[Ltsp-discuss] LTSP Hardware Compatibility List

2001-11-10 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
Hello All   I think the good people at LTSP should publish a list of hardware compatible with LTSP in particular the network cards and VGA cards.   Most of the problems on the list will be eliminated. The major advantage would be that anyone using LTSP would become productive quickly without

[Ltsp-discuss] Some issues in 2.09pre4

2001-11-02 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
Hello All.   I am facing a couple of problems running a test setup of a workstation and server.   Problem #1: I can only get a login prompt if the workstation is switched off and on. Not with a hardware reboot.   Problem #2: The X window works fine but hangs after 10 minutes of starting.   F

[Ltsp-discuss] NFS problem in 2.09pre4

2001-10-31 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
Hello All   I just installed 2.09pre4 and am faced with the following error when the workstation boots:     "NFS server not responding.."   NFS is running. /var/log/messages do not report anything strange..   I am running Mandrake 7.2 on server and RealTek 8029 NIC on workstation.     Thanks

[Ltsp-discuss] No login screen

2001-10-30 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
Hello. I am running 2.08 and Mandrake 7.2. Can anyone explain why i manage to get a login screen on my workstation when i boot up both machines first thing in the morning. After a few minutes the X window on workstation hangs. After that i am unable to get a login no matter how many times i t

[Ltsp-discuss] GDM LOGIN

2001-10-29 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
  Hello.   I am having a login problem. I am running 2.08, Mandrake 7.2.   The first time that workstation is able to get a login screen. In the event that i reboot or it hangs i am unable to get a login again.   I am running gdm and the port 177 is active as well.   /var/log/message has this

[Ltsp-discuss] LTSP and StarOffice

2001-10-26 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
    hello.   Does anyone has experience running StarOffice under LTSP. I am using 2.08 and experiencing very slow response and workstation hangs.     Thanks in advance.     Asaf Maruf AliPING Systems--IT Consultants+9221-5833971+9221-5833972 (fax)+17038325553 (fax)email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ema

[Ltsp-discuss] No Login screen

2001-10-24 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
    Hello all:     My workstation boots up in X and mouse is running but i don't get login screen.   I think that xdm is not running. Even if run manually, the workstation doesnt get a login screen.   I am using LTSP 2.08 and Mandrake 7.2   Thanks for any help     Asaf Maruf AliPING Systems--

[Ltsp-discuss] Init Console Problem

2001-10-12 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
  Status so far...   Despite my best attempts at troubleshooting and spending many hours looking at archives from even last year I am unable to get my workstation off the ground.   I keep getting this message:   "Unable to open an initial console" No init found. Try passing init=option

[Ltsp-discuss] Init console problem

2001-10-10 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
Hello. With reference to my earlier post regarding the following error:   "Unable to open an initial console" No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel   I was asked to have a look at the /var/log/messages file and    tail -f /var/log/messages gives the following message after DHCP m

[Ltsp-discuss] Unable to open initial console

2001-10-08 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
Hello   I am using 2.08 LTSP. I have managed to reach the stage where the workstation is able to mount the root filesystem using NFS. However, after the workstation has mounted NFS it gives the following error:   "Unable to open an initial console" No init found. Try passing init=option to k

[Ltsp-discuss] NFS problem

2001-10-02 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
My setup is as follows: Server is running Mandrake 7.2 Ltsp 2.08 installs fine. The directory /tftpboot is created. The files are exported through NFS as /tftpboot/lts/ltsroot   On the diskless workstation side:   I am booting from a floppy using boot floppy created from eb-5.0.3.rtl8029.lzds

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Help on Mandrake 7.2

2001-10-02 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
Dear Rossi The first thing you have to decide is to either use bootp or dhcp. Not both. That is the reason why it is taking nearly one minute to locate the DHCP server. Hope this helps. regards Asaf - Original Message - From: giorgio rossi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Se

[Ltsp-discuss] NFS mount problems

2001-09-29 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
The nfsd jobs are running. All 8 of them.   Infact, I am able to mount these from a normally booted linux system. The problem arises while trying to boot the diskless workstation using boot floppy.   In addition, I am encountering very strange problems with /tftpboot directory. Sometimes I c

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] NFS related problem

2001-09-28 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
September 27, 2001 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] NFS related problem Check you server processes.  ps -ax Generally there should be about 8 jobs listed as '[nfsd]' if you have nfs running.   Regards Shane   - Original Message ----- From:

[Ltsp-discuss] NFS related problem

2001-09-27 Thread Asaf Maruf Ali
    Hello All.   I am trying to setup diskless workstations. I have downloaded the packages from ltsp.org including the manual for setting up. I have followed the instructions to the letter but for some reason the xsvga server is not being installed in /tftpboot/lts/ltsroot directory. Infact