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From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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Subject: Re: Help: Netboot.rom, tftp, bootp, WD8013W.
In-Reply-To: <328103A7@smtp> from Robert Clark at "Nov 6, 96 01:30:00 pm"
To: ROBERTC@PII.COM (Robert Clark)
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 09:24:31 +0100 (MET)
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> 
> 
>      Help,
> 
>      I'm looking for any info on setting up a 2.1.0R system to serve bootp, 
> tftp, NFS, and the correct directories for Netboot.rom use.
>      (The system is up and running well. NFS, pcnfsd, apache, etc. 2.1.0.R)
> 

Go into /sys/i386/boot/netboot and make there.
It produces ns8390.rom. This is for WD cards among others
using the National Semi 8390. You can burn that file into EPROM.

> 
>      I'm also looking for info and or help in building a Netboot.rom for 
> WD8013W network cards.
>      (I have access to a ROM eraser / burner, and one 27C512 EPROM for each 
> NIC.)
> 
>      If you would like to email me directly, please use the address: 
> Robert.Clark@pii.com.
> 
> 
>                               Thanks, [RC]
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de