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Re: packet driver






> > 
> > I got this new NIC using rtl8139c chipset. Since etherboot, does not
> > support it, it tried to use netboot.
> 
> WHAT?  Etherboot supports all versions of the RTL8139 chip (at least it
> should - if not, send me a bug report).
> 

this card is using rtl8139c..it has separate linux driver. I can give you
the the source code if you want..

> > Does this mean netboot does not support a packet driver bigger that 64K?
> 
> Yes.  Getting beyond that limit is very hard.  Etherboot even limits the
> size of the ROM image to 32K, but has less trouble with it, because its drivers
> are generally smaller than packet drivers.  Anyway, try to use less features,
> especially the ANSI display driver chews up a lot of space (at least in
> Etherboot).
> 

thank you.


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