Environment
Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 2- ZfD6.5 SP2
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management - ZfD7
Novell ZENworks Imaging
IBM ThinkPad T43
IBM ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC
IBM Lenovo z60m
Intel Desktop Board D945GTP
IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad R52
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management - ZfD7
Novell ZENworks Imaging
IBM ThinkPad T43
IBM ThinkPad X41 Tablet PC
IBM Lenovo z60m
Intel Desktop Board D945GTP
IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad R52
Situation
PXE hangs when booting up a workstation
Resolution
For ZDM7: fixed in ZDM 7 Support Pack 1 or newer. This can be obtained at Novelll Downloads
For ZDM6.5SP2: Fixed in Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 2 Interim Release 1 - see KB 3665027 "Updates to Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management" at Novell Support
Workaround: disable Hard Drive Direct Memory Access (DMA)
For ZDM6.5SP2: Fixed in Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Support Pack 2 Interim Release 1 - see KB 3665027 "Updates to Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management" at Novell Support
Workaround: disable Hard Drive Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Additional Information
The cause of this issue is with the LINLD file.
On the computer screen the following text will be displayed
LINLD v0.97 Kernel command line: mode=5 install=tftp://10.1.79.2/voot rootimage=/root PROXYADDR=10.1.79.2 TFTPIP=10.1.79.2 tftptimeout=50 splash=silent PXEBOOT=YES
Formerly known as TID# 10099097
On the computer screen the following text will be displayed
Formerly known as TID# 10099097