[K12OSN] Broadcom 440x wierd problem

[John P. Conlon]

Unfortunately I am more of a user than a software writer.  I need a set 
of very detailed instructions to be able to do something like you are 
suggesting.  You wouldn't happen to have those instructions in a 
convenient file would you?
Bye
Pat

Chris Thomas wrote:

>It could be that the kernel for the LTSP clients do not have the module for your Broadcom 440x 10/100 compiled. If this is correct, and you are very comfortable with Linux, you can always recompile the LTSP kernel with support for the module you need.
> 
>Chris
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: jconlon1 at elp.rr.com
>To: k12osn at redhat.com
>Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:47:13 PM
>Subject: [K12OSN] Broadcom 440x wierd problem
>
>
>I have an Inspiron 6000 laptop running dual boot.  The NIC in the laptop
>is a Broadcom 440x 10/100.   In the Linux side I am running K12LTSP
>4.4.1.  When I boot to the linus\x side as a stand alone the kernel
>finds the NIC and activates it no problem.
>
>HOWEVER
>
>There are times when I need to or would like to run the inspiron as a
>thin client.  The server is also running K12ltsp 4.4.1.  It has an AMD
>Athalon processor and 1.5 Gig of RAM.  When I activate the PXE boot in
>the laptop the server starts to load up the terminal stuff and then I
>get the following:
>
>Running /linuxrc
>Mounting /proc
>
>ERROR! Could not automatically detect the network card.
>    PCI cards should be detected automatically.
>    ISA cards cannot be detected, so they require the nic driver to be
>specified in a ‘NIC=’ parameter to be passed on the kernel command line,
>usually specified in option-129. in the /etc/dhcpd.conf file. See the
>LTSP docs for more info.
>
>Kernal panic: Attempted to kill init!
>
>
>When this happens everything in the Inspiron stops and the NUMLOCK and
>CAPSLOCK lights blink.  I have to turn the Inspiron off and back on to
>clear this and allow it to boot as a stand alone.
>
>Any suggestions or help on fixing this would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance
>Pat
>
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