[Soekris] net 6501: soft boot

[Soren Kristensen]

Hi Alan,

Alan wrote:
>> But please note that a full new comBIOS release will be available
>> soon, probably late Sunday. That release will also include USB
>> boot....
>
> Would it be possible to enable USB boot in the net5501 via firmware
> upgrade? That would be excellent.

Yes, the USB Boot will also become available on the net5501 shortly. And
on the net4801....

> I regret that the 6501 doesn't have micro-SD or similar but I respect
> your decisions regarding design and manufacture -- we've accumulated
> a fairly large bin of Soekris to be scrapped for obsolescense but
> none for hardware failure.

USB and SD is bascially same kind of performance and same kind of low 
reliability comsumer parts, so I decided on all USB to avoid doubling 
the support and programing....

For high reliability and/or performance we recommend to use SLC based 
mSATA devices.


Best Regards,


Soren Kristensen

CEO & Chief Engineer
Soekris Engineering, Inc.