Jim,
"should work fine" is the operative word. i did find out that when
the default dhcpd.conf file is used, the workstations most definitely do
not get the host name. serving ip addresses tied to mac solves it, but it
sure would be nice to get the address and the hostname by default, julius
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Robert,
>
> The discrepency you've found in the LTSP docs has been fixed.
> I'm not sure if it has been put on the site yet, but if not,
> will be there soon.
>
> The lts.conf file you want is /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf
>
> Once you make a change to the lts.conf file, you do NOT
> need to restart anything, other than the workstation.
>
> The problem you've described sounds like the workstation
> does not know its own hostname.
>
> In the lts.conf file (default section) set RUNLEVEL = 3
> and reboot the workstation. You'll get a bash prompt.
> At that point, type 'hostname' and see if the workstation
> knows its name.
>
> If not, you are probably missing an entry in the
> /etc/dhcpd.conf file.
>
> You need an entry that says:
>
> use-host-decl-names on;
>
> That will cause dhcp to tell the workstation its hostname.
>
>
> If you still can't get that working, then try using the workstation
> IP address in the lts.conf file. That is, instead of having
> a section called '[ws001]', you could have a section
> called '[192.168.0.1]'.
>
> you can also use the MAC address if you want.
>
> But, the hostname should work fine.
>
> Jim McQuillan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
> On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Robert Maynord wrote:
>
> > Dear ltsp Friends:
> >
> > Using the default "auto", I now have two ATI-video-card ltsp terminals
> > up and running. This is great! But now I am trying to add additional
> > terminals with different (S3 or Cirrus Logic) video cards. The only
> > problem is that the terminals automatically load using the "default"
> > settings in lts.conf. Changing the settings for an individual terminal
> > has no effect. For example, when I comment out all of the lines in
> > [ws003], it still loads, but with the default poor screen display (fuzzy
> > lines). When I use XSERVER = XF86_S3 and X_MODE_0 = 800x600, nothing
> > changes (I have downloaded and installed the ltsp rpm for S3 cards). It
> > still loads 640x480 with a fuzzy screen. Even if I purposely make
> > incorrect entries (such as mouse settings), there is no change.
> >
> > In the new 3.0 documentation, it says that the lts.config file should be
> > in /opt/ltsp/i386/etc. But in chapter 8 it also says the lts.conf file
> > should be in /tftpboot/lts/ltsroot/etc. Should I be using one rather
> > than the other? Both?
> >
> > Should I somehow be re-initializing my lst.conf file when I make
> > modifications?
> >
> > Is there a standard test to see if a terminal is reading the [ws003] entry?
> >
> > I have the terminals listed in the etc/hosts file on the ltsp server.
> > However, the DHCP server is on a different machine. Do I need to list
> > the individual terminals there also?
> >
> > Even if I could get it to fail consistently that might help. But my S3
> > machines always successfully load the poor quality default driver.
> >
> > Any help is very much appreciated.........
> >
> > Robert Maynord
> >
> >
> >
> >
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