> always used with these cards.
>
> Question:
> How do I force a particular module to be selected for a terminal,  
> for instance I want to force all my PCs with Pro200 NICs to use the  
> dmfe.o module and not the tulip.o module.
>
>
>
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