Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 09:08:20 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AlphaBIOS documentation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980531090646.330C-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <199805301621.JAA06062@antipodes.cdrom.com>
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On Sat, 30 May 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > > Does anyone know if there is documentation available for the ARC or > > AlphaBIOS boot sequence? In particular, what services does the firmware > > provide to the bootstrap program (e.g. linload.exe). Alternatively, does > > anyone know where I can find the source code to linload.exe? > > The Linux ARC bootloader is a cut-down Linux kernel. Last I talked to > anyone about it, it used almost none of the ARC services, rather it > just banged directly on the hardware. I think that part of the problem with Milo for Linux/alpha is that it tries to be a one-size-fits-all system. The same image works when started from ARC, AlphaBIOS, SRM and even directly from Palcode when its blown into firmware. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 951 1891 Fax: +44 181 381 1039 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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