[OpenBIOS] Proposals for development stages

Wim Vervoorn wvervoorn at eltan.com
Mon Aug 16 09:30:19 CEST 1999


Isn't that available at www.dmtf.org ?

Best regards,

Wim Vervoorn
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-----Original Message-----
From:	Ross [SMTP:rossio at hoeftd.reno.nv.us]
Sent:	Friday, August 13, 1999 11:57 PM
To:	openbios at elvis.informatik.uni-freiburg.de
Subject:	Re: [OpenBIOS] Proposals for development stages

Does, anyone out their know how to get the DMI 2.0 spec.
//Ross

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> From: James Oakley <jfunk at roadrunner.nf.net>
> To: openbios at elvis.informatik.uni-freiburg.de
> Subject: Re: [OpenBIOS] Proposals for development stages
> Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 3:29 AM
> 
> "Joseph D. Foley" wrote:
> 
> > The linux kernel guys are sometimes a fussy bunch; such a spec already
> > exists, take a look at MultiBoot standard at
> > http://www.uruk.org/~erich/grub/boot-proposal.html, but I don't believe
> > they've adopted it yet.
> 
> Didn't know it existed. It's interesting reading, but too narrow.
> 
> What we want to know is what BIOS calls the kernel uses and then hash
> out new ways of achieving what is needed. APM is one example, there's
> also memory reporting, hard disk parameter passing (LILO isn't
> infallible on large drives), USB, PCI, etc.
> 
> It won't be an easy task, unfortunately. I think we can come up with
> something though.
> 
> James Oakley
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