Netboot Mailing List (by thread)

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: netboot "who am i ???"




hello "taiwan ren"
    i'm chinese too.but my english is poor.
    i suggest to download a etherbooot 4.2
and read HOWTO then you have a base about the net
boot loader
----- Original Message ----- 
From: =JAWS= <7194029@student.unpar.ac.id>
To: <netboot@baghira.han.de>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 1:10 PM
Subject: RE: netboot "who am i ???"


> 
> 
> On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 tbsky_lee@unicap.com.tw wrote:
> 
> } jt@npdaxp.fuw.edu.pl Šķ 99/12/22 06:07:56 AM
> } >Hi, this is just a case I wrote some software for.
> } 
> } >I am using my own NetWare bootrom, which utilizes packet driver,
> } >and allows reading files (by DOS functions 3D, 3F) from sys:login
> } >(a PXE compatible bootrom may allow reading files by TFTP).
> } 
> } >The bootrom reads one file from NetWare server - the file contains
> } >some header, and an Turbo C compiled program which is to control
> } >the boot. The program reads configuration file, and finds in it
> } >name of boot image and config.sys file. The config.sys is read
> } >into memory, and when config.sys on the image is accessed, the
> } >program puts the file from memory. Why? This way I can have one
> } >boot image, and one config.sys for every workstation (recently
> } >I reconfigured all dos 6.22 workstations to use it). Note the
> } >config.sys may contain SET command to set environment variable.>
> } 
> } >I also wrote a program which allows all config files for all
> } >workstations to be kept in single file - during boot it reads
> } >the file and extracts lines suitable for particular workstation
> } >- these files are put on ramdrive.
> } >This all made administration of boot config much easier to me.
> } 
> } >If you assume my programs may be useful to you let me know.
> } >As revard I expect you to help me writing good documentation.
> } 
> } >Jerzy
> } 
> }     Yes i m interested. but i wonder how this can be used with
> } netboot/etherboot ???     i would like to test it . thanks a lot !!!
> 
> i'm interested too :), thx a lot
> 
> =jaws=
> 
> ===========================================================================
> This Mail was sent to netboot mailing list by:
> =JAWS= <7194029@student.unpar.ac.id>
> 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.
> 
===========================================================================
This Mail was sent to netboot mailing list by:
"jyllyj" <jyllyj@163.net>
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.



For requests or suggestions regarding this mailing list archive please write to netboot@gkminix.han.de.