Re: OpenBIOS (was Re: UDI and Politics (was Re: Linux, UDI and SCO.) )

Michael Shields (shields@crosslink.net)
20 Sep 1998 14:24:59 +0000


In article <199809200035.UAA18533@zugzug.cfar.UMD.EDU>,
Adam Sulmicki <adam@cfar.umd.edu> wrote:
> What I mean here is that I don't see my my BIOS need to have "Virus
> Protection" or "date setup". But I would like to see my BIOS to provide
> a) serial console support
> b) support for netbooting.
> c) booting over parallel port ;P
> d) IR booting (variation of netbooting)

Well, it sounds like you want to load the kernel into the boot ROM,
which I understand is possible on the Alpha.

-- 
Shields, CrossLink.

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