I'd guess its coming from your graphics card not handling the vesa display
mode suggested in the /etc/dhcpd.conf file. I have an ltsp workstation in
the living room, and it needs the framebuffer set to drive the TV out on a
SiS6235 card. When I was setting it up, I used a hex number in the VGA
parameter when it needed a decimal mode number, and I got the same type of
error.
Hope this helps
Dave Brooks
On Wednesday 09 January 2002 6:08 pm, you wrote:
> I'm struggling with a workstation which will not boot properly. I'm using
> LTSP 3 on a RHL 7.2 system.
>
> The ws uses a 3c509b-tpo in PnP mode and an STB Nitro 3D (GX) video card.
> During boot it finds its ip address and the kernel is sent across. The last
> messages before it freezes are
>
> mknbi-1.2.6/first32.c (GPL)
> 65536k total memory
> Ramdisk at 0X03F8E000, size 0X00072000
> You passed an undefined mode number
> Press <RETURN> to see video modes available, <SPACE> to continue or wait
> 30secs
>
> Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
>
> I've tried a different video card, then it seems OK. I've tried various X
> servers (The chipset on the card says S3 Virge/GX, although www.xfree86.org
> says it should use XF86_SVGA) and 'auto'. All same problem.
>
> Then I've got a question regarding the 3c509b-tpo. Can this be run in PnP
> mode (I've got a number of these and was hoping to avoid having to turn off
> PnP)? My card stops at trying to do the second dhcp request. I have
> option-128 e4:45:74:68:00:00;
> option-129 "NIC=3c509";
> in the dhcpd.conf file. (dhcpd server is ISC 2.0pl5)
>
> Finally, how do I, in the option-129 line, handle a 3c503, which requires
> the 8390 module to be inserted prior to the 3c503?
>
> Thanks,
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