From owner-freebsd-current Wed Nov 3 9:50: 4 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from apollo.backplane.com (apollo.backplane.com [216.240.41.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1C43157E2 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 09:49:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dillon@apollo.backplane.com) Received: (from dillon@localhost) by apollo.backplane.com (8.9.3/8.9.1) id JAA59950; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 09:49:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dillon) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 09:49:32 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon Message-Id: <199911031749.JAA59950@apollo.backplane.com> To: Mike Smith Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GENERIC build broken References: <199911030758.XAA03299@dingo.cdrom.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG : :> I think there is only one thing that will ever allow us to remove :> the BOOTP code from the kernel, and that is if a time comes when :> the BIOSes for all standard off-the-shelf motherboards all have :> the ability to set a boot-from-network option. When/if that ever :> occurs, then we will be able to remove the code. : :Please take a few minutes to go to developer.intel.com and read about :PXE. Note that it's card-centric, not board-centric, so it doesn't :require any buy-in from motherboard vendors. Also, because it's :software only, there are already third-party vendors with software for :most cards on the market. Mike, you aren't listening to what I am saying. Go back to my last email and read it again carefully. All the standards in the world for network card operation won't help you until the BIOS actually tries to use them directly. PXE sounds cool, but coolness doesn't count unless all the motherboard manufacturers start using it. -Matt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message