On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 09:48:12PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > I would like to make a suggestion. I am a newbie to the LinuxBios > world. I love what I have seen so far. I am ok at C, know a little > assembly, and would love to contribute to the LinuxBios community. But > I am not sure how to get started. I have read just about everything I > can get my hands on, but how do I go about developing a new bios for a > board? In the FAQ's it talks about some things I would need to get > started but where do I go from there. I have datasheets and all kinds > of output from linux (dmidecode, lspci, etc.), POST card. Now what?
First thing is always to get your Super I/O working. Without that you won't have serial output, which makes debugging almost impossible. > Do I just use the code from another board and alter it to my liking? If one which is similar to yours is supported, then yes, that's a good idea. > I don't want to sound negative or upset anyone but I think alot more > people would get involved if there was more developer (src) > documentation. I agree. We need lots more documentation. Uwe. -- http://www.hermann-uwe.de | http://www.holsham-traders.de http://www.crazy-hacks.org | http://www.unmaintained-free-software.org
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