Re: [Etherboot-developers] Prism2 drivers *dont* work in latest Etherboot 5.1 cvs

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Michael Brown <mb...@fe...> writes:

> On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Boris wrote:
> > I just downloaded and compiled the latest Etherboot 5.1 cvs and tried
> > using the prism2 drivers on it. It comes up but it doesnt seem to
> > detect the card. Anyone else using the prism2 drivers on 5.1 cvs?
> 
> Last time I tried 5.1, it failed to even detect my BIOS.  I'm think this
> is an E820-related problem that I've fixed once before already, but I just
> don't have time to hack on Etherboot at the moment.  However, if someone
> can tell me why, on some machines, Windows 98 takes forever (45 mins+) to
> start up if booted via Etherboot's "Boot (L)ocal" option, then I might
> regain some spare time. :-)

BIOS Bug.  Almost certainly.  All we do is return to the BIOS.
Unless there is something we don't reset to it's original state?  Some
bits of test code (Returning ealier to the BIOS) could identify if 
whatever it is has changed yet, so it should be trackable.

Eric