Re: Etherboot in Award Bios

[Dirk von Suchodoletz <dirk@goe.net>]

> Rapp Informatik Systeme GmbH wrote:
> > > Ok, the cbrom 2.04 did work: no excessive beeping after power on ;).
> > > But, as you said: blowing in the wind, no change in bootup...
> > If you use cbrom /d and find the Etherboot code marked with [A] it seems then
> > the code is not  executed by the bios.  Award told me that there is a complie switch
> > on the  BIOS's to  prevent this and  new cbrom  will show this.
> > Try to get a newer Bios version then  my be it works.
> > If you have SCSI  PCI extension in your Bios it may work by removing the SCSI Bios
> > and replacing it by  etherboot.
> 
> Next board (Soyo LI7100, nice thing for $500), next try: My cbrom reads:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> CBROM V2.04A (C)Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved.
> 
>               ********     soyo.bin BIOS component ********
> 
>  No. Item-Name         Original-Size   Compressed-Size Original-File-Name
> ================================================================================
>   0. System BIOS       20000h(128.00K) 12E76h(75.62K)  7IWL4AA1.BIN
>   1. XGROUP CODE       0B0B0h(44.17K)  0792Fh(30.30K)  awardext.rom
>   2. CPU micro code    00800h(2.00K)   00827h(2.04K)   CPUCODE.BIN
>   3. ACPI table        02B55h(10.83K)  011FFh(4.50K)   ACPITBL.BIN
>   4. EPA pattern       00642h(1.56K)   002A1h(0.66K)   AWARDEPA.BIN
>   5. VGA ROM[1]        08000h(32.00K)  04F57h(19.83K)  i810.vga
>   6. VRS ROM           00D46h(3.32K)   00892h(2.14K)   c:\bios\cbrom\pbva130e.bin
>   7. PCI driver[A]     04000h(16.00K)  02311h(8.77K)   rtl8139.rom
> 
>   Total compress code space  = 4D000h(308.00K)
>   Total compressed code size = 23F66h(143.85K)
>   Remain compress code space = 2909Ah(164.15K)
> 
>                       ** Micro Code Information **
> Update ID  CPUID  ¦  Update ID  CPUID  ¦  Update ID  CPUID  ¦  Update ID  CPUID
> ------------------+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------
> PPGA   03   0665  ¦                                                            
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> my etherboot says: NOTHING. Hrmpf. As I understood: the [A] means, that pci
> extensions are disabled at compile time? 
> What shall I do? I'm definitely no BIOS wizard...

Hm, [A] means by my understanding, first PCI extension. With my boards
(AOPEN MX3W-Pro, i810, Sound onboard, RTL8139 network adaptor via pci
slot) I get after modifying: 

6. NCR-ROM[A]
7. RTL8139.ROM[B]

If I remove the NCR-PCI code, my rtl8139.rom gets the [A]. Is the bootrom
of your network adaptor enabled (even without rom in it)? In my cases it
only works, if the bootrom is enabled via card setup. In other cases
nothing happens.

So long,
	  Dirk

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