Hi, I really am interested in your bios upgrade for linux but am not a programmer, only proficient in pasting into terminal and many times don't fully understand what is taking place, in other words, a complete newbie. For those like me, is there anyone in your database of developers that will make a bios for my specific computer? The reason for the upgrade is when I first turn it on it gives me the message; the system does not meet the cutoff date (year 2000) or something similar and then continues with the loading. Although there are no major problems, I have minor glitches with mouse functions, and some video doesn't play, although I have all the codecs loaded to run them. I would like to know if doing a bios upgrade could fix some of these problems, and the main reason is to break my dependency on proprietary software. I have an older system, purchased in 1998, and my wife's computer was bought in 1999, I know it's not cutting edge, more like ancient, but I would like to keep it running the best I can for as long as possible. It isn't much but it works and it's all I have. As I said, I don't know alot about my computer, but if I can be told where to find the information about the computer motherboard, the bios (amibios) don't know any version, so would need to find that, and complete information about the best way to make the bios change to best serve my system configuration. If I indeed need to build a bios chip for my system, is there service to help walk me through the process step by step if needed, including how to build and use any tools that are required and how to test the finished product. I have looked at some of the tutorials and what may be required and can definitely say that what would stop me at first is fear of the unknown, as it would entail more than I have ever attempted before. I realize this is a long email, but it needed to be due to my limited experience. I am only hoping that someone with knowledge gained will remember how at some point in their learning experience they needed personal help of a similar nature. I thank you for any help that you may provide, and will wait for your reply. Duane L Simpson