--- Stefan Reinauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes it has been done as a proof-of-concept but as far as I > know > Linux-as-bootloader never made it into any product (that I know of)
There are at least two "super-BIOS" implementations that rely on a tiny Linux kernel loaded from Flash ROM: 1) SplashTop by ASUS (http://SplashTop.com) Source code, including kernel patches, are downloadable: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=915&num=1 2) Hyperspace by Phoenix Technologies: http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/11/phoenixs_hypers.html Both of these run X.org, so I'm sure we'd need even less flash storage for a text-mode interface. The Linux-tiny project maintained by Sony also has patches to reduce kernel size: http://elinux.org/Linux_Tiny Vlad ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
