Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: Linux/ix86 booting process and BIOS | Date | 21 Feb 2000 17:30:24 -0800 |
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Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.95.1000221170229.29452A-100000@chaos.analogic.com> By author: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > If you find an 'open BIOS' source somewhere, where you add your board- > specific stuff, but it has the drivers for generic stuff like the > floppy, etc., I sure would like to know. > > This would save 'Intel embedded' systems the cost of a licensed PROM > that is never used once the machine is up. >
You don't really need a BIOS for Linux; with some modifications to setup.S you can use a custom initialization PROM.
-hpa -- <hpa@transmeta.com> at work, <hpa@zytor.com> in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot."
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