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Network boot for Amiga?
« on: July 15, 2010, 10:48:55 AM »
Did any of the Ethernet network cards A2065, Ariadne Z-II, A4066, X-Surf support booting from the network out of the box?, or if the Amiga could support that at all?

Preferably per file style, but simulated block-disc may work too.
 

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Re: Network boot for Amiga?
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2010, 04:00:24 PM »
So the concept seems to be the same as for PC. EEPROM on the network card that is enabled during boot and redirects the boot process to network. I don't remember what minimal files is essential to get the Amiga machine up however. And then a network interface chip that does the actual networking.

Those QuickNet cards seems to consist of EEPROM to the left + MB86950B interface chip.

To make something network bootable it has to get some core loaded first. And then some driver that enables per-file awareness. But someone with more knowledge on the actual boot process of Amiga might possible enlighten?
 

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Re: Network boot for Amiga?
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2010, 09:12:40 PM »
i was more interested how much support and/or what's needed to make the Amiga + AmigaOS support diskless setup.