S�ndag 22 maj 2005 19:02 skrev Jim McQuillan:
Jim, - thank you for your answer, but... I know that an RTL8139 card would be using the module 8139too, just as you wrote earlier. But, what if the netcard inserted is a "GysmoPhyte400XsuperDuperNetBooster" (:-)) - and it works perfectly fine. How do I figure out what module name then to pass to the kernel at boot time? Best regards, Verner (see www.bfis.dk) > Verner, > > Either Knoppix or DamnSmallLinux should work fine for figuring out which > nic modules to use. if you are using rtl8139, just use 'NIC=8139too', > like I showed in the example earlier. > > Jim McQuillan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Sun, 22 May 2005, Verner [iso-8859-1] Kj�rsgaard wrote: > > L�rdag 21 maj 2005 16:07 skrev Verner Kj�rsgaard: > > > > > > > > Hi list and Jim, > > > > - please foregive me for asking this question; revealing a bottomless sea > > of "not knowing the obvious" on my behalf... > > > > - tomorrow, monday, we'll try two things; first we'll try to get the > > TULIPs going with etherboot images created using version 5.0.11 of > > etherboot as suggested by "chuck" on this list. If this doesn't work, > > then we'll put in RTL8139 netcards - or whichever we can muster - and get > > them running. > > > > - this is where my question comes in, how do I detect what modulename to > > actually use? I read the WIKI regarding passing options to the kernel. > > That'll be ok. But I don't think I know how to find out exactly what > > module name to pass to the kernel. Hitherto we've used Knoppix or DSL to > > boot the machines, then query them using "lspci -n " looking for device > > of class 200. > > > > - Should I fire up DamnSmallLinus/Knoppix or something and use tools like > > > > "lsmod" > > > > to try to detect what is used?? > > > > Again, anyones time and effort helping me out is much appreciated! > > > > Best regards, > > Verner Kjaersgaard > > > > > L�rdag 21 maj 2005 15:46 skrev Jim McQuillan: > > > > > > Hi Jim, > > > > > > - I think you just gave us 12 more LTSP workstations with this advice > > > :-) - Yes, of course, that's what to do. Thank you very much - to all! > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Verner > > > > > > > Verner, > > > > > > > > Once the kernel starts running, it will probe for the network card. > > > > It can even find cards that are disabled in the bios. > > > > (The magic of Linux ;-) > > > > > > > > What you need to do is tell the kernel which NIC you want to use. > > > > > > > > You do that by passing a kernel command line, such as: > > > > > > > > NIC=8139too > > > > > > > > To put that on the kernel command line, you need to add an option-128 > > > > and option-129 to your dhcpd.conf file. > > > > > > > > You can find info on kernel commandline args here: > > > > > > > > http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/KernelOptions > > > > > > > > Once you set that for your client, and restart dhcpd, you should be > > > > fine. > > > > > > > > Jim McQuillan > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > On Sat, 21 May 2005, Verner [utf-8] Kj�rsgaard wrote: > > > > > L�rdag 21 maj 2005 14:27 skrev Sudev Barar: > > > > > > On Sat, 2005-05-21 at 12:22 +0200, Verner Kj�rsgaard wrote: > > > > > > > L�rdag 21 maj 2005 11:10 skrev Sudev Barar: > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2005-05-21 at 10:31 +0200, Verner Kj�rsgaard wrote: > > > > > > > > > So we're disabling the internal netcard in the bios. We > > > > > > > > > plug in an external netcard (RTL8139 plain vanilla) and > > > > > > > > > fixes a floppy for that one. Boots like a breeze. Ahem, > > > > > > > > > until it goes into some DHCP error "number 67". > > > > > > > > > > > > [SNIP] > > > > > > > > > > > > > - indeed, we did DISABLE the internal card. That's what we > > > > > > > don't understand. > > > > > > > > > > > > A quick google shows error 67 likely if two machines are given > > > > > > the same address. Hopefully you have edited the dhcpd.conf file > > > > > > post installation of new card in the client. > > > > > > > > > > > > Scratching my head really ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Hi Sudev, > > > > > > > > > > - thanks and Ooooooooops, you're right. > > > > > > > > > > - we had two adresses the same. We found it and corrected it, - and > > > > > THEN the behaviour was as described. The TULIP box starts on the > > > > > external card, then will go on on the internal. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > Med venlig hilsen/Best regards > > > > > Verner Kj�rsgaard > > > > > Open Source Academy > > > > > Denmark > > > > > +45 56964223 > > > > > +45 2014 5551 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > > > > > Want to be the first software developer in space? > > > > > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > > > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt12&alloc_id344&op=click > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > > >__ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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