Re: [Etherboot-developers] 3C905CX-TXM flashing with cromutil hangs

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>I just tried to flash etherboot onto this NIC, but failed. cromutil says,
>it erases the flash successfully, but it doesn't. Factory boot image can=20
>still be read, and booted from. Flash chip is an AMD AM29F002BT-70JC.
>
>Searching the web reveals some similar problems, but no solutions yet.=20
>Does anybody succeed in this. The former model 3C905C-TX-M (which isn't=20
>manufactured anymore) doesn't have those problems.

Doesn't Donald Becker's site have some utilities for dealing with
flashing? Also if the chips are plug in you could flash them somewhere
else. But they may be soldered down or this may not be practical for a
large number of NICs. Sounds like 3Com don't want people installing
their own images. Patronise another vendor. Tulip and Via-Rhine chips
are just as good performance wise.

>Alternatively, how far is PXE support on linux? What disadvantages I=20
>need to deal with (kernel boot parameter, initrd)?=20

I believe it works well, I haven't tried it, check H. Peter Anvin's
site.