FYI -- I found out I was booting with the 2.4.9 kernel -- in that kernal, the mod files are not in the /lib path, where linuxrc is looking for them. They are in the /usr/lib path. I changed to use the 2.4.18 kernel, and it works perfectly now.
On Tuesday 02 July 2002 09:16 pm, Hal Vaughan wrote: > Thanks to those who helped with the TFTPD problem -- it is working now and > the kernal starts loading. But there's another problem (so I thought I > should create a new thread, since this is a different situation). > > Equipment: ASUS TUSI-M mobo, with SIS630 chipset and SIS900 chipset for the > built-in NIC. I'm booting from a USB floppy, using a rom-o-matic image > designed for a boot disk for my NIC chipset. TFTP is now working just > fine, but when the kernal is loading, it has trouble with the NIC mod. I > get: ----------------------------------------------------------- > /lib/modules/2.4.9-ltsp-6/kernel/drivers/net/sis900.o: insmod /lib/modules > /2.4.9-ltsp-6/kernel/drivers/net/sis900.o failed > /lib/modules/2.4.9-ltsp-6/kernel/drivers/net/sis900.o insmod sis900 failed > > ERROR! Failed to install the NIC driver module! > This could be caused by the wrong module for your particular > network interface card. Double check the 'option-129' entry > in your /etc/dhcpd.conf file. > > Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init! > ----------------------------------------------------------- > (Yes, I get 2 error messages stating the insmod failed, the first includes > the entire pathname, the second only the name.) > > On first try, the 'option-129' entry in the dhcpd.conf was commented out > (as it was in the example I had. I uncommented it and replaced the > original text (about another NIC) with SIS900. When it still failed, and I > saw the error message was in lower case, I changed it to sis900, and it > still won't load. I can't see this being the wrong module, since it > corresponds to the boot image I'm using. > > So what's up with this? > > Hal > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > No, I will not fix your computer. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Caffeinated soap. No kidding. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _____________________________________________________________________ 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
