"Caleb Crome" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Caleb Crome wrote:
> >
> > > but how is remote management done over ethernet. Is
> > > the IP burned into the flash?
> >
> > For our configurations the first thing the kernel does is config network
> > devices and then DHCP/RARP. From that point on the control node owns it.
>
> Maybe I should make my concern a little more clear. I have a rack mount
> server, that I want to send to a colocation facility half way across the
> country. I'd like to put linuxBIOS in to the flash, with an IP address
> burned in.
A little odd but not a problem.
> From that point on, I'd like to be able to actually install
> whatever OS I want, remotely.
If you can boot that OS from linux with out in 16 bit BIOS calls
it sounds reasonable.
> Maybe this would require too much in the standard (l440gx+) flash
> device, but maybe not.
Well if we could figure out how to flash besides the intel BIOS update
utility that would be nice.
> There are some *very* small
> linux distributions out there. Once the LinuxBIOS is flashed, I don't
> imagine I'd ever want to change it. Basically a fancy bootloader bios.
> This would allow me to do absolutely everything, that doesn't require
> physically touching the machine, remotely.
This sounds like a very reasonable target for linuxBIOS. The code
isn't there yet. If you want to develop this we would be happy to
support you.
Eric
