--- Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The average firmware implementation contains alot of > dark magic about > hardware initialization. Producing a decent > replacement is not trivial. Ok, does anyone here know if Voldemort is a good code hacker? :) (snip) > How x86 or Linux centric is LinuxBIOS? Makers of > Linux devices want to > support other operating systems as well. LinuxBIOS is listed as supporting Linux (!), Plan 9 and Windows 2000. They don't support any of the *BSDs, as there's apparently some BIOS calls in their bootloaders and LinuxBIOS doesn't do BIOS calls. The total intrusion into Linux is a 10-line hook and there obviously can't even be that for Windows, so I think most other OS' should be ok with it. The supported motherboards include your usual x86 stuff (including Opterons, which I'm taking as meaning it'll work on 64-bit systems) and PowerPC chips. The FAQ also mentions the Alpha processor, but I didn't see any examples amongst the listed vendors or supported motherboards. Jonathan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
