Re: [LinuxBIOS] (fwd) Re: USB bootloader

[Al Boldi]

yhlu wrote:
> with LinuxBIOS, It works with one Tyan Intel based MB (UHCI) and
>
> some other Opteron base MBs.

Great!  So maybe the delayed USB boot is hw related, but why?
> maybe Etherboot heap used by FILO USB packet buffer overwirte the
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> APM info in RAM.

This happens even with FILO IDE.

Etherboot PXE works OK.
> you need to find out where is APM info is.

How can I find out?
> Bootblock on flash? You could boot elf on flash. mem@0xfff8000

Bootblock on IDE/USB.  Why is it not possible to boot the the 512byte BBS?

Thanks!