Boot Linux Faster With An Open BIOS
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| Another interesting approach involves using Linux itself to initialize the
| hardware. The LinuxBIOS takes the approach of loading a small Linux kernel
| directly into the boot ROM. This approach is increasingly practical now that
| boards have 1-2MB of flash ROM onboard, according to Seebach.
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http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/knitter/2007/10/08/boot-linux-faster-with-an-open-bios
Booting into Linux in 5 seconds? ASUS says Yes!
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| Having the Linux available - especially with the boot time of 5 SECONDS (as
| they say) is something I find very interesting. My next PC might easily have
| one of these beasts inside.
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http://boss.peconi.com/2007/10/08/booting-into-linux-in-5-seconds-asus-says-yes/
I've just inquired and been told that it's not Xandros on this board. Phew.
Related:
First desktop motherboard supported by LinuxBIOS: GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4
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| The GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 [1] is the first-ever desktop motherboard
| supported by a Free & Open Source BIOS, thanks to AMD engineer
| Yinghai Lu who released GPL-licensed code last month.
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http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0702.2/2347.html
LinuxBIOS: The Forgotten Hero
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| This begs the question: is anyone currently using LinuxBIOS on
| their machines? You bet they are. According to one recent report,
| LinuxBIOS was installed on about one million machines and that
| existing number is expected to rise significantly, assuming the
| rate of growth remains constant.
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http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=7694
Google Sponsors the LinuxBIOS project
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| The LinuxBIOS project aims to take down the last barrier in Open
| Source systems by providing a free firmware (BIOS) implementation.
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http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=31343
LinuxBIOS ready to go mainstream
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| LinuxBIOS is intended to provide a philosophically free replacement
| for proprietary firmware in chipsets.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/30/199208&from=rss
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