On 06.06.2008 16:43, walter harms wrote: > it is nice to see that so many people like the idea ... :) > > back to basics. my suggestion was to have a list and perhaps a utility > that allows coreboot/flashrom to collect chip data from various box > in the hope to seek out easy targets and give the developers a new incentive. >
We have two different problems: - Not enough developers for coreboot. Having more system data in a database will not help at all. We need more developers to complete existing targets or create new ones. - Not enough system data for flashrom. That's why we tell people to test flashrom and report success/failure. > I do not thing that the myriad PC boards need that much support. A very > interessting > target could the std. desktop PC deployed by companies (DELL,HP, etc ..) > That would open a whole new area: a desktop PC that boots linux instandly. > > Since journey starts with the first step and coreboot simply need a database > about > deployed systems and there chipsets. To get many users as possible to submit > data > a *simple* script is need that collect the informations and sends it directly > to coreboot.org. > > Next question: who will write that script ? > I wrote such a script a few months ago and sent it to the list. The best thing someone new to coreboot/flashrom can do easily is testing flashrom everywhere. After that, the next step is to find a machine supported by coreboot and install coreboot there. Entering real coreboot development is difficult and comes later. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- coreboot mailing list [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
