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From: Bogusz Jelinski <bogusz@lib.amu.edu.pl>
To: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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Subject: Re: dosboot with netboot-like options ?
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On Tue, 10 Dec 1996, Luigi Rizzo wrote:

> by chance, has anyone modified dosboot to pass the kernel nfs_diskless
> info, so that the kernel can mount root swap and other stuff over nfs ?
> 
> i have to make some diskless system which use a de0 card, not supported
> by netboot. I can use fbsdboot to boot the kernel from a floppy (or a
> DOS partition) but fbsdboot has no option to build a proper
> nfs_diskless structure.
> 
> I don't know how easy to do is this, as one would need to start the
> kernel first, and only afterwards the net is accessible.
> 
> Are there any alternatives ?
> 
Has anyone booted FBSD with the Linux netboot? The difference is
that it uses packet driver shipped by the card vendor, so nearly all cards
are supported. The drawback is you can't run it from DO$ prompt, only
EPROM or rawritten floppy is supported.
I've been thru a difficult time and don't have time to check it up. 

Bogusz