On Tuesday 16 March 2004 15:37, you wrote:
> Jef,
>
> Ok, it's a trident. I've had problems with trident and the latest
> LTSP kernels too. The problem is related to using a fb console
> driver that doesn't seem to work properly with some trident
> chipsets.
>
> video=trident:crt
# cat default
prompt=0
label linux
kernel bzImage-2.4.24-ltsp-1
append init=/linuxrc rw root=/dev/ram0 initrd=initrd-2.4.24-ltsp-1.gz
video=trident:crt
But still no shell login !
jef
>
> sorry I didn't realize sooner that this was the type of problem
> you were having. From your remarks, I was thinking it was something
> else entirely.
>
> Any way, if you add those lines from above, it should work with the
> latest kernel.
>
> Jim McQuillan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, jef peeraer wrote:
> > On Tuesday 16 March 2004 03:05, you wrote:
> > > Jef,
> > >
> > > What kind of hardware do you have ?
> >
> > it's an epia VE-5000 from VIA
> >
> > > Specifically, what kind of video card ?
> >
> > integrated trident Blade 3D graphics core
> >
> > > Jim McQuillan
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, jef peeraer wrote:
> > > > On Monday 15 March 2004 18:51, you wrote:
> > > > > Jef,
> > > > >
> > > > > LTSP-4 doesn't use the runlevels for figuring out what to start.
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you send me your lts.conf file ?
> > > >
> > > > [Default]
> > > > SERVER = 10.0.0.1
> > > > XSERVER = auto
> > > > X_MOUSE_PROTOCOL = "IMPS/2"
> > > > X_MOUSE_DEVICE = "/dev/psaux"
> > > > X_MOUSE_RESOLUTION = 400
> > > > X_MOUSE_BUTTONS = 3
> > > > USE_XFS = N
> > > > XkbLayout = "be"
> > > > SCREEN_01 = shell
> > > >
> > > > with SCREEN_01 = startx, it works fine
> > > >
> > > > jef
> > > >
> > > > > Jim.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, jef peeraer wrote:
> > > > > > On Monday 15 March 2004 16:38, you wrote:
> > > > > > > Jef,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Try setting 'SCREEN_01 = shell' up in the [Default] section,
> > > > > > > see if you can get a shell. If you can,
> > > > > > > then run:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > hostname
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Make sure the workstation knows its own name.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If it does, then try running:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > getltscfg -a
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > See if the parameters returned are what you would expect.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > no, still black screen, no cursor. I must say that it works with
> > > > > > X, and i can ping the hostname and so. But even when i start with
> > > > > > SCREEN = shell, the logfile still says
> > > > > > Mar 15 16:43:29 ws003 syslogd started: BusyBox v0.60.4
> > > > > > (2003.12.16-08:09+0000) Mar 15 16:43:30 ws003 init: Entering
> > > > > > runlevel: 5 Shouldn't that be runlevel 3 ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > jef
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jim McQuillan
> > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, jef peeraer wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Monday 15 March 2004 14:45, you wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, jef peeraer wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > i am running ltsp-4 on a suse 8.2 server. thinclients are
> > > > > > > > > > working well ( except from some networking trouble i
> > > > > > > > > > have, e.g overruns ) i defined a shell ( init 3 ) on
> > > > > > > > > > screen 02, but when i try to go there ( ctrl + alt + f2
> > > > > > > > > > ), the screen turns black but no prompt appears on the
> > > > > > > > > > screen. the thinclient is a epia- ve5000 with integrated
> > > > > > > > > > trident blade 3d graphics core.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Try setting SCREEN_01 = shell, just to see if the thin
> > > > > > > > > client is picking up its parameters.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > same effect, black screen ,no cursor
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > If it isn't, it could be because the workstation doesn't
> > > > > > > > > know its own hostname. Check dhcpd.conf for the:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > use-host-decl-names on;
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > was there already
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Also, if you are assigning random IP addresses to the
> > > > > > > > > workstations, they won't get a hostname. In that case,
> > > > > > > > > you'll need to use the MAC address in the lts.conf file,
> > > > > > > > > rather than the hostname.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > i am using static ip adresses for the thins, hostnames are
> > > > > > > > defined in /etc/hosts
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Jim McQuillan
> > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > >
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