Unable to image IBM Thinkpad T43 using PXE boot

  • Document ID:7007277
  • Creation Date:30-Nov-2010
  • Modified Date:30-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      ZENworks Configuration Management
      ZENworks Desktop Management
      ZENworks Linux Management

Environment

Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 3 - 10.3 Imaging
Novell ZENworks 11 Configuration Management Imaging
Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Support Pack 1 - ZDM7 SP1 Imaging
Novell ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management - ZLM7.3

Situation

The IBM Thinkpad T43 does not load the NIC driver due to a missing NEWID parameter.

Resolution

For ZCM 11: This is fixed in the ZENworks Imaging Update for March 2011 - see KB 7002402 "How to obtain the latest ZENworks Imaging Updates" found at https://www.novell.com/support for details of how to obtain this update.

For ZCM 10.3.3: This is fixed in version 10.3.4 - see KB 7008244 "ZENworks Configuration Management 10.3.4 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support

For ZLM 7.3 IR4: This is fixed in the ZENworks Imaging Update for March 2011 - see KB 7002402 "How to obtain the latest ZENworks Imaging Updates" found at https://www.novell.com/support for details of how to obtain this update.

For ZDM7 SP1 IR4 HP5: This is fixed in the ZENworks Imaging Update for March 2011 - see KB 7002402 "How to obtain the latest ZENworks Imaging Updates" found at https://www.novell.com/support for details of how to obtain this update.


As a workaround, add newid="0x14e4 0x167d,tg3".
 
TID 3757537 documents how to add this parameter.