Version 5.4.2 of Etherboot
This production release adds support for several
10GB NICs, and allows static boot information to
be stored in a ROM. There are also a number of
bugfixes, including VMWare support and better PXE
compatibility.
Other releases
- 24 Feb 2007 14:21
Changes: This production release should now compile with gcc 4.x. In addition, a number of drivers have been updated, including e1000, MCP51 and MCP55 (nvidia), pcnet32, natsemi, sis900, and tg3. NetXtreme II cards are now supported.
- 20 Apr 2006 06:13
Changes: This production release adds support for several 10GB NICs, and allows static boot information to be stored in a ROM. There are also a number of bugfixes, including VMWare support and better PXE compatibility.
- 09 Sep 2005 07:51
Changes: This production release adds a few features and support for several new NICs and variations.
- 04 Apr 2005 07:34
Changes: Etherboot now supports booting by the PXE method. It also supports booting on LinuxBIOS from storage devices supported by the FILO subsystem. Drivers for many NIC models were added. Ports to the Hyperstone and ARM (no MMU) CPU architectures were added.
- 14 Nov 2004 18:54
Changes: This release contains a number of updates, but is most notable for the addition of support for filo, btext console, and the ability to boot from USB disks. These features are only used when combined with LinuxBIOS at present. Driver updates include cleanup and fixes for eepro100, rtl8139, sis900, tlan, tulip, and via-rhine. Two new drivers were added for mtd80x and Davicom based cards. Numerous other small housekeeping and cleanup changes.
