From: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
To: sparclinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Compiling sunlance as a module
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 01:51:10 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040330175110.38eb7f2a.zaitcev@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040330234412.GB5439@artsapartment.org>
On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 12:25:25AM +0000, C.Newport wrote:
> All supported 32bit sparc machines come with a sunlance NIC, so
> why would you want this as a module ?. You are always going to
> need it.
JavaStation-NC, JavaEngine-1, CP-1200 all have HME. Solaris never
supported those, but Linux is better.
> There is a slightly more obscure issue here - Not all Sun machines
> have a working CD drive so the ability to boot from the network for
> both installations and troubleshooting is highly desireable.
> Booting from a device which needs a module is not a good idea.
On sparc, initrd is easy to piggyback onto the kernel, so it should
pose no problem to netboot over a modular sunlance.
Please refer to arch/sparc/boot/piggyback.c.
-- Pete
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-31 1:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-30 23:44 Compiling sunlance as a module Art Haas
2004-03-31 0:00 ` Jason Wever
2004-03-31 0:09 ` Art Haas
2004-03-31 0:21 ` Jason Wever
2004-03-31 0:25 ` C.Newport
2004-03-31 0:38 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2004-03-31 1:38 ` Art Haas
2004-03-31 1:42 ` Art Haas
2004-03-31 1:51 ` Pete Zaitcev [this message]
2004-03-31 2:40 ` Keith M Wesolowski
2004-03-31 3:30 ` Art Haas
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