On 8/26/06, William DUCK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am curious, what code base are you using? Has UEFI released any open source code?
What is the reason for UEFI? It's not a very good design. Why not just use linux as your bios instead, as we are doing on OLPC? We have successfully booted all kinds of OSes with Linux and/or LinuxBIOS. There is nothing special about a microkernel vis a vis a boot loader. What special attribute does UEFI have that makes it necessary?
Do you object to GPL? If not, you could just use linuxbios as the foundation for your UEFI, and save a lot of work on the messy device startup code. I think we would be happy to help you.
But first, you might want to think hard about the following question: Why UEFI, when you could use Linux to boot your microkernel instead? The big advantage to using Linux as a bootloader, is that you can test the whole boot path under Linux; it's really a wonderful way to go!
thanks
ron
Hello,
I am currently involved into the UEFI project.
I am curious, what code base are you using? Has UEFI released any open source code?
I would want to build an Open Source UEFI firmware in the style of
U-Boot/LinuxBIOS but to boot a microkernel.
What is the reason for UEFI? It's not a very good design. Why not just use linux as your bios instead, as we are doing on OLPC? We have successfully booted all kinds of OSes with Linux and/or LinuxBIOS. There is nothing special about a microkernel vis a vis a boot loader. What special attribute does UEFI have that makes it necessary?
Which manufacturer could I contact to build a firmware ? ( to have the
specs/datasheets of the hardware)
Do you object to GPL? If not, you could just use linuxbios as the foundation for your UEFI, and save a lot of work on the messy device startup code. I think we would be happy to help you.
But first, you might want to think hard about the following question: Why UEFI, when you could use Linux to boot your microkernel instead? The big advantage to using Linux as a bootloader, is that you can test the whole boot path under Linux; it's really a wonderful way to go!
thanks
ron
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