AMD, Gigabyte Release Source-Code for Mainboard’s BIOS

02/25/2007  
Relevance: 8.69
An engineer from Advanced Micro Devices has reportedly released source-code of BIOS (basic input/output system) for a mainboard by Gigabyte Technology. The move allows die-hard Linux followers to reprogram BIOS according to their needs, for instance, to get better overclocking functionality.
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LinuxBIOS: The Forgotten Hero

12/25/2006  
Relevance: 8.44
Let's be honest here. When most of us think of open source and free software, we really aren’t thinking of something flashed to a BIOS ROM chip. And yet when it comes to the Linux BIOS project - that’s exactly what’s happening here.
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How to flash motherboard BIOS from Linux (no DOS/Windows, no floppy drive)?

03/11/2007  
Relevance: 8.25
You've finally made the move to a Windows-free computer, you're enjoying your brand new Linux OS, no trojans/viruses, no slowdown, everything's perfect. Suddenly, you need to update the BIOS on your motherboard to support some new piece of hardware, but typically the motherboard vendor is offering only DOS based BIOS flash utilities. You panic! Fortunately, this problem is easy to solve...
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LinuxBIOS - A truly GPLed Free Software BIOS

11/17/2006  
Relevance: 8.24
LinuxBIOS is a project which aims to replace the normal BIOS found on PCs, Alphas, and other machines with a Linux kernel that can boot Linux from a cold start.Recently it made news with Google deciding to sponsor the LinuxBIOS project. This article takes a look at what is so unique about the LinuxBIOS project. You can also watch a video of Linux BIOS booting Linux on a rev board.
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Linux: Get Information About Your BIOS / Server Hardware From a Shell Without Opening Chassis

01/26/2008  
Relevance: 8.17
biosdecode is a command line utility to parses the BIOS memory and prints information about all structures (or entry points) it knows of. The DMI table doesn't only describe what the system is currently made of, it also can report the possible evolutions such as the fastest supported CPU or the maximal amount of memory supported. In this tip you will learn about decoding BIOS data (dumping a computer's DMI ) and getting all information about computerhardware without rebooting the server.
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Foxconn deliberately sabotaging their BIOS to destroy Linux ACPI

07/26/2008  
Relevance: 7.61
I disassembled my BIOS to have a look around, and while I won't post the results here,I'll tell you what I did find. They have several different tables, a group for Windws XP and Vista, a group for 2000, a group for NT, Me, 95, 98, etc. that just errors out, and one for LINUX.
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BIOS boots to Linux in one second

03/12/2008  
Relevance: 7.34
Firmware company General Software announced that it is selling customized, quick-booting versions of its Linux-compatible BIOS firmware to the medical device industry. The company says its"Embedded BIOS with StrongFrame Technology" can boot to lilo (Linux loader) in less than a second. Fast boot times are key in the medical device market, where products compete on"time to waveform" (TTW), General Software said. Yet, most BIOSes available for x86 chipsets were built for the desktop market, and thus have not been optimized in this area, according to Steve Jones, General Software CTO.
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Get Linux Speed-Booting with an Open Bios

10/11/2007  
Relevance: 7.29
On many systems, a large portion of boot time goes into providing legacy support for MS-DOS. Various projects, including LinuxBIOS and Open Firmware, are trying to replace the proprietary BIOS systems with streamlined pieces of code able to do only what is necessary to get a Linux kernel loaded and running.
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Can we rescue OLPC from Windows?

04/30/2008  
Relevance: 6.91
I read Negroponte's statement presenting the OLPC XO as a platform for Windows in the most ironic circumstances possible: during a week of preparing, under a deadline, to migrate personally to an XO. I made this decision for one specific reason: freedom. The IBM T23s that I have used for many years are adequate in practice, and the system and applications running on them are entirely free software, but the BIOS is not. I want to use a laptop with a free software BIOS, and the XO is the only one.
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BIOS vendor promises simultaneous Linux, Windows sessions

11/08/2008  
Relevance: 6.61
BIOS giant Phoenix Technologies will ship a fast-booting, power-sipping, Linux-based environment equipped with Opera Software's embedded browser, the companies announced. Due in January, and targeting"mobile PCs," Phoenix's"HyperSpace" product promises"instant-on" Internet access on mobile PCs, while the primary OS is booting, running, or shutting down, Phoenix says.
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