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cp /mnt/boot/grml64small/* . &&
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umount /mnt &&
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ln grml64-small_2022.11.iso grml.iso
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* build the [iPXE image](howto/quintex#modified-ipxe-image) but without the floppy stuff, basically:
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We also considered a [full 1U case](https://corpshadow.biz/alix-apu-enclosures) but that seemed really
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costly. We have also considered a [HDD enclosure](https://store.rack-matrix.com/en/cases/324-pc-engines-alix-2d22d32d13-apu1apu2-case-with-hdd-wifi-black-3700667301379.html) but that didn't
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seem necessary either.
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Update: as of 2023-04-18, the PC Engines website has a [stronger EOL
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page](https://www.pcengines.ch/eol.htm) that explicitly states that "The end is near!" and that:
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> Despite having used considerable quantities of AMD processors and
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> Intel NICs, we don't get adequate design support for new
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> projects. In addition, the x86 silicon currently offered is not very
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> appealing for our niche of passively cooled boards. After about 20
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> years of WRAP, ALIX and APU, it is time for me to move on to
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> different things.
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It therefore seems unlikely that new PC Engines product will be made
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in the future, and that platform should be considered dead.
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Other possibilities:
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* [Qotom](https://qotom.net/): rugged devices, has a [1U form factor](https://qotom.net/product/88.html), no core boot
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* see also [this list from anarcat](https://anarc.at/hardware/server/marcos/#possible-phase-out) |