[Etherboot-developers] Re: Feature request

[Ken Y. <ke...@nl...>]

>A special value in 192-207 dhcp entries in the command section that passes
>the etherboot NIC type as a kernel/linux boot parameter.
>
>e.g.
>
>option option-194 "stage3:::/tftpboot/xcat/stage.nbi:::console=ttyS1,9600
>stage3 %v";
>
>%v would be replaced with eepro100 if my etherboot image was for eepro100
>NICs.

The long term plan is to remove menus from the Etherboot core and handle
it using auxiliary programs instead. As explained in the developers
manual, this approach allows the bloat to be taken out of the core while
allowing the menu system to be as fancy as the implementor likes. The
idea of substitutions is a good one, I'll think about how various pieces
of information can be passed down to the auxiliary program.

But don't hold your breath, there are lots of other things on the list
to do. The best way to make it happen is to volunteer to do the work.