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Posted: June 29 2006,17:34 QUOTE
The first problem, that of finding a programmer was solved when I realised that the Lex Embedded Light CV860A that I'd bought a while back to be my router has a DOC socket in it and the ability to boot from CD/floppy/HDD etc. Not a cheap solution if you dont already own one :(

Using this I managed to install freedos and used the autoexec.bat to automatically run a dos executable etherboot .com file. You can generate these at http://rom-o-matic.net/. If I remember correctly the network card is a standard eepro100 and I think the ROM required is the eepro100:82559er (although it says only the family is required for .com generation). I havent tested this though, I used a fairly universal etherboot .com file that I found here in the network_boot_floppy+cd+hd_540.zip file. That way I could get it all working in my Lex system and only move it across once I was finished.

There is probably a far neater way of doing this :)

I have been using this setup with limited success booting LTSP 4.1.

Rob

PS.300c_pilot: I had some issues with formatting my DOC, although it did appear initially as c:. You need some special tools from the m-systems website. DInfo(?) was able to see my DOC even after I messed it up and tell me the address to write the firmware image back to (once i'd done this it came up as c: again).
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Posted: June 29 2006,20:51 QUOTE
Checking it all out, thanks Rob. :D

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Posted: July 06 2006,14:51 QUOTE
I just found this home made DOC ISA board. Looks fairly straight forward and I would have given it a go if I hadn't found the DOC socket in my router  :)

http://users.on.net/~merrifield/DiskOnChip.html
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Posted: July 10 2006,13:13 QUOTE
Note that to see a DOC you will need to program it with the right bios for the chipset. I just forn out when I had to add a /SIS5598 switch to see the DOC on a a SIS-based SBC.
You _can_ program the things though even if not seen as disk with the M-system tools specifying the window where it is on the bus.

:cool:  Michel





( and, for the lonely waiting englishman - them DOCs finally in the mail).
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Posted: July 10 2006,13:26 QUOTE
Ok, I am willing to supply some Dos based DOC's that can loadlin (any) linux from a usb stick. How about us$ 11 including shipping - plus sending back your doc sometime after replacement.
Note that you then can edit any file on the DOC then, including deleting the USB drivers and making the DOC useless then <VBG>.

Let me know what you think about this. I know it compares expensively to the price of a secondhand capioII, but it is a lot of work on a hot attic.

Cheers,
Michel
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