[syslinux] Custom .c32 module which can send tcp or udp packets

[H. Peter Anvin]

Ferenc Wagner wrote:
> "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com> writes:
> 
>> You can't open the network card if you're not booted from PXE.
>> That's sort of a fundamental limitation.
> 
> Not even if you tried to boot from the network, but gave up and fall
> through to CD boot for example?

Correct.

>> Writing a local file is even scarier... you constantly have to be
>> concerned about nuking real data there.
> 
> Internet suggests that the VGA framebuffer is preserved accross
> reboots.  Maye dump there and have a small utility to read it out
> after reboot.  It was discussed under the name of "Oops assist", but
> see also http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=93077831203565&w=2.
> 
> Looks like it wasn't ever deemed worth the effort...

Reality suggests that it is not.

	-hpa