Barbara- Don't give up! The answer is Out There. First, can you get any Linux kernel running on these machines? I would suggest downloading Knoppix from http://www.knoppix.org and burning the ISO to a CD, and then boot this from one or more of the machines. Even if you have to install a CD-ROM drive to one of the boxes, this may be worth it. Also, you can use this to log in to the server using ssh to show that these machines can in fact be used as remote terminals.
Also, here's a shot in the dark, but perhaps worth a try. Mandrake has this scenario with particular kernel/motherboard combos here: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/81errata.php3#kt266a Basically, add a kernel boot option "nobiospnp" to try this out. For local distros (like knoppix, if it also has this problem), you can just type "linux nobiospnp" at the Boot: prompt. For LTSP terminals, you can add boot options by editing /etc/dhcpd.conf and in that machine's section (actually, I think this can be set for all machines) add these lines: option option-128 E4:45:74:68:00:00; option option-129 "nobiospnp"; Don't ask me what the 128 line means with the hex numbers are for, but I've used this to include "hda=ide-scsi" options with success. Don't forget to restart dhcpd (/etc/rc.d/init.d/dhcpd restart) after updating this file. If Knoppix works, then for whatever reason the stock LTSP kernel is not compatible with those machines. No fear, you can build your own kernel fairly easily and install it for use by the terminals. In fact, you could probably just copy the Knoppix kernel (after preparing it for bootp) and /lib/modules into the LTSP tree and just use it for the terminals, assuming the GLIBC versions match or are close. Feel free to ask the list for help. -Todd On Tue, 2004-01-13 at 15:07, Barbara Drake wrote: > I've asked this question on the K12LTSP list and although everyone has been > great, I'm still no closer to the solution, can someone out there help me: ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Perforce Software. Perforce is the Fast Software Configuration Management System offering advanced branching capabilities and atomic changes on 50+ platforms. Free Eval! http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html _____________________________________________________________________ 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
