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> I don't quite know what PXE means. If this is ROM in the processor address
> space, then you should visit
PXE is a network boot initiative from Intel & now supported by a few of the
major manufacturers like 3Com. See
http://developer.intel.com/ial/wfm/tools/index.htm for more details.
Basically though, it's a more modern and standardised replacement for
traditional network booting methods. Instead of using bootp, it uses DHCP.
It queries the DHCP server for it's IP address and details of a tftp server.
It then loads a second stage boot loader from the tftp server. This second
stage loader is responsible for booting the operating system or whatever you
want to do. Intel don' t supply a second stage loader, but leave it up to
the user to supply.
Like I said before, it would be cool if grub could be loaded over the
network using this method. I presume the PXE bootrom could provide grub with
details of it's IP and tftp servers.
> http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/
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> that has a modified version of GNU Grub designed precisely for that.
That MTD stuff looks ideal for another project I've got on at the moment.
I'll keep my eye on that.
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Ian Cass
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