[parisc-linux] Non-HP PCI cards & x86 BOOT-ROMS

Michael Wood mwood at its.uct.ac.za
Fri Jan 16 04:16:11 MST 2004


On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 12:04:22PM +0100, Ivar Orskaug wrote:
> Hi,
> is it possible to run PCI card boot-roms containing x86 code with an
> emulator before loading Linux (perhaps from PALO)? Has anyone succeeded
> doing this, or is it "just not possible" for whatever reason? Anyway,
> if it was possible, it could really make PA-RISCs more usable.
> 	I've heard that this is possible on both linux-mips and linux-alpha

I don't know, but you can do something similar with DHCP, tftp and a
lifimage.

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Michael Wood <mwood at its.uct.ac.za>


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