APU7 iPXE network boot with i225 NICs

[mkopec]

PCEngines firmware version

v4.17.0.1

APU variant

apu7

OS and OS Version

n/a

Affected component(s), peripheral(s) or functionality

iPXE Network boot functionality

Brief summary

iPXE does not work on APU7 due to the change to Intel i225 NICs which are not natively supported by iPXE at the moment.
Intel Boot Agent Option ROM does not work either. For these reasons, network boot functionality is completely hidden on APU7.

How reproducible

100%

How to reproduce

Enter boot menu and see that there is no network boot option.
Enter sortbootorder and notice that iPXE is not available.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. boot apu7
2. enter boot menu
3. look for the iPXE boot option
4. enter setup menu (Payload: [setup])
5. look for the iPXE enable option

Expected behavior

iPXE is available in the setup menu, and if enabled, can be booted from in the boot menu.

Actual behavior

iPXE is not available

Screenshots

Additional context

i225 support in iPXE ipxe/ipxe#613

Solutions you've tried

tried to run Intel Boot Agent Option ROM instead of iPXE, hangs after entering with no error message.