[Soekris] comBIOS boot sequence....

[Igor Sobrado]

In message <20070206080144.GA1332 at che.ojctech.com>, David Young writes:
> 
> Does comBIOS 1.28 store these settings in Flash, now?  No matter whether
> I modify CMOS bytes 0x21-0x24 from NetBSD, or from comBIOS, it seems
> that I cannot change the BIOS' notion of the boot order.
> 
> Somehow I need to rewrite the settings from NetBSD.  The alternative
> involves climbing onto several rooftops with a laptop computer and a
> null modem cable.

Hi, David.

Not really sure about the differences but... is it not what BootDrive
is supposed to do on comBIOS 1.28?

For example: "BootDrive = 80 81 F0 FF"

  0x80 = master drive
  0x81 = slave drive
  0xF0 = PXE boot
  0xFF = stop and go to comBIOS prompt

Cheers,
Igor.