In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jan-Benedict Glaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-01-12 22:25:21 +0100, samuel desseaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does somebody could tell me the meaning of the following message that i > > have at the beginning > > ""Timeout waiting for ARP/RARP packets > > Lost carrier (transceiver cable problem?) > > Cable -problem or twisted pair hub link-test disabled" > > ?" > > > > what could i do? > > The box is probably trying to boot off the network server. So it'll > need an IP address and a TFTP server. It tried to find its own address > using RARP (Reverse ARP: the machine sends a packet with its MAC > address asking a RARP server to reply with the desired IP address). > Additional info is that there's also on carrier on the twisted pair > (RJ45 ethernet interface), which is probably because there's no cable > in it. > > So it really depends on what you want to do. > > Do you want to boot from disk? > You should enter the OpenBoot Prompt (OBP) and "boot disk" > instead of "boot net" or just "boot". Note that you can define > a default device to boot off (though I don't remember the > exact syntax, use the "help" to find out.) > > Do you want to boot off the network, eg. for installing the machine? > Properly insert the network cable into the twisted pair / RJ45 > ethernet port and use a network sniffer on the other side to > explore on which way this box wants to boot. > > ...or do you want to do something else? > > MfG, JBG I had the same message yesterday on a U10. Forgot to plug in the ide cable correctly. It can be something this stupid. Casper -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
