Jan Kunder skrev: > Hi. > > So do u have running server - all working OK? > > Is DHCPd working? > (test it is IP is assigned to any WXP or Linux station booting from own HDD) > > If so can you PXE_boot any other machine? (i prefer Intel NICs for test) > (simple take off data_cable from some workstation, setup BIOS to > Network/PXE boot) > > Are your paths set up correctly? > (e.g. /var/lib/tftpboot vs /tftpboot ...) > > Did you try this? > http://www.rom-o-matic.net/ > > JK > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Verner Kjærsgaard <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi list, > > - I'm a little stuck with +20 machines (clients for KIWI-LTSP, SuSE11) > that have got RealTech network cards (pretty standard) - but for some > odd reason cannot be brought to PXE boot. > > - that is, the cards/machines cannot be persuaded to PXE request at all. > > - MS once made a utility that could make a floppy into a PXE/boot > floppy. Alas the machines don't have floppies - or they are defunct. > > - can one find/make a PXE boot image to put onto the local harddisk in > the machines, thus making them PXE boot against LTSP? > > > -- > ------------------------------ > Med venlig hilsen/Best regards > Verner Kjærsgaard > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It is the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 > <http://irc.freenode.net> > > > > > -- > Jan Kunder > jan.kunder-HATESPAM-gmail.com <http://jan.kunder-HATESPAM-gmail.com> > http://www.kunder.sk > http://www.hudakcd.sk > JKjkjk rozpmnqestka > >
Hi list and Jan, - I've got it working, well sort of... - On a non-productive system I can produce (with the kind help of -J.) a boot-cd using "kiwi-ltsp-setup -cd" and so. This works. - what I'd like to was to avoid the CD altogether and have a PXE-boot image onto the harddisk of the old PC's. Well..old and old. It actually puzzles me, because they are quite new and are all running RealTek 8919 (or something like that) netcards. But I cannot persuade the BIOS to have them net/PXE booting. This used to be a no-brainer and has always worked. But with these stupid machines, no matter what I do, I can't make them PXE boot. I've seen it before though...som BIOS's just won't let you boot anything than the HD even though it says so. So I put in new netcards, all with 8919-class RealTek chips. And then I deactivate the onboard NICs and so. I had hoped that this alone would/could bring up a PXE boot from the new netcards. Not so. So I need a floppy(which the machines don't have) or a USB (which gets stolen all the time) OR a CD/Harddisk image to get'm booting. Hitherto, we'll do with the CD's. But if you've got a better idea?? ------------------------------ Med venlig hilsen/Best regards Verner Kjærsgaard Open Source Academy +45 56964223 Novell Certified Linux Professional 10035701 ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _____________________________________________________________________ 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
