"Eric R. Kern" wrote:
M Carling wrote:
The objective is not to write OpenBIOS such that (in practice) a single compiled image can boot any chipset. Rather, the autodetect objective is that a set of chipsets may be chosen at compile time from which the image is about to boot. Thus, for example, a MB manufacturer could compile a BIOS such that one image would work for all the MBs that they manufacture.
Do you think this has any merit, Eric?
This is a standard practice used in today's BIOS and it definately has merit. The big BIOS vendors such as AMI and Phoenix generally sell a standard BIOS to MB manufacturers. However, this BIOS generally needs to be customized by the motherboard manufacturer to run with a particular motherboard.
Is the objective of OpenBIOS to provide source code to motherboard manufacturers that they can modify and customize for their boards or is it to provide a BIOS that will run on an individuals PC?
Both I beleive, the end-user will require a custom bios for themselves, and the manufaturers a BIOS that works on all their current PC range.
My thoughts are that the target is the home/business user.
With the aspect that with manufacturers visibility people will use it without the stigma of the early Linux days ie: it's written by a bunch of hackers, it isn't much use for us.....
Just my 2 pence worth...
Yours
Mickey