[OpenBIOS] Net boot (was: User-extentions)
Benjamin Scott
hawk at ttlc.net
Sun Feb 22 15:52:01 CET 1998
William A. Arbaugh wrote:
>>I want something that can boot your
>> selected OS without the need of loading from the disk.
>
> So do Microsoft and Intel. This is why they've put together the NetPC spec,
> and why there is etherboot and netboot now available for Linux. You can
> burn/flash a ROM today that you can put in your ethernet card's ROM socket
> and do a net boot with out every touching your hard disk.
The only problem with netcard-based solutions is changing things can
often be a pain in the ass. I'd like to be able to type:
boot tftp:132.177.247.23/mykernel root=whatever
from my BIOS prompt and have it work. :-)
> Take a look at http://www.slug.au/etherboot.
Will do. :-)
-- Ben <hawk at ttlc.net>
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