All-drivers Etherboot floppy & how to install etherboot to a hard disk by Alexander Heinz

changes:
29-Jul-2005 - fixed broken download link
08-Jul-2005 - new version of the disk incl. Etherboot 5.4.0 and a patched version of ethersel.c32 by Jesse Sipprell so ethersel problems should be history.
31-Jan-2005 - new default: a multiple-drivers version of Etherboot because of ethersel.c32 problems
28-Jan-2005 - major update: the disk supports network booting
22-Sep-2004 - 1st version of this document

This floppy is able to boot your PC via the network without the need for a PXE or Etherboot Boot-ROM. It works with all PCI NICs supported by Etherboot. The floppy is also able to install Etherboot to a hard disk.

I use version 5.4.0 of Etherboot so PXE images should work. The tools ethersel.c32 (taken from Syslinux 3.08-pre5 and patched by Jesse Sipprell) or PCIScan v1.10 are used to auto-detect your NIC, so you do not have to know anything about it.

There is a boot menu with several options. I hope that most of the options are self-explanatory. You can choose between ethersel.c32 auto-detection of your NIC and loading an all-drivers version of Etherboot . Please let me know which option works for you and which does not. If you have further questions, do not hesitate to e-mail me (my address is located at the bottom of this page).

This floppy is based on FreeDos and Syslinux.

how to install etherboot to a hard disk

boot from the floppy and select INSTALL etherboot to hard disk / MODIFY this floppy. Then proceed with STEP 1.

STEP 1

after the reboot select INSTALL etherboot to hard disk / MODIFY this floppy again and continue with STEP 2. You can choose to install all etherboot drivers or only the one for your NIC.

STEP 2

download the floppy image

An image of the floppy disk is available at http://etherboot.anadex.de/eb_on_hd.ima
If you are using Linux run dd if=eb_on_hd.ima of=/dev/fd0 to extract the image to a floppy disk.
For any other Operating System go to http://www.fdos.org/ripcord/rawrite/ for instructions.

supported network cards

PCI vendor ID PCI device ID description
10b7 5900 3Com590
10b7 5952 3Com595
10b7 5951 3Com595
10b7 5950 3Com595
10b7 1201 3Com982A
10b7 1202 3Com982B
10b7 4500 3Com450 HomePNA Tornado
10b7 7646 3CSOHO100-TX
10b7 9000 3Com900-TPO
10b7 9001 3Com900-Combo
10b7 9004 3Com900B-TPO
10b7 9005 3Com900B-Combo
10b7 9006 3Com900B-2/T
10b7 900a 3Com900B-FL
10b7 9056 3Com905B-T4
10b7 9055 3Com905B-TX
10b7 9051 3Com905-T4
10b7 9050 3Com905-TX
10b7 9058 3Com905B-9058
10b7 905a 3Com905B-FL
10b7 9202 3c920B-EMB-WNM (ATI Radeon 9100 IGP)
10b7 9200 3Com905C-TXM
10b7 9210 3Com20B-EMB WNM
10b7 9800 3Com980-Cyclone
10b7 9805 3Com9805
8086 1000 Intel EtherExpressPro1000
8086 1001 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82543GC Fiber
8086 100f Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82545EM Copper
8086 1004 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82543GC Copper
8086 1008 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82544EI Copper
8086 1009 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82544EI Fiber
8086 100c Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82544GC Copper
8086 100d Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82544GC LOM
8086 100e Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82540EM
8086 1018 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82541EP
8086 1011 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82545EM Fiber
8086 1012 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82546EB Copper
8086 1013 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82541EI
8086 1015 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82540EM LOM
8086 1016 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82540EP LOM
8086 1017 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82540EP
8086 101e Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82540EP LP
8086 101d Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82546EB Quad Copper
8086 1019 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82547EI
8086 1010 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82546EB Copper
8086 1028 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82545GM SERDES
8086 1027 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82545GM Fiber
8086 1026 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82545GM Copper
8086 107a Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82546GB Fiber
8086 1078 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82541ER
8086 1077 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82541GI Mobile
8086 1079 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82546GB Copper
8086 107b Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82546GB SERDES
8086 1075 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82547GI
8086 1076 Intel EtherExpressPro1000 82541GI
8086 1029 Intel EtherExpressPro100 ID1029
8086 1030 Intel EtherExpressPro100 ID1030
8086 1031 Intel 82801CAM (ICH3) Chipset Ethernet Controller
8086 1032 Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection
8086 1033 Intel PRO/100 VM Network Connection
8086 1034 Intel PRO/100 VM Network Connection
8086 1035 Intel 82801CAM (ICH3) Chipset Ethernet Controller
8086 1036 Intel 82801CAM (ICH3) Chipset Ethernet Controller
8086 1037 Intel 82801CAM (ICH3) Chipset Ethernet Controller
8086 1038 Intel PRO/100 VM Network Connection
8086 1039 Intel PRO100 VE 82562ET
8086 103a Intel Corporation 82559 InBusiness 10/100
8086 103b Intel PRO100 VE 82562ETB
8086 103c Intel PRO/100 VM Network Connection
8086 103d Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection
8086 103e Intel PRO/100 VM Network Connection
8086 1059 Intel PRO/100 M Mobile Connection
8086 1051 Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection
8086 1051 Intel 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) Chipset Ethernet Controller
8086 1050 Intel 82562EZ Network Connection
8086 1209 Intel EtherExpressPro100 82559ER
8086 1229 Intel EtherExpressPro100
8086 1227 Intel 82865 EtherExpress PRO/100A
8086 1228 Intel 82556 EtherExpress PRO/100 Smart
8086 2449 Intel EtherExpressPro100 82562EM
8086 2459 Intel 82562 based Fast Ethernet Connection
8086 245d Intel 82562 based Fast Ethernet Connection
8086 5200 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Intelligent Server
8086 5201 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Intelligent Server
10b8 0005 SMC EtherPowerII
10b8 0006 SMC EPIC/C 83c175
10de 0066 nForce2 Ethernet Controller
10de 00d6 nForce3 Ethernet Controller
10de 01c3 nForce Ethernet Controller
1516 0800 Myson MTD800
1516 0803 Surecom EP-320X
1516 0891 Myson MTD891
100b 0020 DP83815
100b 0022 National Semiconductor 83820
1050 0940 Winbond NE2000-PCI
1050 5a5a Winbond W89c940F
10bd 0e34 Surecom NE34
10ec 8029 Realtek 8029
1106 0926 Via 86c926
1186 0300 D-Link DE-528
11f6 1401 Compex ReadyLink 2000
12c3 0058 Holtek HT80232
12c3 5598 Holtek HT80229
4a14 5000 NetVin NV5000SC
8e2e 3000 KTI ET32P2
1022 2000 AMD Lance/PCI
1022 2001 AMD Lance/HomePNA
1022 2625 AMD Lance/PCI PCNet/32
10ec 8169 RealTek RTL8169 Gigabit Ethernet
10ec 8129 Realtek 8129
10ec 8139 Realtek 8139
10ec 8138 Realtek 8139B
1112 1211 SMC EZ10/100
1113 1211 SMC EZ10/100
1186 1300 DFE530TX+/DFE538TX
1186 1340 D-Link DFE690TXD
1259 a117 Allied Telesyn 8139
13d1 ab06 AboCom FE2000VX
14ea ab06 Planex FNW-3603-TX
14ea ab07 Planex FNW-3800-TX
1500 1360 Delta Electronics 8139
4033 1360 Addtron Technology 8139
ffff 8139 Cloned 8139
1039 0900 SIS900
1039 7016 SIS7016
1186 1002 D-Link DFE530TXS (Sundance ST201 Alta)
13f0 0201 ST201 Sundance 'Alta' based Adaptor
1148 4400 Syskonnect 9DXX
1148 4500 Syskonnect 9MXX
14e4 1647 Broadcom Tigon 3 5703
14e4 1644 Broadcom Tigon 3 5700
14e4 1645 Broadcom Tigon 3 5701
14e4 1646 Broadcom Tigon 3 5702
14e4 1648 Broadcom Tigon 3 5704
14e4 164d Broadcom Tigon 3 5702FE
14e4 1653 Broadcom Tigon 3 5705
14e4 165d Broadcom Tigon 3 5705M
14e4 165e Broadcom Tigon 3 5705M_2
14e4 1654 Broadcom Tigon 3 5705_2
14e4 1677 Broadcom Tigon 3 5751
14e4 1696 Broadcom Tigon 3 5782
14e4 169c Broadcom Tigon 3 5788
14e4 16a6 Broadcom Tigon 3 5702X
14e4 16a7 Broadcom Tigon 3 5703X
14e4 16a8 Broadcom Tigon 3 5704S
14e4 16c7 Broadcom Tigon 3 5703A3
14e4 16c6 Broadcom Tigon 3 5702A3
14e4 170e Broadcom Tigon 3 5901_2
14e4 170d Broadcom Tigon 3 5901
173b 03e8 Altima AC1000
173b 03eb Altima AC1003
173b 03ea Altima AC9100
173b 03e9 Altima AC1001
0e11 ae34 Compaq Netelligent 10 T PCI UTP
0e11 ae35 Compaq Integrated NetFlex-3/P
0e11 ae32 Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP
0e11 ae43 Compaq Netelligent Integrated 10/100 TX UTP
0e11 ae40 Compaq Netelligent Dual 10/100 TX PCI UTP
0e11 b011 Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP
0e11 b012 Compaq Netelligent 10 T/2 PCI UTP/Coax
0e11 b030 Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX UTP
0e11 f130 Compaq NetFlex-3/P
0e11 f150 Compaq NetFlex-3/P
108d 0014 Olicom OC-2326
108d 0013 Olicom OC-2183/2185
108d 0012 Olicom OC-2325
1011 0009 Digital Tulip Fast
1011 0002 Digital Tulip
1011 0019 Digital Tulip 21142
1011 0014 Digital Tulip+
104a 0981 Tulip 0x104a 0x0981
104a 2774 Tulip 0x104a 0x2774
10b7 9300 3ComSOHO100B-TX
10b9 5261 ALi 1563 integrated ethernet
10d9 0512 Macronix MX987x3
10d9 0531 Macronix MX987x5
1113 1217 Macronix MX987x5
1113 1216 ADMTek AN983 Comet
1113 9511 Tulip 0x1113 0x9511
115d 0003 Xircom Tulip
1186 1561 Tulip 0x1186 0x1561
11ad 0002 Netgear FA310TX
11ad c115 LinkSys LNE100TX
11f6 9881 Compex RL100-TX
1259 a120 Tulip 0x1259 0xa120
125b 1400 ASIX AX88140
1282 9009 Davicom 9009
1282 9100 Davicom 9100
1282 9102 Davicom 9102
1282 9132 Davicom 9132
1317 0981 ADMtek AN981 Comet
1317 0985 ADMtek Centaur-P
1317 1985 ADMTek Centaur-C
1317 9511 ADMTek Comet 983b
13d1 ab02 Tulip 0x13d1 0xab02
13d1 ab03 Tulip 0x13d1 0xab03
13d1 ab08 Tulip 0x13d1 0xab08
14f1 1803 Conexant LANfinity
1626 8410 Tulip 0x1626 0x8410
1737 ab09 Tulip 0x1737 0xab09
1737 ab08 Tulip 0x1737 0xab08
8086 0039 Intel Tulip
1106 3043 VIA 3043
1106 3053 VIA 6105M
1106 3065 VIA 6102
1106 3106 VIA 6105
1106 6100 VIA 86C100A
1050 0840 Winbond W89C840F
11f6 2011 Compex RL100ATX


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