Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 04:40:09 -0500 From: Gerd Knops <gerti@bitart.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Need Intel Etherexpress pxe boot rom hack... Message-ID: <20010609094009.6437.qmail@camelot.bitart.com>
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Hi, I am putting together a net-booted machine, that is to be at a remote location without keyboard and monitor. The problem is that the Intel PXE boot rom times out fairly quickly if the server doesn't respond in time (maybe because it needs a little longer to start up). It then displays a (in that setup not very helpful) 'Press Ctrl+T to try again' and hangs... I guess worst case I put together a watchdog timer that reboots the machine after a couple of minutes if it isn't reset, but that seems not to elegant. Anyone know how to hack the boot rom so that it simply starts over instead? 86 assembler is not my cup of tea... I'd be willing to pay some $ for that solution too. Thanks much Gerd To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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