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diff --git a/RELNOTES b/RELNOTES new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ffd01450d --- /dev/null +++ b/RELNOTES @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +Etherboot 5.4.0 + +PXE is now supported. You will also need to configure your server to +provide a pxelinux.0 loader file, kernel and initrd images, and a +pxelinux.cfg directory with a appropriate configuration spec files. + +See the PXELINUX home page at: + + http://syslinux.zytor.com/pxe.php + +for more information. + +There is no longer a default target for make. You must specify an +argument to make. Help text is now provided to indicate possible make +targets. + +It should be possible to compile Etherboot with gcc >= 3.3.3, including +gcc 3.4.x now that a couple of bugs have been tracked down. Please mail +reports of success or failure to the etherboot-users list, together with +the versions of gcc and binutils used. + +gcc 2.x is not supported anymore. You need at least gcc 3.x to compile +etherboot due to C99 constructs. + +Removed etherboot(-pci)?.* rule because there are too many drivers and +the image will no longer fit in memory. I don't want to choose a subset +of drivers as everybody will have different preferences. So I'm going to +piss off everybody equally by deleting the rule. Use the multiple driver +rule (driver1--driver2--...) and select your own subset of drivers. + +In order to create .iso and .liso images you will need to have the +packages mtools-3.9.9 or later, and syslinux-2.08 or later installed on +your system. These packages are available in various locations and +formats. .liso images are like .iso but use floppy emulation. If you +have a very old BIOS and .liso images don't work you may wish to try +adding the -s option of syslinux as a last resort. + +EMERGENCYDISKBOOT has been renamed EXIT_IF_NO_OFFER, which describes it +better. + +Menuing using DHCP options (mknbi/menu.c) has been removed. + +.exe format can be generated by doesn't work so not publicised. |
