thanks! that simplifies things a lot.
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Peter Stuge <[email protected]> wrote: > Rogelio Serrano wrote: >> Does such a monster exist? Or one that does not need a bios? >> I don't care about VGA. Motherboards already have coreboot. > > No network cards *need* a BIOS. > > Some have option ROMs which is the BIOS expansion module concept, > but that option ROM is needed only for booting from the network, > nothing else. > > The best you can do may be to use a USB network card with a simple > kernel driver, where ethernet packets are sent out over USB, rather > than a device with more complicated processing. Low cost devices tend > to be simpler, but you do have to look at the driver to make sure, > and finding what chipset is actually in a particular product on store > shelf is kindof difficult. Ask the internet, or take a chance buying > a couple of different ones. Don't be surprised if you find that all > of them have the same chipset. :) > > > //Peter > _______________________________________________ > Open-graphics mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics > List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com) _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
