Stefan Reinauer wrote: > * Al Boldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070503 05:51]: > > > Instead of implementing a VSA-free version of LinuxBIOS, all machine > > > setup is done in Open Firmware now, in a forth based assembler > > > dialect. > > > > I'm a bit confused. Can you elaborate how OFW can replace/differs from > > a normal/Linux-BIOS? > > It is an implementation of IEEE 1275-1994 and it's extensions, written > in the programming language Forth. It's the firmware you might know from > the PPC Apples or SUN Sparc machines. > > See more information on www.openbios.org
Last I tried this, it felt just like another bootloader depending on a BIOS to bootstrap the machine. Are you saying it's more than that? Can it replace the BIOS? Is it Vendor supplied with the specific hw? Thanks! -- Al -- linuxbios mailing list [email protected] http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
