From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 30 18:00:15 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B00A106567F; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:00:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanefbsd@gmail.com) Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com (yx-out-2324.google.com [74.125.44.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2B358FC13; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:00:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanefbsd@gmail.com) Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 8so2524820yxb.13 for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:00:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:references:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer :mime-version:subject:date:cc; bh=C5BFGyUo+EDmGwssuY7DA0xox0L0J7J4++npbuHVxp4=; b=yGjiVlzsS8TQjEj3dS3cmLz2H6+WXWTTQ1AAeZmPXi+T2lFEzl+ySnYST7lLwb04LQ xb0lUhwumay8vEWMwg+vCl8JhokETmqqqeIoWydRg6xgKKqiPacdx/Afd/JfdGmhL8pY 5b5YJ6Y4jLULATnDBneKC4hFVcmhHh12aOKlQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=references:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:x-mailer:mime-version:subject:date:cc; b=aUuJ7RFn8pKui8bMBEUz8HAX6CKOaUiVEF4FkhLth92xoA0EGvvo69JMmiINTrsvKP yAsdpjEviV868CLEZQKWCLalpVNiek52EDZd7qa/rzUH3CnobP1y6BBrouyNaMy6FN5P 4Gje8j+KXRH4ZxfS2V8JkAPxfiLc704YSrbHc= Received: by 10.100.163.15 with SMTP id l15mr8462553ane.128.1230660008847; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:00:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.94.57.178? ([32.159.131.102]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id c37sm20716808ana.37.2008.12.30.10.00.00 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:00:07 -0800 (PST) References: <200812300940.mBU9epuS086194@svn.freebsd.org> <20081230173522.GA19473@dragon.NUXI.org> Message-Id: From: Garrett Cooper To: "obrien@freebsd.org" In-Reply-To: <20081230173522.GA19473@dragon.NUXI.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (5F136) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 5F136) Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:59:44 -0800 Cc: "Carlos A. M. dos Santos" , "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" , Luigi Rizzo , "src-committers@freebsd.org" , "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: svn commit: r186598 - head/sys/boot/i386/boot0 X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:00:16 -0000 On Dec 30, 2008, at 9:35, "David O'Brien" wrote: > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 09:40:40AM -0200, Carlos A. M. dos Santos > wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Luigi Rizzo >> wrote: >>> Author: luigi >>> Date: Tue Dec 30 09:40:50 2008 >>> New Revision: 186598 >>> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/186598 >>> >> ---8<--- >>> + Add an entry "F6 PXE" when the code is built with -DPXE (which is >>> a default now). Technically, F6 boots through INT18, so the >>> prompt 'PXE' >>> is a bit misleading. Unfortunately the name INT18 >>> is too long and does not fit in - we could use ROM perhaps. >>> The reason I picked 'PXE' is that on many (I believe) new systems >>> INT18 calls PXE. >> ---8<--- >> >> I think "PXE" will look a bit cryptic for most users. What about >> using >> "Net", instead? > > I think PXE is best - its a specfic type of netbooting. Otherwise, > one > may wonder what type "Net" is. > > -- > -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) PXE is of course the Intel standard method of BOOTP, so we should probably only use it for x86 compatible hardware (where this of course applies). Obscuring this with net or netboot only serves to confuse folks who've used Apple's method of BOOTP -- Netboot. If documentation or references are needed to simplify PXE, that can always. Be arranged :). Besides it's easy to google. -Garrett