[LinuxBIOS] Booting from a ethernet over ata device

[Sergio García Murillo]

Hi all

I have just discovered the project and I was wondering if it could support the ethernet over ata protocol so it could boot up from a net drive.
AFAIK it would require a 2.6 kernel which I don't know if there are plans to support it soon. 
But I think it could bring some new interesting possibilities.

Greetings and great job

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[Ronald G Minnich]

Sergio García Murillo wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have just discovered the project and I was wondering if it could support the ethernet over ata protocol so it could boot up from a net drive.
> AFAIK it would require a 2.6 kernel which I don't know if there are plans to support it soon.

we've been using linux 2.6 to boot over the network for several years. 
Works fine!

thanks,

ron

[David Hendricks]

You may want to check to see if ethernet over ata is supported in Etherboot.
If you can make an Etherboot image with support for this, then you can use
that Etherboot image as a LinuxBIOS payload.

Good luck and check back with this list if you have difficulties.

On 7/6/06, Sergio García Murillo  wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I have just discovered the project and I was wondering if it could support
> the ethernet over ata protocol so it could boot up from a net drive.
> AFAIK it would require a 2.6 kernel which I don't know if there are plans
> to support it soon.
> But I think it could bring some new interesting possibilities.
>
> Greetings and great job
>
> Sergio García Murillo
> Research & Development
> .y dilo
>     Advanced Voice Solutions
>
> This message and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
> intended solely
> for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. No
> confidentiality
> or privilege is waived or lost by any wrong transmission.
> If you have received this message in error, please immediately destroy it
> and kindly
> notify the sender by reply email.
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> copy any
> part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Opinions,
> conclusions and
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> business of
> Ydilo Advanced Voice Solutions, S.A. shall be understood as neither given
> nor endorsed by it.