topic Re: Intel boot agent in Ethernet Products

Intel boot agent

KGord — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 03:49:18 GMT

Acer Altos T11o F3 Server plus Intel server Adapter I340 F4

I have installed a Smoothwall Linux System but I am unable to boot from the harddisk due to PXE trying three times to boot from the internet then only option is to cycle back. The BIOS is version P11 and although previous BIOS versions provided a setting on the first page to turn off PXE, I can't find same on P11.

I believe BootUtil.exe -ALL -FD will disable all adapters, but I have no experience and have no idea how to run the app in my present circumstances.

Your advice would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Kevin.

Re: Intel boot agent

KGord — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 21:47:14 GMT

I installed Windows 8.1 and ran:

C:\>\Winx64\BOOTUTILW64E.EXE -ALL -FD

Intel(R) Ethernet Flash Firmware Utility

BootUtil version 1.5.94.2

Disabling boot ROM on port 1...Success

Disabling boot ROM on port 2...Success

Disabling boot ROM on port 3...Success

Disabling boot ROM on port 4...Success

Disabling boot ROM on port 5...

ERROR: Unsupported feature

Port Network Address Location Series WOL Flash Firmware Version

==== =============== ======== ======= === ============================= =======

1 90E2BA8DE948 2:00.0 Gigabit YES FLASH Disabled

2 90E2BA8DE949 2:00.1 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled

3 90E2BA8DE94A 2:00.2 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled

4 90E2BA8DE94B 2:00.3 Gigabit N/A FLASH Disabled

5 408D5C60E8F6 5:00.0 Gigabit YES FLASH Not Present

BIOS version P11

PCI-E Slot Configuration

Launch PXE OpROM policy UEFI only

IPv4 PXE Support Disabled

IPv6 PXE Support Disabled

Are the above BIOS settings OK?

How can I turn off "Chasis was opened" message?

Re: Intel boot agent

st4 — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 03:14:30 GMT

Hi Kg1,

The bootrom has been disabled. You can also try bootutil utility to disable the boot.

1) You can copy the bootutil.exe into a bootable USB drive, then boot from the USB drive.

2) Enter into DOS mode. Please refer to the extacted list of command here:

BOOTENABLE=DISABLED

Disables FCoE, iSCSI and PXE functionalities for legacy BIOS.

You may refer to this website for more information about the bootutil command http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/software/manageability-products/000005790.html Upgrade, Enable, or Disable Flash with the Intel® Ethernet Flash...

With regars to chassis was opened message, please check with Acer the system vendor.

rgds,