Re: [Etherboot-developers] help about EEPROM etherboot

On Nov 17, 2005, at 12:01 PM, ddky zhou wrote:
> Hello all,
> Currently, I have built the .zrom and .zfd0 file of etherboot with  
> version 5.2.6.

The current production version of Etherboot is 5.4.1.  Could you try  
using that version?

You can use http://rom-o-matic.net/ to easily make .zrom or .zdsk  
images.

If you prefer to compile the images yourself, you can download the  
source at:

    http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=4233#files

> The zfd0 works fine, but the .zrom EEPROM file can't work. It seems  
> BIOS can't find this file.
> according to the document, I have checked that the Vendor ID and  
> DevID in the NIC file or the r8169.zrom file is correct. Do  
> somebody have any idea about this problem? thanks a lot.

I have re-directed your message to Etherboot-Users, since it is not  
yet clear that there is a development issue here.

Let's debug a little together, and see if we can find the problem.

Marty

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