[OpenBIOS] comments and ideas
Stephane Boyer
sboyer at smegheads.montreal.qc.ca
Thu Feb 19 15:22:44 CET 1998
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Stephane Boyer
L I N U X 691 Surrey
------------------------------- Baie d'Urfe, Quebec
the choice of a GNU generation. CANADA H9X-2E8
On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > what is really needed, is a a true 32bit bios for people that single
> > boot
> > Linux. this bios should boot directly into protected mode (this way it can
> > load uncompressed kernels).
>
> Why is it needed? Linux can live with current bioses. There's no need
> for 32bios. Linux can do that things itself. What is needed is 16bit
> bios.
>
we already have a 16bit bios! and they work well enough. if you dual-boot
dos/Linux , fine stay with a 16bit bios, but if you only use Linux,
wouldn't you want a bios that was specificaly made for it.
Steph!
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