Jim, Thanks for the quick reply.
Let me clarify that I am not using an EEPROM, just a floppy. Your advice seems to have solved part of the problem. The system no longer continuously reboots. It now seems to hang up with a display like "searching for server (DHCP)" and then "sleep" every so often. I'm not quite sure if this is earlier or later than the previous problem. I am pretty certain that it used to get a dhcp address before it rebooted. In any event, while all this is going on, my other workstation is running with no problems (other than the things I am still trying to resolve). BTW, I have a router with a dhcp server built in. It looks like when my ltsp server (fixed ip address) is running, the other workstation gets its address from that server. The router shows that it has not given out any ip addresses. I have allowed for a range of 10 addresses to be given out and only 1 is in use. Any ideas on what to do next? Thanks, Rob >From: Jim McQuillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "G. Major" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp 3.0 with 3c905B-TX on Tyan S1854 Trinity >400 (PIII) >Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:03:55 -0500 > >Rob, > >I've seen a similar problem with 3c905b-tx-nm cards, but only >when trying to use a bootrom. This may not apply to the problem >that you are having. > >The 3c905b has a bug in the firmware that only allows it to see an >8k bootrom. Etherboot has an option, but I don't remember >which option it is, to work around the problem. Once you boot >from an Etherboot floppy that has that option enabled, the bootrom >will work properly. > >I've got an Etherboot floppy image on the LTSP download site that >has the option set. We tell people to download that image and put >it on a floppy and boot, before installing a bootrom. >The file is called '3c905b_util.bin', and it is way down near >the bottom of the page in the 'Xtras' section. > >Grab that, and dd or cat it to a floppy, and see if that boots. >I figure it's worth a try, anyway. > >Hope that helps, > >Jim McQuillan >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >G. Major wrote: > >>I am trying to get workstation running with ltsp 3.0. It has a Tyan >>S1854 Trinity 400 motherboard (VIA 133a chipset) with a PIII. The nic is >>a 3C905B-TX. It has a GeForce256 video card. It looks like the >>workstation gets a valid ip address but it then reboots. This happens >>continously until I shut it off or remove the boot floppy. The boot >>floppy was made from ROM-O-MATIC 5.0.5 (3x905b-t4). >> >>I have been running another workstation with a Dlink nic using the same >>standard kernel and other ltsp files and also one with an Intel EEPro100. >> >>Has anyone successfully run a system like this? >>Doe anyone have any solutions or advice? >> >>Thanks, >>Rob >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >> >> >>_____________________________________________________________________ >>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 > > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com _____________________________________________________________________ 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
