On 06.06.2008 16:43, walter harms wrote:
it is nice to see that so many people like the idea ... :)
back to basics. my suggestion was to have a list and perhaps a utility that allows coreboot/flashrom to collect chip data from various box in the hope to seek out easy targets and give the developers a new incentive.
We have two different problems: - Not enough developers for coreboot. Having more system data in a database will not help at all. We need more developers to complete existing targets or create new ones. - Not enough system data for flashrom. That's why we tell people to test flashrom and report success/failure.
I do not thing that the myriad PC boards need that much support. A very interessting target could the std. desktop PC deployed by companies (DELL,HP, etc ..) That would open a whole new area: a desktop PC that boots linux instandly.
Since journey starts with the first step and coreboot simply need a database about deployed systems and there chipsets. To get many users as possible to submit data a *simple* script is need that collect the informations and sends it directly to coreboot.org.
Next question: who will write that script ?
I wrote such a script a few months ago and sent it to the list.
The best thing someone new to coreboot/flashrom can do easily is testing flashrom everywhere. After that, the next step is to find a machine supported by coreboot and install coreboot there. Entering real coreboot development is difficult and comes later.
Regards, Carl-Daniel