Re: First desktop motherboard supported by LinuxBIOS: GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4
Oops, forgot to include the relevant links in the previous email: [1] http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2287 [2] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128014 [3] http://linuxbios.org/Download_LinuxBIOS [4] http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html --- Brandon Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > The GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 [1] is the first-ever desktop motherboard > supported by a Free & Open Source BIOS, thanks to AMD engineer > Yinghai > Lu who released GPL-licensed code last month. This state-of-the-art > motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset and AMD's > latest Socket AM2. It contains tons of advanced features such as: > > Support for AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 processors > 2X PCI Express x16 slots > 3X PCI Express x1 slots > 2X PCI slots > 3X 1394a (FireWire) ports > 10X USB 2.0 > 16GB maximum memory > SATA RAID > 6X SATA 3Gb/s slots. > > This motherboard can be obtained today from many retail and online > stores [2] and the source code for the BIOS can be downloaded from > the > LinuxBIOS SVN server [3]. > > This is a huge victory in the quest for a completely Free & Open > Source general-purpose computer that enables users to have full > control over their own hardware. The Free Software Foundation has > made > the campaign for a Free BIOS a top priority because it is a key > component in the software stack of personal computers [4]. The need > for a Free BIOS is even more pressing since DRM and Treacherous > Computing have found their way into some proprietary BIOSes and EFI. > From a practical perspective, LinuxBIOS removes the need for ugly > hacks and workarounds in the kernel that compensate for buggy BIOSes > > we can now fix the BIOS ourselves. > > I encourage everyone upgrading their desktop computers to consider > getting this motherboard or another one that is supported by > LinuxBIOS. > > -Brandon Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
First desktop motherboard supported by LinuxBIOS: GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4
Hi, The GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 [1] is the first-ever desktop motherboard supported by a Free & Open Source BIOS, thanks to AMD engineer Yinghai Lu who released GPL-licensed code last month. This state-of-the-art motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset and AMD's latest Socket AM2. It contains tons of advanced features such as: Support for AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 processors 2X PCI Express x16 slots 3X PCI Express x1 slots 2X PCI slots 3X 1394a (FireWire) ports 10X USB 2.0 16GB maximum memory SATA RAID 6X SATA 3Gb/s slots. This motherboard can be obtained today from many retail and online stores [2] and the source code for the BIOS can be downloaded from the LinuxBIOS SVN server [3]. This is a huge victory in the quest for a completely Free & Open Source general-purpose computer that enables users to have full control over their own hardware. The Free Software Foundation has made the campaign for a Free BIOS a top priority because it is a key component in the software stack of personal computers [4]. The need for a Free BIOS is even more pressing since DRM and Treacherous Computing have found their way into some proprietary BIOSes and EFI. >From a practical perspective, LinuxBIOS removes the need for ugly hacks and workarounds in the kernel that compensate for buggy BIOSes we can now fix the BIOS ourselves. I encourage everyone upgrading their desktop computers to consider getting this motherboard or another one that is supported by LinuxBIOS. -Brandon Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list=396545367 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
First desktop motherboard supported by LinuxBIOS: GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4
Hi, The GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 [1] is the first-ever desktop motherboard supported by a Free Open Source BIOS, thanks to AMD engineer Yinghai Lu who released GPL-licensed code last month. This state-of-the-art motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset and AMD's latest Socket AM2. It contains tons of advanced features such as: Support for AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 processors 2X PCI Express x16 slots 3X PCI Express x1 slots 2X PCI slots 3X 1394a (FireWire) ports 10X USB 2.0 16GB maximum memory SATA RAID 6X SATA 3Gb/s slots. This motherboard can be obtained today from many retail and online stores [2] and the source code for the BIOS can be downloaded from the LinuxBIOS SVN server [3]. This is a huge victory in the quest for a completely Free Open Source general-purpose computer that enables users to have full control over their own hardware. The Free Software Foundation has made the campaign for a Free BIOS a top priority because it is a key component in the software stack of personal computers [4]. The need for a Free BIOS is even more pressing since DRM and Treacherous Computing have found their way into some proprietary BIOSes and EFI. From a practical perspective, LinuxBIOS removes the need for ugly hacks and workarounds in the kernel that compensate for buggy BIOSes we can now fix the BIOS ourselves. I encourage everyone upgrading their desktop computers to consider getting this motherboard or another one that is supported by LinuxBIOS. -Brandon Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food Drink QA. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545367 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: First desktop motherboard supported by LinuxBIOS: GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4
Oops, forgot to include the relevant links in the previous email: [1] http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2287 [2] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128014 [3] http://linuxbios.org/Download_LinuxBIOS [4] http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html --- Brandon Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, The GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 [1] is the first-ever desktop motherboard supported by a Free Open Source BIOS, thanks to AMD engineer Yinghai Lu who released GPL-licensed code last month. This state-of-the-art motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset and AMD's latest Socket AM2. It contains tons of advanced features such as: Support for AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 processors 2X PCI Express x16 slots 3X PCI Express x1 slots 2X PCI slots 3X 1394a (FireWire) ports 10X USB 2.0 16GB maximum memory SATA RAID 6X SATA 3Gb/s slots. This motherboard can be obtained today from many retail and online stores [2] and the source code for the BIOS can be downloaded from the LinuxBIOS SVN server [3]. This is a huge victory in the quest for a completely Free Open Source general-purpose computer that enables users to have full control over their own hardware. The Free Software Foundation has made the campaign for a Free BIOS a top priority because it is a key component in the software stack of personal computers [4]. The need for a Free BIOS is even more pressing since DRM and Treacherous Computing have found their way into some proprietary BIOSes and EFI. From a practical perspective, LinuxBIOS removes the need for ugly hacks and workarounds in the kernel that compensate for buggy BIOSes we can now fix the BIOS ourselves. I encourage everyone upgrading their desktop computers to consider getting this motherboard or another one that is supported by LinuxBIOS. -Brandon Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. http://games.yahoo.com/games/front - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
