Re: Etherboot in Award Bios

[Klaus Muth <muth@hagos.de>]

Dirk von Suchodoletz wrote:

> 
> 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.
OOOOPS! No, it is an onboard network card. There is no prom socket, so I
never thought about enabling an bootrom. Intresting Idea. I just try it now ;)

(Oooops: BRB, Just testing it NOW)

Woooooops! That did the job! You're a 100% real etherboot wizard!
I never thought of enabling a nonexisting bootrom on an onboard realtek
chip. 

klaus
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