Stefan Reinauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * ron minnich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [040413 16:06]: > > I might just need it for Plan 9 :-) > > > > So, much as I always disliked the idea of loading SCSI firmware, I might > > want it now :-( > > SCSI firmware imho really belongs on the SCSI controller you put in. At > least as long as we don't live in a world of perfect, intelligent and > self-initializing hardware, this is the way of smallest trouble if we > don't want to lock potential customers/users away. For onboard hardware > this means we want a minimal set of drivers in LinuxBIOS, unfortunately.
If we can do it, I don't see a problem putting the code somewhere in the motherboard BIOS. Basically the LinuxBIOS mandate is to make the hardware functional. One thing to watch is that a LinuxBIOS driver is not really a driver more of an initializer. However there is no point in doing work that can be done elsewhere, like probing a scsi or ide chain for devices. Eric _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
