Re: 3c905b-tx output file > 64k

[Khairul Azmi Abu Bakar <mie@mimos.my>]

I got the packet driver from the ether disk 3.01  distribution from the
3com homepage site. It is in the nwclient directory.

On Sun, 31 May 1998, Gero Kuhlmann wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Khairul Azmi Abu Bakar <mie@mimos.my> wrote:
> > I tried to use my new NIC 3com 3c905b-tx. I found the packet driver from
> > dir nwclient and used it in my netboot-0.8. However I ended up to receive
> > this error message.
> > 
> > makerom: size of output file >64kB
> > make[1]: *** [bootrom] Error 37
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/test/netboot/makerom'
> > make: *** [bootrom] Error 1
> 
> Obviously, your packet driver is way too large. But I wonder wher you got
> this driver... according to an official 3Com statement (see ftp.3com.com,
> file /PUB/NIC/3C90x/3c90xpkt.txt), the 3c905b packet driver will be available
> in 3Q98...
> 
> gero.
>