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Re: [Xen-users] Easy way to replace gPXE ROM?

from [Fajar A. Nugraha]

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To:	Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [Xen-users] Easy way to replace gPXE ROM?
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Date:	Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:54:51 +0700
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On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Nick Couchman <Nick.Couchman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Probably replace /usr/share/xen/qemu/pxe-rtl8139.bin ?
>>
>
> Okay, I was running into some other issues with Xen - replacing this file 
> does absolutely nothing - the boot ROM does not change.  This isn't too 
> surprising, as these .bin files are actually Etherboot, whereas the ROM in 
> Xen is gPXE.

Other than replacing
./tools/firmware/etherboot/gpxe-git-snapshot.tar.gz (or equivalent) in
xen source and recompile, you might find it easier to just use gpxe
boot floppy from http://rom-o-matic.net/ and set Xen to boot from
floppy.

-- 
Fajar

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