"The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Shell is designed for programmers who are writing automation process software for computer-based equipment. Traditionally this software was based on various DOS family operating systems that were popular during the 1980s. While the processes may vary from hardware validation to software testing to manufacturing, the basics of automation are the same. The UEFI Shell provides a modern base to the traditional commands common to any operating system. It does so in many cases in the words that the programmers speak, even if they at times speak different languages."
Yep, it's really an operating system now. This is all quite unbelievable ...
ron
On Sep 27, 2009, at 3:26, Peter Stuge peter@stuge.se wrote:
ron minnich wrote:
"The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Shell
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Yep, it's really an operating system now. This is all quite unbelievable ...
Does the prompt say "ok" ? ;)
//Peter
I thought it said "bash #" after booting forever ;-)
Stefan
During my talk at linuxcon I asked how many people there had ever seen an EFI shell prompt. Only one person raised their hand. They said they liked the EFI shell.
They were an EFI developer ....
There's a saying in the English world, I am sure in many other language: "A face only its mother could love".
:-)
ron
"*The UEFI Shell requires no platform-level customization. It requires no drivers beyond those included in the shipping system. This means as the UEFI Shell is used it becomes less and less likely to be the culprit of bugs introduced as a part of the system. It becomes an island of consistency in an ocean of variability.*"
Hmmmm, so the UEFI shell is useful because it is remains stable when everything underneath it gets switched out for every new piece of hardware it runs on? Gee, that only sounds like every useful OS and shell I've ever heard of. How novel! PI* at it's best, eh?
*PI is EFI lingo for "Platform Innovation"
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:48 AM, ron minnich rminnich@gmail.com wrote:
"The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Shell is designed for programmers who are writing automation process software for computer-based equipment. Traditionally this software was based on various DOS family operating systems that were popular during the 1980s. While the processes may vary from hardware validation to software testing to manufacturing, the basics of automation are the same. The UEFI Shell provides a modern base to the traditional commands common to any operating system. It does so in many cases in the words that the programmers speak, even if they at times speak different languages."
Yep, it's really an operating system now. This is all quite unbelievable ...
ron
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On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 12:59 PM, David Hendricks david.hendricks@gmail.com wrote:
Hmmmm, so the UEFI shell is useful because it is remains stable when everything underneath it gets switched out for every new piece of hardware it runs on? Gee, that only sounds like every useful OS and shell I've ever heard of. How novel! PI* at it's best, eh?
It's the strange and bizarre world of EFI. It's like these guys never even heard of Unix V1.
As hard as I try, I can not understand the world in which they live.
ron
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