Re: 3c509 bootrom not working

[Ken Yap <ken@nlc.net.au>]

>I have several cards with ne2000 and smc bootroms running fine. I seem
>to have understood the basics :-).
>
>I tried the same with my 3c509(b). Same eprom, same prcedure then
>allways. But this time it is not working. The ROM is not maped in to
>ram  at boottime and it fails to be recognized by the 3Com
>BOOTROM-check-software.

Are you using Netboot or Etherboot? I have Etherboot working on my 509s
and I'm sure Netboot would work well too. Have you enabled the bootrom
using 3com's utility program 3c5x9cfg, also setting the ROM size at the
same time?
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