Re: Booting Linux w/ Netware Bootrom?

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

> 
> Hi,
> 
> there seem to be many machines/boards around which have a built-in Netware
> bootrom which can be activated in the BIOS Setup ("boot from LAN" or so).
> Is there any way to use this feature to boot Linux? This would save people
> (me) from installing a second network card and/or a Flashcard (which in
> some cases isn't even possible because there is no expansion slot).  

Moin,
	you could try (if it is a newer AWRAD bios) to replace the netboot
code with the proper one using the AWARD cbrom(6) utility...

I described a little at http://goe.net/anleitungen/award_board.html

So long,
	   Dirk

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