Re: [LinuxBIOS] A8N5X port

[yhlu]

On 9/28/07, ron minnich  wrote:
> OK, these mobos are close enough to each other to share most code. Let
> me throw out a challenge to this group. Make the bios image that runs
> on each board *IDENTICAL*. You can figure out what each board is --
> can you tell by which superio it is or something? -- and then case out
> in runtime.
>
> Why is this good? Because a vendor can see that with proper design, a
> single bios image can support many mainboards -- even if the hardware
> differs slightly -- thus reducing the cost.

how to figure out who's who?
need hw gpio to tell?

YH