Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:35:15 -0700 From: Parag Patel <parag@cgt.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Sergey Babkin <babkin@bellatlantic.net>, Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anybody working on FreeBSD BIOS? Message-ID: <78045.961122915@pinhead.parag.codegen.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> of "Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:29:53 PDT." <200006160229.TAA01564@mass.osd.bsdi.com>
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On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:29:53 PDT, Mike Smith wrote: > >By now, based on the timeframe I've watched you >through, I'd say that you should have a board that looks like a plain VGA >framebuffer and has a keyboard cable hung out the back, and software up >and running. Build cost at 100 off would probably be < $100. Yeah, if I were a hardware guy. :) Besides there are other people taking this approach like PC Weasel. >This is a problem, yes, but rewriting the BIOS, bootloader and parts of >the kernel isn't the path of least resistance, IMO. 8) Sure, I know that *now*... :) >If your customer's not _desperate_ for a super-low-cost solution, I'd >suggest any of the Intel boards that offer EMP (most of these also offer >BIOS-over-serial support, actually - as do a number of other vendors, >IIRC AMI do this on some of their boards as well). They're using the Intel boards right now, but with a Sun background they really really want Open Firmware in an x86 box. I think they may end up getting Sun hardware anyway. Anyway, I'd set myself with a 6-month time-limit (while also managing other ports and customer work). This time has pretty much run out, but I'm actually making some small progress for a change and am caught between contracts, so what the heck... -- Parag Patel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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