[K12OSN] Mac won't netboot any more
Petre Scheie
petre at maltzen.net
Tue Sep 20 20:17:01 UTC 2005
Oh, I see, the old "change it, then change it back" trick. Good idea. I'll try that,
plus Jim K's "boot enet:192.168.0.1,yaboot" method, and see what happens.
Petre Scheie wrote:
> Yes, in the control panel I had set the boot device to be the network,
> two months ago when I put it in use as a client. I changed it back to
> boot from the local hard drive, which works including getting an address
> from the DHCP service on my LTSP server. If I hold down the Option key
> (I think that's the key) during boot, it's supposed to give a choice of
> booting devices (right?). But all I get is one option, the local hard
> disk. And holding down the N key during boot just gets the same blinking
> planet icon indicating it's not getting what it wants in order to boot
> from the network/LTSP server.
>
> I've tried switching cables, plugging it into a different port on the
> switch, etc., all to no avail. I'm stumped.
>
> Joe Augsburger wrote:
>
>> Sometimes an older mac's system prefs get corrupted. Have you tried
>> using the startup disk control panel to set it to boot from the
>> network? That worked this week for me with an iMac which wouldn't
>> connect to my Linux server.
>>
>> Joe
>> Days Creek SD#15
>>
>>
>>
>>>>> rstewart at iccpartners.com 9/20/2005 12:06:03 PM >>>
>>
>>
>> Not sure if it relevant, but I have seen the same problems with Dell
>> computers. I tried switching drops and patch cables but like yourself
>> I didn't believe it was a NIC failure but installing a new card fixed
>> it.
>> Rondall Stewart
>> Technical Team Leader
>> ICC Technology Partners
>> (606)886-8447
>>
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>> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Petre Scheie
>> Sent: Tue 9/20/2005 2:24 PM
>> To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
>> Subject: [K12OSN] Mac won't netboot any more
>>
>>
>>
>> My one iMac, which has been working wonderfully as a thin-client for
>> the past couple of
>> months, suddenly can't netboot any more. When I turn it on, the
>> planet icon just keeps
>> blinking on the screen, suggesting it's not getting the needed
>> response from the DHCP
>> server. But all my PC thin clients are booting fine. And if I boot
>> the Mac from its
>> hard drive (OS X), it gets an address from the DHCP just fine. So, I
>> don't think it's
>> an ethernet failure. Nothing had changed on the LTSP server (4.4.1).
>> It's one of the
>> grey/transparent iMacs, if that matters. Has anyone seen anything
>> like this?
>>
>> Petre
>>
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