Re: [Etherboot-users] HELP ME ! error in bootrom RTL8139

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>after choice in Boot Agent Configuration MENU (shift + F10): PXE, INT19
>(Always Boot Network First, then local devices)
>
>From BIOS:
>Intel UNDI PXE-2.0 Build 082
>Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporaton
>For Realtek RTL8139(A/B/C/8130) Based Fast Ethernet Controller v2.11
>(001205)

What you have is a PXE boot ROM. For booting Linux you need something
called pxelinux, search the web for it, it's by H Peter Anvin and should
be found in the same sites as syslinux and kernel sources.  I don't know
what needs to be done for booting other OSes, but I'm sure somebody else
can tell you.

>Plese, send me utils for operation with etherboot, if it help in my case.

If you want to use Etherboot instead, there are two choices: 1. You can
replace PXE with Etherboot which might be difficult because you would
probably have to alter and reflash the BIOS. Please read the contributed
notes in the Etherboot doco on how to deal with flash BIOSes and ask
further questions in this group so that the experts (not me) can answer.
2. You can load Etherboot with PXE (chaining) and then you only have to
work out how to load OSes with Etherboot, using the documentation.

Here's the URL that explains how to chain to Etherboot from PXE:

http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/5299/2001/7/100/6129709/

It's not in the latest doco yet, my fault.