RE: [Possible spam] Booting a biosless machine (almost done).

> Hi, I almost managed to run etherboot successfully on a 
> Compaq T1000 (Windows based terminal). It has no BIOS.

Wow.  This is great news, I have a Compaq T1510 which I have never been
able to get to do anything after I put it in Network boot mode.  Can I
ask you to provide a summarized how to.  I assume that you have used
Etherboot as the Linux Bios payload but can you provide the steps
involved.  I would imaginge it is something like:

1) Downlaod Etherboot and Linux Bios
2) Compile Etherboot and make it an linux Bios payload
3) Compile LinuxBios
4) Program Linux Bios into the PLCC Eprom 
5) Turn on the machine and watch it start

If you could provide additional steps (as detailed as possible) I can
take a look.  I would love to get my T1510 running, so I would be
willing to try a few things.

> mx98715: [chip: Macronix 98715 PMAC] rev 32 at F800
> mx98715: Vendor=10D9  Device=0531
> mx98715: 00:80:64:11:91:BF at ioaddr F800
> mx98715:  EEPROM default media type 10baseT.
> Searching for server (DHCP)...\
> Me: 10.1.6.17, DHCP: 212.191.65.1, TFTP: 10.1.6.7, Gateway 
> 10.1.0.1 Loading 10.1.6.7:/boot/netkernel XXXX(ELF)0907K done
> 
> And then it powers off.

What Linux kernel options did you choose?  Once you hit the kernel,
serial debugging in Etherboot is finished; if I remember correctly there
are some issues with Geode video and Linux bios.  I wonder how far it
got loading the kernel before it powered off (was it instant?).  I know
it is possible to enable serial debugging on the kernel but I have never
tried it.

> What memory map do you think I should provide?
> Would it be a good idea to prepare etherboot to boot on 
> biosless machines (-D option in Config etc)?

Do you mean a set of Config options that would produce a image for this
particular class of machines?

Tim

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