Re: [K12OSN] Which LZDSK image for 3C905-TX?

paul (paulvan@novagate.com)
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 22:17:00 -0400 

Dan, Bert,
If I can shed some (candle) light...   I installed K12LTSP on a Dell GX1 
p2-400, it has an integrated 3com PCI 3c905 10/100 on the motherboard, 
the server installs without problems.  The client pc is a diskless Dell 
GXa p2-300, also with the 3c905 on the motherboard.  I could not get the 
3c905b-tpo.lzdsk to work until I disabled the IDE disk controller in the 
BIOS.  It workied immediately after that.  I now have discovered that 
the /var/log/messages file quickly fills up with transmit errors. I 
located http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html which states: This 
typically occurs when the network is exceptionally busy or when another 
host doesn't correctly back off after a collision. If this error is 
mixed with 0x82 errors it is the result of a host incorrectly set to 
full duplex.  I think I have a duplex problem and I have not yet figured 
out how to correct it...  The two pc's are cabled to a Netgear DS108 
10/100 hub.   I've got 20 of these machines I hope to pass on to a local 
charter school...  
Thanks,
Paul Van Allsburg

Bert Rolston wrote:

>Hi Dan,
>
>>Thanks for looking at this. I'm losing more of my already thinning hair.
>>
>
>Mine has gone grey prematurely. I'll be reaching the big 4 0 soon, but my hair says I got there a long time ago!
>
>>Computer Specs:
>>      The CPU is a P2/266
>>      The computer itself is an HP Vectra VL6/266 Series 7DT
>>      So far as I can tell, HP must have made the motherboard.
>>
>
>OK. I'll run with that. PCI shouldn't be an issue
>
>Didn't the vectra have an internal NIC?
>
>I'll do some digging.
> 
>
>>Would it make sense to try another type of NIC (maybe I can find an 
>>ISA NIC somewhere...) and see if that boots?
>>
>
>That's what I ended up doing. As I said previously, I didn't have much luck with the 3COM isa nics. 
>
>I've seen a few questions asked about 3COMs, can't recall many resolutions.
>
>
>Cheers,
>Bert
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