Hi, On Sun, 13 Apr 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> when i tried to connect a client via the romomatic cd, i got the > following text to cycle through the screen: > > Probing pci nic... > [eepro100] Ethernet addr 00:A0:09:9F:BF:62 > Valid link not established. That suggests that it has found an eepro100 network card (with the mac address displayed) but that the network card doesn't have a link. The most likely cause of that, I'd guess, is that you have a cabling problem. Do you get a link light on the switch when you plug the client in? > i think this could either be a romomatic problem (perhaps i didn't create > the boot disk correctly), a software configuration problem or a nic > compatibility problem. The "valid link not established" seems to tell you the problem. How many network cards are in the PC? > also, does anyone know how to bypass a bios password? one of the clients > was donated and nobody knows the bios password so i can't configure it to > boot from CD. i suppose I could unplug the HD, but i'm trying to avoid > doing that if there is an easier solution. One way is usually to unplug and take out the BIOS battery for a few minutes. There's usually a way to reset it, but it will be specific to the motherboard. You can search online and probably find instructions. Gavin -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
