* Al Boldi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070503 10:41]:
> 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?
This depends on the specific implementation and a good hunk on
philosophy ;-)
There's a web server and graphical boot menu and lots other stuff in
OFW.
> Can it replace the BIOS?
Depends on what you expect from a BIOS. It can boot your OS, and on some
systems it knows how to initialize the hardware. On others it needs so
called low level firmware, ie. LinuxBIOS or U-Boot.
> Is it Vendor supplied with the specific hw?
What?
--
coresystems GmbH • Brahmsstr. 16 • D-79104 Freiburg i. Br.
Tel.: +49 761 7668825 • Fax: +49 761 7664613
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] • http://www.coresystems.de/
--
linuxbios mailing list
[email protected]
http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
