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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 diff --git a/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-2.txt b/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-2.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 1128c30e..00000000 --- a/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-2.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,149 +0,0 @@ -Subject: Look Mom, no PROM burner! (eepro100b flashing instructions) :-) -Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 01:53:08 -0500 -x-sender: mdc%thinguin.org@cdi.entity.com -x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, January 22, 1998 -From: Marty Connor <mdc@thinguin.org> -To: "Netboot List" <netboot@baghira.han.de> -Mime-Version: 1.0 -Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" -Message-ID: <1263512144-341319205@entity.com> - -Continuing the Etherboot World Domination theme, I noticed that there was -a PCI ethernet card on my bookshelf that still contained the original -vendor's code in its flash memory. The card virtually cried out to be -flashed with Etherboot 4.4.1. :-) - -After having figured out how to flash the 3C905C last week, and owing to -the fact that the temperature here in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) has -dropped well below freezing, I decided to explore the possibility of -flashing the Intel eepro100b that was sitting on my bookcase. - -After determining that it was unlikely that one could flash the chip in -user mode under linux like the 3C509C, I turned to other options. (the -reason is that the flash is memory mapped to a place that causes a core -dump if accessed. i suppose one could to patch the kernel to flash the -card, or add a linux device driver, but... :-) - -By the way, If you are ever looking for Linux utilities for Ethernet -cards, you may want to check out: - - http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/diag/ - -which is a treasure trove of tools for manipulating and testing Ethernet -cards, all with source, courtesy of Donald Becker. - -At this point, I felt it was time to make a virtual trip to the Intel -site (http://www.intel.com/), and search for utilities that might work -with the eepro100B. I found two candidates: FUTIL and FBOOT. I -downloaded, decompressed, and transferred them to a DOS formatted floppy. -Next I determined (after a few tries) that F8 will let me get to DOS -instead of booting windows. (I tend to avoid Windows when I can). - -I first tried FUTIL.EXE. No good. It told me it didn't recognize the -flash on my eepro100B. how unfortunate. and I had such hopes :-) - -Next I tested FBOOT.EXE (available at -http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/100PBOOT.htm) -This program did in fact recognize my eepro100b card. - -The thing about FBOOT however, is that it thinks it only can load certain -files. I of course needed to load an Etherboot image. It appeared to -have no option for doing that. Things looked grim. - -Then I noticed that FBOOT was kind enough to do the following dialog: - - Select Option (U)pdate or (R)estore: U - -I chose Update and it then offered to back up my flash rom for later -restore: - - Create Restore Image (Y)es or (N)o: Y - -I chose "Y" and it proceeded to write a file of my flash memory, which -contained the Intel code. - - Writing FLASH image to file... 100% - -It then erased the device: - - Erasing FLASH Device... 100% - -and then programmed it with fresh code (stored inside the program, no -doubt): - - Programming FLASH Device... 100% - -So now I had a backup of the Intel boot code in a file strangely called: - - 2794FC60.FLS - -Hmmmm, interesting name. The MAC address of the card is 09902794FC60. -They just name the file with the last 4 octets of the MAC address and -.FLS. The file is exactly 65536 bytes, which would make sense for a 64K -Flash Memory device. - -Then I got to thinking, I wonder how carefully the "restore" part of -FBOOT looks at what it is loading? What if I took an Etherboot .rom -file, padded it with 48K of 0xFFs and named it 2794FC60.FLS. What if I -then told FBOOT.EXE to "restore" that? - -Well, I guess by now, you know it worked :-) - -The card came up with the delightful Etherboot banner, Did DHCP, tftp, -and started a kernel. - -The only unfortunate part is that you need to do this under DOS because -you seem to need to be in real mode to program the card. Oh well, -sacrifices have to be made :-) - -So, in summary, to prepare Etherboot image for flashing into the Intel -EEPRO100B card with FBOOT, you need to first make an eepro100.rom file, -as usual. - -Then, see how large it is, with an "ls -l eepro100.rom". the answer will -probably be 16,384. You need to pad it with hex FFs to make it 64K for -FBOOT. I used the following two lines to create the flash image file. - - $ perl -e 'print "\xFF" x 49152' > 48kpad.bin - $ cat eepro100.rom 48kpad.bin > 2794FC60.FLS - -Next write it to a DOS Floppy: - - $ mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy - $ cp 2794FC60.FLS /mnt/floppy - $ umount /mnt/floppy - -Now you need to get to DOS. You could actually use a bootable DOS floppy -with FBOOT.EXE and 2794FC60.FLS on it. I started a Windows box and hit -F8 right before Windows started, and chose option 5, "Command Prompt -Only", which gives you DOS. This program can't run in a DOS window under -Windows or anything like that. You need to be in real DOS. - -Next it's time to run FBOOT. It will detect your ethernet card(s), ask -you which one you want to program, and let you choose it from a menu. - -now the fun part: - - Select Option (U)pdate or (R)estore: R - Erasing FLASH Device... 100% - Writing FLASH image from file... 100% - -Time to reboot and let Etherboot take over. - -So there you go, a way to make Intel EEPRO100Bs play nicely with -Etherboot. Maybe we should put these instructions in the Etherboot -contrib directory so people who have eepro100b cards will be able to -avoid 3C905C envy :-) - -I hope this helps a few people out. - -Regards, - -Marty - ---- - Name: Martin D. Connor -US Mail: Entity Cyber, Inc.; P.O. Box 391827; Cambridge, MA 02139; USA - Voice: (617) 491-6935, Fax: (617) 491-7046 - Email: mdc@thinguin.org - Web: http://www.thinguin.org/ diff --git a/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-3.txt b/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-3.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 1a865a44..00000000 --- a/contrib/eepro100notes/flash-3.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,57 +0,0 @@ -Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 09:47:15 +0100 (MET) -From: Erik Starbäck <erik@math.uu.se> -To: Netboot List <netboot@baghira.han.de> -Subject: Re: Look Mom, no PROM burner! (eepro100b flashing instructions) :-) -In-Reply-To: <1263512144-341319205@entity.com> -Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1000123094505.28562A-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 - - -Hello! - -In <http://www.han.de/~gero/netboot/archive/msg01718.html> I wrote what I -did know about futil and fboot then. It is about the same as Martys -instructions, but I have a few comments now. - -> Then, see how large it is, with an "ls -l eepro100.rom". the answer will -> probably be 16,384. You need to pad it with hex FFs to make it 64K for -> FBOOT. I used the following two lines to create the flash image file. - -> $ perl -e 'print "\xFF" x 49152' > 48kpad.bin -> $ cat eepro100.rom 48kpad.bin > 2794FC60.FLS - -It worked for me without any padding. When I burned a smaller image -the program printed 50% instead of 100% and then it -stopped. Everything worked anyway. - - -I also did a brutal way of install etherboot or netboot on a -EEPRO100+Mng without creating a file of type "2794FC60.FLS" for -every card. It was necessary for me when I installed 70 clients... - -I chopped the binary file fboot.exe (my version was 99811 bytes, I -don't remember the version name) in three parts: - -fboot1 30096 bytes -fboot2 65536 bytes -fboot3 4179 bytes - -Then you cat put them together again, but with a different part 2 and -save it as fbootown.exe and execute it. It worked for me anyway. Of -course you have to use padding to get a 64k part instead of fboot2. - -/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 |