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Date:      Fri, 19 Feb 1999 19:39:28 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: netboot status ? (diskless related) 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902191938250.81758-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <199902191909.LAA00902@dingo.cdrom.com>

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On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Mike Smith wrote:

> > 
> >    * or use my etherboot port that is pr:
> > 	[1999/01/13] ports/9480 ports    ELF kernel netboot
> > 
> > Note it needs two patches that have be found since the original PR. It 
> > supports a.out, ELF, mknbi images (ie DOS and some other stuff).
> > 
> > Doug A.
> > One of atleast a couple people netbooting ELF kernels, starting to think people
> > don't care about netbooting anymore.
> 
> I'm just waiting for you to finish the job; the loader needs network 
> support too (there is actually WIP on this, let me know if you need 
> more information).

Note that the bootp/dhcp and nfs code in libstand works perfectly (I use
it for netboot on the alpha) so all that is needed is drivers.

--
Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 181 442 9037




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