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Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:45:52 -0500
From: ben wilber <ben@desync.com>
To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
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Subject: Re: Boot Loader: OFW network booting support
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On Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 10:04:12AM -0700, Warner Losh wrote:
> So here's the deal. If someone has the ability to test and shows that it's
> working today and promises to test my changes and help me debug it, then
> I'll keep it and add the new code that's needed to continue to support this
> feature.

I have a fleet of G4/G5 Macs that roughly track current and would be
happy to test loader changes.  That said, I have never seen netboot work
and don't personally feel strongly about it.  USB boot has been easiest
for me.