February 2005 - coreboot - mail.coreboot.org

RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
by Ronald G. Minnich Feb. 28, 2005

Feb. 28, 2005

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Alan Mimms wrote: > One problem tho: no form for creating usernames. Was this intentional? yes. Creating users who can edit the pages is going to pass through sysops so we don't have people randomly dropping in and trashing the pages. Plan 9 wiki had a terrible time with this until they locked things down. Every once in a while all the Plan 9 wiki would end up with links to porn sites. ron

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RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
by Alan Mimms Feb. 28, 2005

Feb. 28, 2005

One problem tho: no form for creating usernames. Was this intentional? Alan Mimms, Senior Architect F5 Networks, Inc. Spokane Development Center Liberty Lake, Washington v: 509-343-3524 f: 509-343-3501 -----Original Message----- From: linuxbios-admin(a)clustermatic.org [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Alan Mimms Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 4:28 PM To: Ronald G. Minnich; Andreas Thienemann Cc: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html Importance: Low Woo. Very nice. Thanks to all - maybe we can create some nice content for this cool new container! I will do what I can when I have some content to share. Alan Mimms, Senior Architect F5 Networks, Inc. Spokane Development Center Liberty Lake, Washington v: 509-343-3524 f: 509-343-3501 -----Original Message----- From: linuxbios-admin(a)clustermatic.org [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Ronald G. Minnich Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 4:13 PM To: Andreas Thienemann Cc: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html Importance: Low On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Andreas Thienemann wrote: > [new website] > > volunteers? > Well, I would volunteer to a) create the new webpage and b) set it up with > some kind of CMS so that someone else can fill it with content. OK, guys, we've got a new web site for linuxbios, courtesy Stefan. Check it out: wiki.linuxbios.org > Only problem: I have been trying to get linuxbios running on one of our > epia boards and failed horribly. that's because somebody appears to have busted linuxbios/epia recently :-( ron _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
by Alan Mimms Feb. 28, 2005

Feb. 28, 2005

Woo. Very nice. Thanks to all - maybe we can create some nice content for this cool new container! I will do what I can when I have some content to share. Alan Mimms, Senior Architect F5 Networks, Inc. Spokane Development Center Liberty Lake, Washington v: 509-343-3524 f: 509-343-3501 -----Original Message----- From: linuxbios-admin(a)clustermatic.org [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Ronald G. Minnich Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 4:13 PM To: Andreas Thienemann Cc: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html Importance: Low On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Andreas Thienemann wrote: > [new website] > > volunteers? > Well, I would volunteer to a) create the new webpage and b) set it up with > some kind of CMS so that someone else can fill it with content. OK, guys, we've got a new web site for linuxbios, courtesy Stefan. Check it out: wiki.linuxbios.org > Only problem: I have been trying to get linuxbios running on one of our > epia boards and failed horribly. that's because somebody appears to have busted linuxbios/epia recently :-( ron _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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Re: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
by Bari Ari Feb. 28, 2005

Feb. 28, 2005

The correct link to version 2 is: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cvstarballs/freebios-cvsroot.tar.bz2 We also have it posted on a page at our site: http://www.onelabs.com/linuxbios02.html The link at the download page at LinuxBIOS.org has been wrong for at least a year. It's been mentioned before, but everyone is busy. http://www.linuxbios.org/developer/download/index.html This link from the above page is wrong: http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cvstarballs/freebios-cvsroot.tar.gz The .gz needs to be changed to a .bz2 -Bari Alan Mimms wrote: > I think it would be MOST helpful if the linuxbios web site reflected > true and accurate recent information. It appears to be very out of date > and doesn't even say how to get to freebios2 IIRC. If I knew more of > what WAS true and correct, I would offer to help update the site. But > alas, I am just lurking on this mailing list and absorbing what I can...

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RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
by Ronald G. Minnich Feb. 28, 2005

Feb. 28, 2005

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Alan Mimms wrote: > I think it would be MOST helpful if the linuxbios web site reflected > true and accurate recent information. It appears to be very out of date > and doesn't even say how to get to freebios2 IIRC. If I knew more of > what WAS true and correct, I would offer to help update the site. But > alas, I am just lurking on this mailing list and absorbing what I can... It is out of date. I have had volunteers to fix this up but nobody ever really actually ever has picked it up. Since one of the maintainers is not at Cray, it has been hard to keep it going. sorry about that. ron

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RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
by Alan Mimms Feb. 28, 2005

Feb. 28, 2005

I think it would be MOST helpful if the linuxbios web site reflected true and accurate recent information. It appears to be very out of date and doesn't even say how to get to freebios2 IIRC. If I knew more of what WAS true and correct, I would offer to help update the site. But alas, I am just lurking on this mailing list and absorbing what I can... Alan Mimms, Senior Architect F5 Networks, Inc. Spokane Development Center Liberty Lake, Washington v: 509-343-3524 f: 509-343-3501 -----Original Message----- From: linuxbios-admin(a)clustermatic.org [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Bari Ari Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 8:40 AM To: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: Re: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html Importance: Low Also on Slashdot earlier today: http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/05/02/28/1126226.shtml Stallman Calls For Action on Free BIOS Ronald G. Minnich wrote: > if you see errors let me know (I did not write this but they will take > input). I know the comment about linuxbios being stripped-down linux is > not quite right; anything else? > > Nevertheless it is really great to see the FSF weigh in on this issue. > > If your company is a supporter of linuxbios, or other free bioses such as > U-boot etc., then you should definitely contact the FSF and get your name > listed. > > ron > _______________________________________________ > Linuxbios mailing list > Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > > > > _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
by Ronald G. Minnich Feb. 28, 2005

Feb. 28, 2005

if you see errors let me know (I did not write this but they will take input). I know the comment about linuxbios being stripped-down linux is not quite right; anything else? Nevertheless it is really great to see the FSF weigh in on this issue. If your company is a supporter of linuxbios, or other free bioses such as U-boot etc., then you should definitely contact the FSF and get your name listed. ron

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A Four X Solution?
by Justin Walsh Feb. 28, 2005

Feb. 28, 2005

I'm not a lazy person, but very active for an elderly 65er. However I have so many unfinished tasks, which demand my constant attention. Like castrating and branding cockatoos, and tickling crocs to death to save ammunition. Linux is just has to remain one of those things, of which, I must forgo the pleasure . I am working with old (no elderly) thinkpads, and compaq 600 EN small footprint pc's. They are becoming readily available. Banks and insurance companies are literally throwing then out the windows of high rise buildings. Sorry I lie, three story, a skyscraper is about ten. Anyway for my "clientele", people poorer than myself, but not destitute, this seems a pretty good baseline quality. Most of those, like myself have swapped the life of taking for giving. No I'm not a bush ranger. My plan is simply this: I take these working WindowsXPse and XP machines, load up Netscape and Star Office and plug in a nifty LinuxBios. One made in the good old US of A, or is it China these days? Oops sorry they told me not to mention China. So please forget I said anything about china. Then (this is the bit I love) I uninstall Windows. But once I distribute these machines I need to charge them at least one years service agreement. Not from me because my service is free, but from someone who knows Linuxbios like the back of the hand. And who is willing to do the service remotely via say realVNC. Many of these people are from remote farming communities or farmsteads (where the front gate is 100 miles from the front door). If they have one. They must be able to take their machine to town and into an internet cafe, plug it in and watch it being serviced, whilst "downing a cool XXXX" Queenslanders don't give a XXXX for any other beer. I hope they will feel the same about this service. Any takers? Justin Walsh

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Re: Build error on the EPIA-M
by Adam Talbot Feb. 27, 2005

Feb. 27, 2005

I bought an IDE based CF adaptor that I should have in the next 2~3 days. Its small and has the laptop style interface (44 pin) and status lights. I like blinky lights :-) http://www.acscontrol.com/Index_ACS.asp?Page=/Pages/Products/CompactFlash/S… ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich(a)lanl.gov> To: "Adam Talbot" <talbotx(a)comcast.net> Cc: <bios(a)clustermatic.org> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 7:47 PM Subject: Re: Build error on the EPIA-M > > > On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Adam Talbot wrote: > > > I think I remember hearing something about booting of the CF card on the > > EPIA-MII if I have linuxbios. > > we used the ituner which has an ide->cf adapter. > > How is your CF hooked up? > > ron >

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Re: Build error on the EPIA-M
by Adam Talbot Feb. 27, 2005

Feb. 27, 2005

Software suspend for Linux, gives me stuff like "hibernate" http://softwaresuspend.berlios.de/ I have most every thing compiled into my kernel, there are thing's that I still have as modules, but those are things that I don't need most of the time. When I boot in a normal case the system will be coming out of hibernate, not doing a full boot. This means that software suspend (the program that allows hibernate) will be loading its hibernation image off the disk. Well if that image happens to be the on my 1GB CF card, I need to have ide-cs loaded... Well with the way that software suspend works, it loads about half way through the kernel loading process, ide-cs loads after that. This means that software suspend cant see the CF, yet. I need linuxbios for speed reasons, not the fact that it can boot from CF, but that helps. This is all going into and embedded car computer to play music, GPS, wireless. So first and formost is the boot time. With software suspend and linuxbios I will be looking at a cold boot, to playing music in about 12~14 seconds. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Sulmicki" <adam(a)cfar.umd.edu> To: "Adam Talbot" <talbotx(a)comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Build error on the EPIA-M > >> yes, via PCMCIA it is still an ide device.. > > Ya. CF is ide, but it never hits the onboard ide controller only the PCMCIA > > controller. I cant get to the CF with out the correct drivers in place. > > i'm not sure i follow.. > > ..it does if you use pcmcia it will not use the onboard ide controller > since it just an emulated ide driver via pcmcia/cardbus, nothing to do > with ide on board. > > > As of right now I can only get option B to work. Option A can not work > > because of software suspend loading before ide-cs. I was hoping that I > > could use linuxbios to start the onboard CF and pass it to the system as > > just another ide or scsi device. I know that linuxbios can start the CF > > and boot from it; can it pass it to the OS as generic storage device? > > well part of reason to use linux kernel was to allow booting from complex > devices like uh, Infiniband, etc.. so cf over pcmcia should fall into the > same category. > > i'm not sure what you mean by software suspend > > either way you should compile everything built in, not as as module and > that way linux kernel should able to find all devices on boot.. so > root=/dev/hde or some such would work. >

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