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Re: ROM & FlashCard



>Hello, this is my first posting to the list, so forgive me if I am asking a
>question that has already been delt with.
>
>I'm wanting to setup a completely diskless Linux Xterminal, and i have an
>old ISA ethernet card here with a ROM socket.  What I don't know is what
>kind of ROM to use in it.  Under the socket, the silkscreen reads 27C64 on
>one side and 27C512 on the other.  Are these numbers associated with valid
>ROM chips?

Yes, the 2764 is a 8kB EPROM and the 27512 is a 64kB EPROM. A rather
strange combination. Well now you know it will take 8kB at least. Why
not post the model number? You won't be able to get Etherboot/Netboot
to work with it unless you know what driver it needs.



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