Help with LTSP Server in openSUSE 12.3

Hello to all,

I’m trying to install and run an LTSP server on openSUSE 12.3 using the KIWI-LTSP (SDB:KIWI-LTSP quick start - openSUSE). I managed to boot via PXE through the DHCP server, but my client is not able to load the “pxelinux.0”.

I have the following error message:


2013-07-01T21:29:56.875630-03:00 linux-zuxv dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.0.2.20 to 08:00:27:13:24:d4 via eth1
2013-07-01T21:29:58.348064-03:00 linux-zuxv dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.0.2.20 (10.0.2.16) from 08:00:27:13:24:d4 via eth1
2013-07-01T21:29:58.349933-03:00 linux-zuxv dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.0.2.20 to 08:00:27:13:24:d4 via eth1
2013-07-01T21:29:58.446870-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1311.446960] IPv4: martian source 10.0.2.16 from 10.0.2.20, on dev eth1
2013-07-01T21:29:58.446902-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1311.446975] ll header: 00000000: ff ff ff ff ff ff 08 00 27 13 24 d4 08 06        ........'.$...
2013-07-01T21:30:01.375913-03:00 linux-zuxv /usr/sbin/cron[5164]: pam_unix(crond:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
2013-07-01T21:30:01.444971-03:00 linux-zuxv /USR/SBIN/CRON[5164]: pam_unix(crond:session): session closed for user root
2013-07-01T21:30:18.990864-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1331.988823] IPv4: martian source 10.0.2.16 from 10.0.2.20, on dev eth1
2013-07-01T21:30:18.990893-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1331.988838] ll header: 00000000: ff ff ff ff ff ff 08 00 27 13 24 d4 08 06        ........'.$...
2013-07-01T21:30:58.754811-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1371.755302] IPv4: martian source 10.0.2.16 from 10.0.2.20, on dev eth1
2013-07-01T21:30:58.754843-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1371.755317] ll header: 00000000: ff ff ff ff ff ff 08 00 27 13 24 d4 08 06        ........'.$...
2013-07-01T21:32:18.286830-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1451.286724] IPv4: martian source 10.0.2.16 from 10.0.2.20, on dev eth1
2013-07-01T21:32:18.286864-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1451.286740] ll header: 00000000: ff ff ff ff ff ff 08 00 27 13 24 d4 08 06        ........'.$...
2013-07-01T21:34:56.858852-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1609.856937] IPv4: martian source 10.0.2.16 from 10.0.2.20, on dev eth1
2013-07-01T21:34:56.858889-03:00 linux-zuxv kernel:  1609.856952] ll header: 00000000: ff ff ff ff ff ff 08 00 27 13 24 d4 08 06        ........'.$...



Seems to me that my client can not load the kernel.

How to fix this?
Can you help me?

I’m using openSUSE 12.3.

Thanks

Hi, welcome.

Can’t be of much help on this one, but please post output between CODE tags, the # in the editor. I’ll edit your post, so you can see the difference.

Well,

  1. Although the kiwi image doesn’t specifically state any versions, the page was last updated 2010 and the project version is 11.3. This leads me to suspect that the openSUSE version is also likely 11.3 which is <very old> and not maintained except through Evergreen.

  2. The links on the page eventually lead to a maintained page (recently updated 2 mths ago) at
    https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Education-Li-f-e
    and it looks like the download links there point to something that might be based on 12.3.

Recommend you try those instead. If they don’t work, then we can return to the image you now have and investigate how to upgrade it.

TSU

Hum, even better!!

Thank’s

Got it, I’ll get some more about it and try to reinstall the life here.

Thanks for help

Well, I’ve tried every which way but loose. I used the 32 bit Edu-life install on my pc. I used the 64 bit 12.3 and the usual 1 touch installs to no avail. I did Kiwi-Ltps, Easy-Ltps, etc. Several years ago, I was quite successful with this. Now, all documentation is out of date, mishmashed, or wrong version. Is there a definitive “how to” for ltsp install with 12.3? We really need to get this straight.

Master Rod

Got it to work with the edulife quick start. Give that a try. Gaaaacckk! My client image is upside down…whimper, whimper, whimper. I’ ll get it to work. Not to worry.

Master Rod

SDB:LTSP quick start 12.2 Edu - openSUSE this is all there is to it. See also SDB:KIWI-LTSP troubleshooting - openSUSE Wiki if you run into any problems, in case you find issue not mentioned there and solution to it please add it there.

Not sure what graphics hardware/monitor you have that is causing upside-down image, try using XSERVER=vesa in ***/srv/tftpboot/KIWI/root.default/etc/lts.conf ***to use vesa driver instead of whatever the auto detection is using.

Post your questions/suggestions here kiwi-ltsp | Support for kiwi-ltsp at SourceForge.net as that has more likelihood of reaching people using kiwi-ltsp than here.

Cheers

-J