Re: [coreboot] FILO creating filo.conf

[Stefan Reinauer]

Joseph Smith wrote:
> Hmm, maybe I stumbled onto something. But I need figure out how it works.
> Can someone explain to me how it works when you password protect a normal
> bios? Where and how does the ASCII text get saved. You guys may or may not
> know where I am going with this but I have an idea if I can figure this
> out. If a normal bios can save a password (ASCII text) than why couldn't
> FILO save a kernel command line (ASCII text)?

The BIOS paasword is saved in CMOS/NVRAM. and yes, filo can. you have
almost 256 bytes