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From: Markus G. <ma...@gu...> - 2003-08-03 08:56:18
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Ken Yap wrote: >>Dig all you want, but I still like my HTTP idea :) > > So do I but I think it should be done by writing a server side TFTP to > HTTP proxy. I might knock up a Perl version sometime. That might scare > some of you into doing it first with a more readable language. :-) I always thought that HTTP couldn't be that difficult to do, if it was strictly limited to the small subset that Etherboot needs. 15 hours later, I have the proof ;-) The attached patch is against 5.0.11, as that was easiest to test with; I might try to port it next week at LinuxExpo, if I can find a more up-to-date test environment. Now, whether this is really a good idea, and whether it should go into Etherboot, is a a completely different question. I leave that up to Ken. Markus |
