[K12OSN] Mac LTSP Booting

[Casey Mynott]

Hey All,

Okay, I did a search that didn't come up with much. I have a colored imac 
and when I hold down the "N" key to boot from the K12LTSP server it skips 
past it and starts booting the hard drive. Their is no firmware lock so I am 
not sure what the problem is.

Like this one here:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/stats/imac_400_indigo.html

I also have an old G3 power pc. Is their a SUPER easy way to get these to 
boot off the K12LTSP server? I couldn't find much.

Like this one here:

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g3/stats/powermac_g3_266_dt.html

So, ANY info is greatly appreciated. ;)

Casey

>From: Petre Scheie <petre at maltzen.net>
>Reply-To: "Support list for open source software in schools." 
><k12osn at redhat.com>
>To: "Support list for open source software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] GLX Not Working?
>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:09:36 -0500
>
>I don't have any experience with those particular apps, but it sounds like 
>you may be having network bandwidth/contention issues.  I'm guessing that 
>you don't have as many of the computers at home as you have in the club.  
>Are you using a gigabit network connection between the server and the 
>clients?  That is, a 100Mb card in the server and in each of the clients, 
>all connected via a 100Mb switch, is adequate for up to six clients when 
>graphically intensive apps (such as you are using) are involved; and 
>depending on exactly what you're doing, perhaps fewer than that.  Above 
>that, put a gigabit card in the server, and get a switch with a bunch of 
>100Mb ports and one or two gigabit ports.  For each client, 100Mb is 
>sufficient, but the server needs to be gigabit.  You could also be cheap 
>and buy a 5-port Gbit switch, plug the server into it, and then daisy chain 
>some 100Mb switches into it, and plug the clients into those 100Mb 
>switches; it's a bit clumsy, but may be a cheap way to test to see if it 
>solves the problem.
>
>Petre
>
>Steven Perks wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I have a system of computers at my school. We also have a computer club 
>>and I have the same computers as in the computer club at home. The problem 
>>is the ones at school (computer club) do not work. But the ones at home do 
>>work.
>>
>>And by work I mean the following programs do not work properly on 
>>Terminals
>>
>>Blender
>>Starcraft
>>Odd time Firefox will die when visiting websites
>>Most other games that use extensive graphics.
>>
>>But GLXGears does work, and the gears spin.
>>
>>When we start blender we get a error than it logs us out and we have to 
>>restart terminals in order to log back in.
>>
>>Also driftnet does not work, shows a black screen
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>- Steve
>>
>>
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