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| **Declarations** | **Declarations** | ||
| - | * Expansion ROM, ExpansionROM, Extension ROM, ExtensionROM, Option ROM, OptionROM | + | * Expansion ROM / ExpansionROM , Extension ROM / ExtensionROM , Option ROM / OptionROM , Extension BIOS / ExtensionBIOS |
| - | Describes a binary executable in a special format, which can be loaded and started by mainboard's System BIOS | + | ... describes a binary executable in a special format, which can be loaded and started by mainboard's System BIOS |
| - | This binary executably is genereally stored in the (Flash)-EEPROM of a graphics card, network card, RAID controller and inside a modular System BIOS. | + | This binary executably is genereally stored in the (Flash)-EEPROM of a graphics card, network card, RAID controller and inside a modular System BIOS / module based BIOS.\\ |
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| + | **Introduction** | ||
| - | **Introduction**\ | ||
| In the past and in the present, many people were/are interested in using EtherBoot for virtual machines, like VMware or Bochs: | In the past and in the present, many people were/are interested in using EtherBoot for virtual machines, like VMware or Bochs: | ||
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| Now, I will show you the methods to make EtherBoot testing/developing faster and easier: | Now, I will show you the methods to make EtherBoot testing/developing faster and easier: | ||
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| ==== Alternative Methods: ==== | ==== Alternative Methods: ==== | ||
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| ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000" | ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000" | ||
| e1000bios.filename = "path/etherboot-for-E1000" | e1000bios.filename = "path/etherboot-for-E1000" | ||
| + | ethernet0.opromsize = 70144 | ||
| ethernet1.present = "TRUE" | ethernet1.present = "TRUE" | ||
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| </file> | </file> | ||
| - | I spent nearly two hours to also prepare a [[http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/images/borgbios/vmware/etherboot-in-vmware.gif|decent animation]], which shows the described method. :) | + | I spent nearly two hours to also prepare a [[http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7897/etherbootinvmwaredx5.gif|decent animation]], which shows the described method. :) |
| PS: | PS: | ||
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| * b) | * b) | ||
| - | * EtherBoot Option ROM in VMware and further Option ROM related screenshots / animations [[http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/images/borgbios/vmware/etherboot-in-vmware.gif]] | + | * EtherBoot Option ROM in VMware and further Option ROM related screenshots / animations |
| - | * [[http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/images/borgbios/vmware]] | + | [No longer available] |
| - | * [[http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/images/borgbios/romos]] | + | |
| * c) | * c) | ||
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| * e) Option ROM projects: | * e) Option ROM projects: | ||
| - | * [[http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/en|http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/en --> "Already realized Option ROM ideas"]] | + | * [[[No longer available] --> "Already realized Option ROM ideas"]] |
| + | * f) | ||
| + | * [[http://rayer.ic.cz/romos/romose.htm|ROMOS]] | ||
| This article was created to help users, who want to use EtherBoot in VMware and/or bochs. | This article was created to help users, who want to use EtherBoot in VMware and/or bochs. | ||
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| --BIOS modification and realtime desktop help service-- | --BIOS modification and realtime desktop help service-- | ||
| - | [[http://bnobtc.pix-art.com]] | + | [No longer available] |
| --BIOS Logo Gallery-- | --BIOS Logo Gallery-- | ||
| - | [[http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/bioslogo]] | + | [No longer available] |
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| - | [[http://bnobtc.pix-art.com/images/bioslogo]] | + | |
