******************* Realtek RTL8139(X) Boot ROM ************************** HeadLine: A. How to program the RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 RPL Boot ROM. B. How to enable RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 Boot ROM to boot from network. ************************************************************************** A. How to program the RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 Boot rom. 1. Use Realtek FLASH memory programming utilty(\\exe\rtflash.exe) to program RPL boot ROMs(\\exe\rpl.nic) into a RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 network interface card(NIC). For example: rtflash RPL.NIC <enter> (program RPL.NIC to NIC) rtflash -v RPL.NIC <enter> (verify the contain of the FLASH memory. 2. Or you can program RPl ROM image into the EPROM using EPROM program machine. 3. Last, the most important, run "RSET8139.EXE" utility to set the "Boot Rom Size" to the FLASH/EPROM size on the RTL8139(X)/8130 adapter. Otherwise, the system BIOS might miss this ROM. For example: M27C128 (16K bytes/128K bits EPROM) ---> set to 16K M27C256 (32K bytes/256K bits EPROM) ---> set to 32K M27C512 (64K bytes/512K bits EPROM) ---> set to 64K AT29C512 (64K bytes/512K bits FLASH) ---> set to 64K AT29C010 (128K bytes/1M bits FLASH) ---> set to 128K AT49F001 (128K bytes/1M bits FLASH) ---> set to 128K 39SF512 (64K bytes/512K bits FLASH) ---> set to 64K **************************************************************************** B. How to enable RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 RPl Boot ROM to boot from network. The new RPL ROM (v3.14) does no longer hook Int18h and Int19h at the same time to always boot from network first. It let the users to make the decision. User can select from four bootstrap selections:ROM disable, Int18h, Int19H and PnP/BEV(BBS). ->First, when system boot, press <F10> when screen shows: Realtek RTL8139(A/B/C)/RTL8130 RPL BootROM Press F10 key to change bootstrap selection. Current Selection is -- RPM Disable ->Then, the following message will be displayed: Realtek Bootstrap selection menu -------------------------------- 1 - ROM Disable -- Network boot disabled, boot local devices network boot 2 - Int 18h -- Boot the devices ordered in BIOS setup 3 - Int 19h -- Always boot network first, then local devices 4 - PnP/BEV(BBS)-- Boot devices ordered by BBS supported BIOS Press 1, 2, 3, or 4: ->The ability to enable the RTL8139(X)/8130 BootROM to boot from network depends on underly BIOS support. You should select 1 - ROM Disable if you like to disable RTL8139(X)/8130 RPL bootROM. The RTL8139(X) will operate normally, but will not attempt to remote boot. 4 - PnP/BEV (BBS) if your BIOS supports BBS. And then, select the RPL ROM as the first boot device. 2 - Int 18h if your BIOS does not support BBS, but it support 'network boot' in the boot device re-ordering list of the BIOS setup. And then, select 'network boot' as the first boot device. 3 - Int 19h if your BIOS(older platforms) does not support BBS, nor 'network work' in the re-ordering list. Using 'Int 19h' will force the RTL8139(X) BootROM to be the first boot device over the Hard Disk and Floopy all the time.Download Driver Pack
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