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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>What
do you want?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Boot
from SATA disk?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If
so, it is already solved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Option
<span class=SpellE>rom</span> does two things<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=1 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Init Controller to fix bugs in chip design or HW
design.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list 18.0pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>      
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span class=GramE><font size=1
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>boot</span></font></span><font size=1
color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> disk….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I
have make the FILO can boot from SATA disk. After I make boot from USB disk, I
will update the patch to FILO in Etherboot.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>YH<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=宋体><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;font-weight:bold'>发件人<span
lang=EN-US>:</span></span></font></b><font size=2 face=宋体><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'> Jacob Alifrangis
(LISTS) [mailto:lists@braindonors.net] <br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 face=宋体><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;font-weight:bold'>发送时间<span
lang=EN-US>:</span></span></font></b><font size=2 face=宋体><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'> <st1:chsdate
IsROCDate="False" IsLunarDate="False" Day="26" Month="5" Year="2004" w:st="on">2004<span
 lang=EN-US><span lang=EN-US>年5</span></span><span lang=EN-US><span
 lang=EN-US>月26</span></span><span lang=EN-US><span lang=EN-US>日</span></span></st1:chsdate>
13:35<br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 face=宋体><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;font-weight:bold'>收件人<span
lang=EN-US>:</span></span></font></b><font size=2 face=宋体><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:SimSun'> linuxbios@clustermatic.org<br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 face=宋体><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:SimSun;font-weight:bold'>主题<span lang=EN-US>:</span></span></font></b><font
size=2 face=宋体><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:SimSun'> Add-in cards</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How does linuxbios handle add-in cards that may need
special boot-roms like the promise raid controllers, if I am going to startup
from one?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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