Re: [Etherboot-developers] bootrom for Dlink DE530CT+

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>I am trying to etherboot a
>
>Dlink DE530CT+, a pci network controller.
>
>it uses an dc21041, therefore I'm using the
>tulip driver. The vendor id and pci id are correct.
>
>
>the problem is that this network controller mentioned
>above can only cope with 16 KB boot roms, but the dc21041
>boot rom is 32 KB.
>
>what I've also realised is that the dc21041 boot rom
>(dc21041.lzrom) only needs about 500 bytes more than a
>16 KB boot rom.
>
>my question:
>what are the possibilities I have for reducing the dc21041.lzrom
>size in order to be able to put it into an 16 KB rom?
>reducing the tulip driver? does anyone have experience with that?
>or saving space in any other part?

I find that hard to believe, that a modern NIC would be limited to
16kB. Anyway, there are various options that you can take out, perhaps
you can use only tagged or only ELF images, or you can remove MOTD. Have
a look at Config and see what can remove.