[syslinux] Introducing a new com32 module : HDT

[H. Peter Anvin]

Pierre-Alexandre Meyer wrote:
> On Friday 13 March 2009 à 06:59:40AM, Erwan wrote:
>> That usually implies not having network (isolinux) or running a non serial 
>> capable device (laptop, desktop)
>> I mean by non serial capable a device that doesn't have a physical serial 
>> port or that users will not connect to another machine to dump the serial 
>> port.
> 
> Note: USB dongles are cheap these days if you don't have a serial port.
> 

USB serial is not the same thing as UART serial.  USB serial dongles 
require a USB stack and a driver.

>> 2: user is running hdt on a remote host
>> In that configuration, we can have usually pxelinux, gpxelinux or a serial 
>> capable system (server).
>> In such configuration, we can imagine storing file on a remote protocol 
>> (tftp,http) but at least from now, that requires gpxe which isn't that 
>> common.
> 
> What about remote access via ethernet (netconsole)? Is that possible?

Yes, but TFTP would be easier.

	-hpa