[wailug] boot rom

[Phil Workman]

HI guys for my network card  i can only get an eprom i an checking to
make sure i get the right boot rom code on the chipi am not sure but
should it be rtspxe_s.nic ??here is the blurbTIA*******************
Realtek RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 Boot Agent **************************
HeadLine:A. How to program the RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 Boot Agent.1.Use
FLASH memory programming utilty(\\bin\rtflash.exe) to program one of the 
  boot ROMs(\\bin\) into a RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 network interface
card(NIC).        For example:        rtflash  RTSPXE_M.NIC   <enter>
(program RTSPXE_M.NIC to NIC)       rtflash -v RTSPXE_M.NIC  <enter>
(verify the contain of the FLASH memory.  There are 4 binary
files(RTSPXE_M.NIC,RTSPXE_M.LOM,RTSPXE_S.NIC and RTSPXE_S.LOM)  in the
\\bin\ folder   RTSPXE_M.NIC and RTSPXE_M.LOM in the \bin folder are
combination of PXE v2.10 and  RPL boot ROM.  RTSPXE_M.NIC : the
monolithic rom (contain both PXE base- code and UNDI modules)            
designed to be programed into FLASH memory of NICs(add in cards).        
RTSPXE_M.LOM : the monolithic rom (contain both PXE base- code and UNDI
modules)             designed to be included in a system BIOS(Lan on
motherboard).  RTSPXE_S.NIC and RTSPXE_S.LOM in the \bin folder are
combination of PXE v2.10  (UNDI only) and RPL boot ROM. These two rom are
only functional when an extenal  PXE base-code is present.  RTSPXE_S.NIC
: the UNDI module split rom (do not contain PXE base-code module)            
designed to be programed into FLASH memory of NICs(add in cards).      
             It can not work without a PXE base-code (pxebase.nic or
pxebase.lom             installed in the system.             
RTSPXE_S.LOM : the UNDI module split rom (do not contain PXE base-code
module)             designed to be included in a system BIOS(Lan on
motherboard).             It can not work without a PXE base-code
(pxebase.nic or pxebase.lom             installed in the system.         
*ps: The pxebase.nic and pxebase.lom must be programed into Intel E100B
or E100+ NIC.       They are avaible in the Intel PXE PDK.2. Or you can
program Boot Agent image into the EPROM by using EPROM program machine.3.
Last, the most important, run "RSET8139.EXE" utility to set the "Boot Rom
Size"   to the FLASH/EPROM size on the RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 adapter.
Otherwise, the system    BIOS might miss this ROM.      For example: 
    M27C512      (64K bytes/512K bits EPROM) ---> set to
64K                           AT29C512 (64K bytes/512K bits FLASH) --->
set to 64K      AT29C010 (128K bytes/1M bits FLASH)  ---> set to 128K      AT49F001
(128K bytes/1M bits FLASH)  ---> set to 128K      39SF512  (64K
bytes/512K bits FLASH) ---> set to 64KRegards Phil Workman

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