[K12OSN] Broadcom 440x wierd problem

[jconlon1 at elp.rr.com]

I went to the wiki and it said to go to the following and modify the
default file.

/tftpboot/lts/2.4.26-ltsp-2/pxelinux.cfg/default

I got a null return on a change directory commant to get me down to the
default file.  I tracked this folder by folder and discovered that I do
not have a 2.4.26-ltsp-2 folder.  What do I need to do to resolve this
and get on withsolving the original problem?
Thanks
Pat


----- Original Message -----
From: Jim McQuillan <jam at mcquil.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 6:19 pm
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Broadcom 440x wierd problem
To: "Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
Cc: Chris Thomas <cwt137 at yahoo.com>

> The broadcom card should be supported by the tg3 driver, which IS 
> included in the LTSP kernels.
> 
> Possibly, the particular PCI Vendor/Device ids aren't in the 
> niclist 
> file, which causes the autodetection to fail.
> 
> To force a particular driver, you need to pass   NIC=tg3 on the 
> kernel 
> command line.
> 
> This is done by following the information in this wiki article:
> 
>   http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/KernelOptions
> 
> Jim McQuillan
> jam at Ltsp.org
> 
> 
> 
> John P. Conlon wrote:
> > 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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