On Fri, 6 Feb 1998, Jason Thorpe wrote:

> [ Hi folks... Sorry I've been a stranger lately.  And, abs?  If you want
>   to take this info and put it on the port-hp300 web pages in some fashion,
>   I would be most grateful :-]
> 
	Consider it down - will rename the netboot page into a 'mini-faq'
	Will paraphrse the information (just to allow for the introduction
	of spurious errors :)

	For which models do the notes below apply? All?

> Unfortunately, the HP BOOTROM is completely braindead, and there's not
> much of a monitor there.  It exists solely to load the boot program, and
> that's it.  (Well, it also allows you to configure a few things that used
> to be jumpers on old 300-series machines, but that doens't really count :-)
> 
> If you want to get a "menu", you need to press the spacebar while the
> system is doing the self-test.  You'll see "Searching for systems" or
> something similar.  It will then scan all potential boot devices on the
> system looking for valid LIFs.  You may enter the configuration menu
> by pressing:
> 
> 	C <return>
> 
> at the "Enter system selection" prompt.  That will allow you to configure
> a bunch of things like interrupt levels, etc.

	Thanks
			David/absolute

       ( Now you know "What would happen"... Disappointing isn't it? )