Re: [Etherboot-users] How to boot a workstation with built-in LAN card

[Dirk v. S. <di...@go...>]

> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 07:18:57PM +0800, Stephen Liu wrote:
> > How to boot a workstation with built-in LAN card on motherboard other than
> > using floppy to boot.  There is no socket for boot-ROM.  Any other solution?
>
> If it doesn't have an onboard flash memory (most eepro100s and 3c90xs
> do, for instance) then no.

Look for PXE extension. Normally you could find it with such integrated
mainboards. Or check the BIOS if it is AMI or PHONIX/AWARD and patchable
with etherboot extension. There are software tools (amibcp or cbrom) for
changing bios files.

So long,
	   Dirk