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Re: Booting Linux w/ Netware Bootrom?




>there seem to be many machines/boards around which have a built-in Netware
>bootrom which can be activated in the BIOS Setup ("boot from LAN" or so).
>Is there any way to use this feature to boot Linux? This would save people
>(me) from installing a second network card and/or a Flashcard (which in
>some cases isn't even possible because there is no expansion slot).  

You'd probably have to set up a IPX server, such as mars_nwe. Since I
don't use IPX, I can't suggest more details. There are a couple of links
on the Etherboot page to information with a Netware flavour. If you get
this working, please document it.
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