Images : -------- eb-5.0.5-3c509.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Boot MS-DOS, launch image, asks "Boot from (L)ocal or (N)etwork" reply N, and then I get : (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. (probe fail)3c509: eeprom busy. .....etc... scrolling on the screen. I can't do anything, just power off.
------ eb-5.0.5-3c509.lzdsk ------------------------------------------------------------------- Rawrite to a floppy : boot asks "Boot from (L)ocal or (N)etwork" reply N, and I get the same thing as above. The documentation found on www.3com.com seems to say that among all the 3c509 (there are many sorts), the 3c509B-TPO is the only one whith no boot rom socket. Maybe you don't have this one particularly ? Romain Surleau. On 22 Mar 2002, at 9:02, Egan, Matt B. (Artco) wrote: > I have lots of 3c509's that don't have bootproms that work with the boot > floppies. > > What floppy image are you getting from rom-o-matic.com? > > What does the screen tell you when you boot from the floppy you got for the > 3c509? > > Give us lots of details and we can help more > > Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 5:00 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: RE: [Ltsp-discuss] No boot rom > > > > > > >a rom-o-matic floppy imitates the behaviour of an Etherboot boot ROM. It > > is meant for users, like yourself, > > > who do not have a boot ROM for their network adapters or network > > >adapters without a boot ROM socket. > > > > > > A rom-o-matic boot floppy and a boot ROM are normally mutually > exclusive. > > If you have one you don't need the one. > > > > Before asking you, i read the documentation and spent two days tying to > > do what you say. But my network adapter (3c509B-TPO) refused > > everything i tried. The led on the switch a the other end of the cable > > didn't > > even light : the network adapter is not activated by the floppy (i tried > > all the > > functions of rom-o-matic). > > Finally I found a 3C905B-TX with a boot ROM socket, with no ROM in it. > > And it works : the led on the switch is on and the workstation searches > > for > > a DHCP server. > > Could it be that the 3c509B-TPO , not having a socket, doesn't recognize > > instructions of boot ROM included in the boot floppy ? > > > > All my workstations have these 509 adapters. Do i have to change them > > all ? > > > > Thanks to all of you for answering me, i was a bit upset by this > > troublesome adapter. > > > > Romain Surleau. > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
