[K12OSN] Problem Booting thin client on K12LTSP4.2

[Rob Owens]

I am having the same problem, so double thanks to
anybody who can shed some light on this.

I'm using a laptop with the ltsp_wireless package and
a wired pcmcia network card.  I get to the pivot_root
part, and then it tells me the nfs server isn't
responding.  However, I have a desktop client that
boots fine off this same server.  For this reason, I'm
suspecting it's a NIC problem.  But I don't have any
others I can try out.

Lawrence, do you have another NIC you could try?

-Rob

--- Lawrence Harriott <lharriott at mail.gotelja.com>
wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I set up a K12LTSP4.2 box a few days ago and can't
> seem to boot any thin
> clients. I installed from the CD's then upgraded via
> Internet using
> apt-get to get everything up to date. The server
> seems to be ok but my
> thin client, a 233MHz AMD-K5 using an e100 NIC (non
> of my DM9102AF cards
> boot properly)gets to the point of doing the the
> PIVOT-ROOT and just
> sits there for a while then decides that it cannot
> find the server. It
> gives this message, nfs: server 192.168.0.254 not
> responding, still
> trying.    Var/log/messages reports that the mountd:
> authenticated mount
> request from ws150.
> 
> Using another linux machine I can mount and access
> the nfs shares, no
> problem.
> 
> Incidentally, I am booting using a rom-o-matic
> 'universal' boot
> diskette. This machine insists that it is
> 192.168.0.150 regardless of
> what I set it to in dhcpd.conf. I have no idea where
> it gets that IP
> from.
> 
> I would appreciate any help in getting this to work.
> I have googled
> around a bit but have not yet found anything on this
> particular issue. I
> am wondering whether the NIC or the upgrade may be
> the culprit!
> 
> Thanks
> Lawrence
> 
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