> > > > I got this new NIC using rtl8139c chipset. Since etherboot, does not > > support it, it tried to use netboot. > > WHAT? Etherboot supports all versions of the RTL8139 chip (at least it > should - if not, send me a bug report). > this card is using rtl8139c..it has separate linux driver. I can give you the the source code if you want.. > > Does this mean netboot does not support a packet driver bigger that 64K? > > Yes. Getting beyond that limit is very hard. Etherboot even limits the > size of the ROM image to 32K, but has less trouble with it, because its drivers > are generally smaller than packet drivers. Anyway, try to use less features, > especially the ANSI display driver chews up a lot of space (at least in > Etherboot). > thank you. =========================================================================== This Mail was sent to netboot mailing list by: Rudhuwan Abu Bakar <duan@mimos.my> To get help about this list, send a mail with 'help' as the only string in it's body to majordomo@baghira.han.de. If you have problems with this list, send a mail to netboot-owner@baghira.han.de.
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