Hi I would disagree. Certain versions of **VMWare** are broken and do not work with Etherboot 5.2 and greater. See:
http://etherboot.augustinnetz.de/wiki.pl?EtherbootVMWare Recent 4.x versions of VMWare seem to have the issue resolved. In addition, depending on how you create your disk file for Etherboot you can receive strange errors such as the one you reported. Review the wiki and pay particular attention to Method 2. When you have the source for Etherboot and just compiled code for VMWare the issue is obviously in the compiled code. ;-) Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ltsp-discuss- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:48 PM > To: Peter Rundle > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Need help setting up a VMWare Diskless client > > Peter, > > I think i've heard that VMWare support is broken in Etherboot 5.2.x, > > I'd go back and try 5.0.x > > Jim McQuillan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Peter Rundle wrote: > > > G'day, > > > > I'm trying to setup a VMware virtual machine to act as the diskless > > client as I have no other hardware to try. I've pointed it's floppy > > device to be a file on disk created by, > > > > $ cat eb-5.2.2-pcnetfastiii.zdsk >bootfloppy.dsk > > > > But when I boot the Vmware client I get this after the usual Bios screen > > > > Loading ROM Image.. > > 0224 AX:0212 BX:2200 CX:0001 DX01000 > > . > > 0224 AX:0212 BX:2200 CX:0001 DX01000 > > . > > > > repeated very rapidly indefinitely. The Vmware machine is configured > > with a fixed MAC address. (V 2.0.4 btw bit dated but it works). > > > > I downloaded & installed the latest LTSP using the wget script, (how > > cool is that!) and have installed and run ltspcfg (I'm running Redhat > > 9). Installed the kernels in /tftpboot/lts etc so my installation is > > very normal except that I've got my DHCP server on another machine. > > However I'm pretty confident it's working, the important part of it's > > dhcpd.conf file looks like, > > > > # Diskless Nodes > > # > > group { > > use-host-decl-names on; > > option log-servers 192.168.1.10; > > > > host vmware { > > option host-name "vmware"; > > hardware ethernet 00:50:56:23:01:01; > > fixed-address 192.168.1.161; > > filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.22-ltsp-1"; > > next-server 192.168.1.10; > > } > > > > Any cluesticks? To up to date a version of etherboot perhaps? > > > > TIA's > > > > Pete > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > 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.freenode.net > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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.freenode.net > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 10/22/2003 > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _____________________________________________________________________ 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.freenode.net
