[Soekris] net 6501: soft boot

[Michael Petry]

I was wondering is anyone heard any updates on the net5501 or net4801 USB boot support?

Thanks,
Mike

On Nov 26, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Soren Kristensen wrote:

> 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.
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