CTRL-B required to activate NICs PXE Image?

[NiKiZe]

(2017-09-16 21:46)hegi Wrote:  Well, too bad, then I have to use the workaround via USB-Image. But the Bios does not offer network boot for other than the internal device .

If the CTRL-B Message shows up, then there is some sort of code that gets executed within the POST. - So I was hoping, from there the netboot could also be tweaked.

Again check BOOT ORDER of your devices - this has nothing to do with "enable network boot" but rather which order of the devices.

There is 2 stages, first is "initialize rom and hook it up to be available" then there is "call device x for booting" if you would just boot in the first stage then you could end up with other devices not being initialized, so even if it would be allowed it should never be done.


So what actually happens when you have this ROM and no other boot device?
And what if you reset your bios to defaults and just boot, can it then be made to boot from the NIC you want to boot from? Maybe you can play around with just disabling some parts, for example disable the internal nic, but don't disable the boot rom. (do one change at a time after default and actual working config, and don't assume anything about the config options)