Hello

[Simon Richter]

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:

Ideas on how to get started:
 - Stefan Reinauer:
  + port OpenFirmware
  + port MILO (Linux/Alpha boot loader w/ full BIOS functionality)
 - me:
  + remove the BIOS querying code from the linux kernel.

Code that might be useful:
 - Stephen Williams:
  + PCI scanning code for the i960Rx chipset
  + multithreading
  + compiler (?)
  + TCL interpreter

Technical issues:
 - 16 bit code:
  + Stefan Reinauer: No, since we do not have enough free space in the
flashable area.
  + me: Wrapper functions which may be linked at compile time.
 - language:
  + Stefan: C, ASM where required
 - testing platforms:
  + Stefan has tried to boot Bochs, which runs fine on his Alpha, but he
expects
     problems with the PnP and PCI init code.
  + I have two or three testing mainboards here, but for neither of them
I have the correct
     power supply... :-(
 - Karl Erik Asbjørnsen thinks that you should be able to load another
BIOS from
    harddisk.