Jasper Wallace --> port-i386 (2007-10-15 15:14:21 +0100):
> It looks as if netbsd-4.0 dosn't build pxeboot_ia32_com0.bin by default. I 
> tried pxeboot_ia32.bin, but didn't get anything out of the kernel (the 
> usual 3775212+5222852+179092=0x8c1b0c loading stuff appeared, but no 
> copyright message).
> 
> Is pxeboot_ia32_com0.bin not being built cos the non-com0 should just cope 
> these days?

You need to change the console device of your pxeboot_ia32.bin file
using installboot(8)'s -e and -o options (see man page for details).


> I can't interrupt the non-com0 bootloader due to the soekris combios not 
> implementing the bios call back thing the bootloader needs to do 
> the timeout countdown, so the timeout happens instantaneously.

Try passing installboot(8) a large timeout value (I set it to 50).


HTH, Jukka

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