I have a 386 - 233Mhz computer. The EEprom bios chip is an AT28c010 (1MB eeprom from Atmel) I would like to install LinuxBios on this machine but I can't seem to find any real good documentation on how to go about configuring and compiling the bios to work for a machine like this. I have figured out how to compile a random motherboard using buildtarget but i don't know exactly where the binary file ends up or how to make it work on a intel 386 or Xbox or whatever i decide to use it. I am a Electronic Engineer but i am having a hard time figuring out how the LinuxBios can be configured properly. Can anyone help me to find good documentation on configure files and what each program is used for in the LinuxBios directory like for example buildtarget, and in the fallback directory buildrom, linuxbios etc. ?
Thank You so much for your time.
I am very interested in being able to use LinuxBios and will work like nuts to get up to speed in the development of it. I promise !!!!
Who ever have been working on LinuxBois to get it where this far you Rock !
On 5/28/06, Tyler Pohl tylerapohl@gmail.com wrote:
I have a 386 - 233Mhz computer. The EEprom bios chip is an AT28c010 (1MB eeprom from Atmel) I would like to install LinuxBios on this machine but I
You need to have the docs for the chipset of the mainboard. A good place to start is booting linux and then listing the chips with 'lspci'. If you can't get the docs for your chipset then you have a really rough road ahead.
can't seem to find any real good documentation on how to go about configuring and compiling the bios to work for a machine like this.
Have you gone through the wiki? There is a lot of good info up there. Some of it takes a bit of looking to get to. As a start go read the FAQ, Documentation, and Port Guides. That should get you started. Some of the Port Guides have a lot of good basic info even if they are a bit dated.
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