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diff --git a/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-1.txt b/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-1.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 61579b4c..00000000 --- a/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-1.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 15:45:55 +0200 (MEST) -From: Erik Starback <erik@math.uu.se> -To: netboot@baghira.han.de -Subject: Netboot with Intel EEPRO100+ Management -Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990518154313.3875A-100000@anarchy.math.uu.se> -MIME-Version: 1.0 -Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1 -Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT -Sender: owner-netboot@baghira.han.de -Precedence: bulk -Reply-To: netboot@baghira.han.de -X-Moderator: netboot-owner@baghira.han.de -X-UIDL: 6ca8453c19c46d622813e9be8ada9517 -Status: O -X-Status: - -Hello! - -When Intel eepro100+ NIC disappeared from the market, I didn't know -what to do. I didn't find any information if anyone has used the -new eepro100+ Management Adapter to netboot linux. - -I thought that the card should netboot with the same configuration as -the old card when I read Donald Beckers comment: -> The driver should "just work" with the '559. It's not supposed to be -> substantially different than the '558. (I don't have a datasheet -> or sample card to confirm this statement.) - -The problem was now only to put the netboot-program to the built in -flash memory on the NIC. With the old card I used a flash memory (Intel -N28F020 [N28010 didn't work])) and the program FUTIL.EXE from Intel to -flash it. FUTIL did't recognize the memory on the management card -and did not work therefore. - -I found the intel program FBOOT.EXE that was made to upgrade the built -in Intel BOOT agent. I did: Boot dos from floppy, Run FBOOT (choose -adapter), choose (u)pdate, choose Create restore image, rename the -backup file (in my case 2743BE52.FLS [the eight last hex digits from -the MAC address]), rename your netboot code (in my case netboot 0.8.1) -to the backup files original name (in my case 2743BE52.FLS), run -FBOOT, choose (r)estore. - -Voila! - -A shorter way (if you don't need the backup of the old Intel BOOT -agent code) is of course: rename netboot file to [the eight last hex -digits from the MAC address].FLS, run FBOOT, choose restore. - -Caution: I think it is possible to make a NIC unusable if you have -made the netboot (or etherboot) file with "wrong" parameters. A couple -of month ago I did a etherboot boot file and put it on an old -EEPRO100+ card. It worked fine, but it was impossible to boot local -with it. So I could not boot dos and with FUTIL or FBOOT erase the -flash memory! To erase the chip I had to take out the memory chip, -boot dos and then put in the memory chip. This isn't possible when the -memory chip is build in. - -Links: -<http://support.intel.com/support/landesk/configmgr/LSA1_193.HTM> -FUTIL.EXE is a part of LSA1_193.ZIP - -<http://support.intel.com/support/etherexpress/pro100/100pboot.htm> -FBOOT.EXE is a part of 100pboot.exe - -/Erik S - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Erik Starbäck, System administrator E-mail address: erik@math.uu.se -Uppsala University Telephone (o): +46 18 4713277 -Department of Mathematics Cellular phone: +46 70 4250260 -P. O. Box 480 Fax (o): +46 18 4713201 -SE-751 06 UPPSALA -Sweden |