[coreboot] [SerialICE] Boots from PCI add-on card on Intel ICHs

ron minnich rminnich at gmail.com
Mon May 21 05:32:42 CEST 2012


On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 1:23 AM, Kyösti Mälkki <kyosti.malkki at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I did not find this method of bypassing the mainboard flash chip and
> booting from PCI add-on card documented or discussed before.

Maybe I misunderstand, but this is how Etherboot originally worked:
flash a new expansion rom onto, e.g., a 3c905 and that could take over
the boot process.

ron




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