Am Donnerstag, 24. Februar 2005 20:37 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Hello all, > > I have 2 HP t5515 machines in for eval right now, and I seem to be having > some problems with them. They don't always boot. I am using pxe and they > seem to hang at various points when downloading the kernel. This doesn't > happen all the time (only about 1 out of every 10 times do they make it > through and boot properly). I do get a "client does not accept options" in > /var/log/messages on the server but I get that regardless if the client > boots or not. When they work they work wonderfully but I need to know what > is happening and if I can fix it or if I should just look somewhere else. > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If system hangs regularly occur while still downloading the kernel, this can not have anything to do with the version of LTSP, or the content of the kernel file, because that is not yet running. In fact, you could replace it by any other file roughly the same size and that would probably not change anything about the kernel load hangs, I guess. I'd verify certain parts of the network. Can you boot with a crossover cable (certain switch/network card combinations seem to not work ok), another tftp daemon....? If you are using pxelinux (which you probably are), you could try using etherboot instead (you'd have to setup dhcpd.conf accordingly, and get an etherboot .zpxe file from rom-o-matic.net matching your t5515's network chipset). Might be pxe is a bit broken on those machines - I was told HP sent out whole a bunch of ThinClients that needed a firmware upgrade before reliably working as thin clients. Btw. you did already get the latest firmware, didn't you? I don't own a t5515, just my $0.02. Anselm ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ 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
