On 12 Oct, Simon Richter wrote:
Daniel Engstrom wrote:
I have just subscribed to this list. Would anybody be kind and sum up the discussion this far?
Okay, a quick summary of what has happened on the list since I subscribed:
Ok, thanks, I was starting to give up on receiving a reply.
Here is what I thought: A free Open Firmware implementation that runs on my PC would be utterly cool and the Right Thing To Do <tm>.
Having a open source firmware code base would also make life easier for people who make their own embedded boards.
The boring part is that I believe the Open Firmware specs cost money.
In order to to this one fist should get the specs (anyone here who has them?) And then make an architecture addendum for the i386 and submit it to the Open Firmware folks. (Las time I checked their web site there were none for the i386, the web site is unresponsive at the moment.)
I also think that providing legacy OS support though loading a traditional BIOS from disk is the way to go.
Is there anyone who have stated on any i386 bootstrap code?
/Daniel
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