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Robin Cornelius wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> Robin Cornelius wrote: >>> Rob Beard wrote: >>>> Robin Cornelius wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yea, if i recall netboot roms are just standard EPROMS not EEPROMS, >>>>> EEPROMS are also known as E2 or E squared devices. Probably a 93c64 >>>>> 93c128 93c256 or 93c512 is what you want. I have the programmers and the >>>>> chips just need a rom file. >>>>> >>>>> Robin >>>> Ahh great, thanks Robin, how much are the EPROM chips? I had a look for >>>> EEPROM chips but the ones I've found seem to be about £5 each. >>>> >>>> I'll have to check the rest of the network cards I have, hopefully >>>> they're all the same type. >>> Yea that seems about right for 1 off prices. Look on rswww.com or >>> www.farnell.co.uk. >>> >>> Let me know what you want to do with them, its np to burn as many as you >>> need. Don't forget they are erasable as well (UV) so if you have old >>> ones can be reused. >>> >>> Robin >>> >>> >>> >> Great, if I can find any on old dead motherboards I'll try and dig them >> out :-) >> > > Bear in mind they may be the wrong size but its worth a go. > > This is a useful reference for the subject, if you have not found it :- > > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Network-boot-HOWTO > > How many do you need, if its only a couple then i can just magic you up > some for free anyway. > > Robin > Not sure how many I'd need yet, possibly one to see if it works. AFAIK the Etherboot image is about 16 to 32K (although I haven't created an image yet). It's actually for an LTSP installation at a community centre and they haven't told me how many clients they want yet. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html