Re: [Etherboot-users] how to fix a cranky eepro100

[Timothy L. <tl...@ro...>]

Carl Karsten wrote:
> Thought I would pass this on:
> 
> I have a few of these:
> Intel eepro100 -- [0x8086,0x1229]
> 
> They try to pxe boot (request goes out, server responds, gets ignored.  
> repeat 4 times)  When the box boots, I can hit ^S to get into a setup.
> 
> I was going to follow the directions here:
> http://www.rom-o-matic.net/5.0.2/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-1.txt
> 
> Using fboot.exe from 
> http://support.intel.com/support/etherexpress/pro100/100pboot.htm>
> FBOOT.EXE is a part of 100pboot.exe
> 
> "I found the intel program FBOOT.EXE that was made to upgrade the built
> in Intel BOOT agent. I did: Boot dos from floppy, Run FBOOT (choose
> adapter), choose (u)pdate, choose Create restore image"
> 
> Which actually updated the nic such that it was able to actually work.  
> Kinda bummed that I didn't get to use my rom-o-matic file - maybe I will 
> try that some other day.

I have used the same procedure to upgrade the roms to be etherboot and 
it works pretty slick.

Tim