Request: Provide full featured builds about ipxe HOT 9 OPEN

What would be an "as much as possible" build? Maybe without some exotic options? I am sure that if you let us know about the mutually exclusive features then we can come to a meaningful (= useful for many users) compromise. Just ask.

For example, features that require a matching setup on other systems probably won't be so important in a "big build". Or features that are closely related to seldom or special hardware.

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+1 for a "big" version of iPXE with https hosted on http://boot.ipxe.org/big or so

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You have to define "full" because there is features that can't be enabled at the same time.

I agree that ipxe+Https should be great to have and maybe also an ipxe+https+IPv6 (mostly true for pcbios since it's not enabled by default)

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@NiKiZe @mcb30
Can you give us a hint to find all mutually exclusive features?

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I'd say no, don't include more than you need.
Sure a "bigger" version with often used extra features, such as vlan and framebuffer, but we need that information.

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Instead of arguing about a "big" version, how about that we at least start with a "more" build, where we request features that we know is useful?

• https
• framebuffer along with console and png
• param
• vram (pcbios only)

what else?

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Yes, this is a great idea!

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Along with what @NiKiZe already mentioned, I find these useful:

For UEFI & BIOS:
poweroff Command: https://ipxe.org/buildcfg/poweroff_cmd
ping Command: https://ipxe.org/buildcfg/ping_cmd
cpuvendor and cpumodel Settings: #419 (undocumented)

And for BIOS only (since UEFI build fails with it enabled):
memsize Setting: https://ipxe.org/buildcfg/memmap_settings

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I find this useful, together with the already mentioned, options:

NSLOOKUP_CMD
PCI_CMD
REBOOT_CMD
TIME_CMD
VLAN_CMD
IMAGE_TRUST_CMD
IMAGE_ARCHIVE_CMD
DOWNLOAD_PROTO_FILE
NVO_CMD
DIGEST_CMD
IMAGE_MEM_CMD

If it's not a stopper for the UEFI Microsoft signing:
CONSOLE_VMWARE
VMWARE_SETTINGS

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