Re: Feature request: network devices

[Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko <phcoder@gmail.com>]

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mardok45 wrote:
> Before I give you an answer, let me explain what I plan on doing.  If
> you like it, and if I succeed, then I'll give back the changes I
> made.  If not, then I won't waste everybody's time anymore.
>
> I plan on using Macintosh's "Netboot" (which is just like PXE except
> for a few minor details) to boot Grub2 off a DHCP/TFTP server.  Once
> loaded on the client, Grub2 will fetch the grub.cfg from the TFTP server.
>
> The grub.cfg will contain entries that are the same as booting off the
> local disk; except in this case, it fetches the kernel and initrd via
> TFTP.
>
> Adding TFTP support is all I'm going to do, nothing else.  Also, I
> have no problem using Etherboot's code-base.
>
"nothing else" is often a problem. There are dependencies too. I started
importing gpxe and till now it goes well
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
> <phcoder@gmail.com <mailto:phcoder@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     mardok45 wrote:
>     > I am interested in it as a learning project for me.  I only have
>     > access to New World Macintosh's, so I can only get TFTP working for
>     > Open Firmware Mac's.  I imagine that won't be of much use to you.
>     >
>     > Remember, I can't make any promises, but I am very interested in
>     > getting TFTP to work (with Open Firmware) since that will make
>     my job
>     > much, much more centralized and convenient.
>     The best long-term and cross-platform approach is to import gpxe into
>     grub-extras. Are you willing to do it?
>
>     --
>     Regards
>     Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
>
>
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Regards
Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko



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