Re: BIOS

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 30 Oct 1996 23:01:30 +0000 (GMT)

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> Hi. How do "LinuxBIOS" project goes on ? Is it started, or it was just talks?
> I mean BIOS project for PC's for putting kernel in (Flash)ROM. As far as I
> know, Linux does not use BIOS at all (only to start), so why dont we just
> .... BIOS out ? :)

I think you'd be amazed just how much chipset magic is in the average BIOS.
Its not something I'd like to rewrite for one board let alone hundreds.

Alan

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