Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread John Jasen
On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Erik Mouw wrote: > Have a look at OpenBIOS: > > http://www.freiburg.linux.de/OpenBIOS/ > > The project wants to create an IEEE 1275-1994 compliant firmware, like > used by SUN (for example). I'd like to see something like SRM; but with better support. (SRM is the 'BIOS' fo

Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Khyron
Because the original question was: "I've been tossing the idea around in my head for a while, and after I got my first SGI I realized that something like this would be fairly useful. Basically, I'm wondering if anybody is already doing something like this (not linuxBIOS, though the code for that

Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Khyron
http://playground.sun.com/1275/ http://www.firmworks.com/ If memory serves, you said... > What does everybody think of the idea of trying to write a RISC PROM-like > BIOS for the x86 architecture? > > I've been tossing the idea around in my head for a while, and after I got > my first SGI I rea

Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Rick Hohensee
> >What does everybody think of the idea of trying to write a RISC PROM-like >BIOS for the x86 architecture? > >I've been tossing the idea around in my head for a while, and after I got >my first SGI I realized that something like this would be fairly useful. >Basically, I'm wondering if anybody i

Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Michal Jaegermann
On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 02:02:38PM -0600, Matthew Fredrickson wrote: > On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 08:08:32PM +0100, Erik Mouw wrote: > > Have a look at OpenBIOS: > > > > http://www.freiburg.linux.de/OpenBIOS/ > > > > The project wants to create an IEEE 1275-1994 compliant firmware, like > > used

Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Matthew Fredrickson
On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 08:08:32PM +0100, Erik Mouw wrote: > Have a look at OpenBIOS: > > http://www.freiburg.linux.de/OpenBIOS/ > > The project wants to create an IEEE 1275-1994 compliant firmware, like > used by SUN (for example). I don't want to appear to be offensive in regards to this pr

Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Thomas Lau
On Sunday 04 March 2001 19:08, Erik Mouw wrote: > On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 12:29:47PM -0600, Matthew Fredrickson wrote: > > What does everybody think of the idea of trying to write a RISC PROM-like > > BIOS for the x86 architecture? > > > > I've been tossing the idea around in my head for a while,

Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Matthew Jacob
On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Erik Mouw wrote: > On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 12:29:47PM -0600, Matthew Fredrickson wrote: > > What does everybody think of the idea of trying to write a RISC PROM-like > > BIOS for the x86 architecture? > > > > I've been tossing the idea around in my head for a while, and af

Re: [Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Erik Mouw
On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 12:29:47PM -0600, Matthew Fredrickson wrote: > What does everybody think of the idea of trying to write a RISC PROM-like > BIOS for the x86 architecture? > > I've been tossing the idea around in my head for a while, and after I got > my first SGI I realized that something

[Slightly OT] x86 PROM project

2001-03-04 Thread Matthew Fredrickson
What does everybody think of the idea of trying to write a RISC PROM-like BIOS for the x86 architecture? I've been tossing the idea around in my head for a while, and after I got my first SGI I realized that something like this would be fairly useful. Basically, I'm wondering if anybody is alread