Nigel Pallett wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>
> Instead of trying to load etherboot over PXE, why not use PXE directly ??
>
> The the ltsp_kernel_pxe-3.0.2.i386.rpm on the K12LTSP site should do the
> trick.
>
> I have attached a copy of the rpm file for your convenience.
>
> To get your ASUS clients to boot, install the RPM, the edit your
> dhcpd.conf file to look something like:
>
> host ws001 {
> hardware ethernet 00:D0:09:72:95:38; # (Put your own MAC
> address here)
> fixed-address 192.168.0.1;
> filename "/lts/pxe/pxelinux.bin";
> }
>
> Let me know how you get on.
We have now tried your solution Nigel.
It did reduce the process from 3 steps (PXE->Etherboot->kernel) to 2
PXE->kernel.
But unfortunately, the outcome was the same.
The kernel loads, mounts /proc then:
linuxrc:installing sis900 driver
insmod /lib/modules/net/sis900.o
Using /lib/modules/net/sis900.o
sis900.c: v1.08.00 6/11/2001
PCI: found IRQ10 for device 00:01.1
eth0: No MII transceiver found!
after a few more lines, the kernel panics and hangs.
I do think the problem is an out of date sis900.c driver
The 2.4.18 kernel loads and runs OK wrt the Network Interface,
but fails on the NFS problem that Jim McQ mentions in the docs.
It seems that both the pxe loaders and etherboot have an effective
driver
for the 630ET chip but the ltps 2.4.9 kernel does not.
My attempts to fold the 1.08.02 version of sis900.c (from the .18
kernel)
into the .9 kernel have been akin to wrestling an octopus. (I get some
idea
why Jim does not race into using the 2.4.18 kernel!)
Any further advice would be greatly welcome.
John O'Gorman :-(
>
> Best regards,
> Nigel Pallett,
> Technical Director,
> optimus UK Ltd.
>
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