RE: [Etherboot-users] UNDIS3C driver

[Timothy L. <tim...@al...>]

> Where can I get some clear info on what the UNDIS3C is? =20
> Knoppix has a TS option, which first makes you pic out what=20
> NICs should be added to the kernel that is PXE loaded.  It=20
> seems like if the kernel can be pxe loaded, it should just=20
> use the existing connection.
>=20
> What am I missing?

I think what you're missing is the fact that you are simply loading a OS
via the network and that OS will need the drivers for the network card
that you are using.  I have not used Knoppix for this but I suspect that
the option is only important if the kernel that is loaded cannot
recognize the NIC that is in the box.  This happens with ISA cards and
very new cards. =20

By passing an option to the kernel, it will use that particular driver
?without? probing for a card.

As Michael said, PXE and indeed Etherboot do not have high performance
network drivers.  So even though you had a network connection via PXE,
you need to have the downloaded OS configure and use the NIC for its
driver.

Tim

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