Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 23:19:18 +0300 (EEST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: diskless hardware *design* suggestions (BIOS) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970524231037.12516B-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <199705241946.MAA03270@seagull.rtd.com>
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On Sat, 24 May 1997, Don Yuniskis wrote: > > > I'm hacking together an SC400 (486/66 PC on a chip) based design > > > and would like that design to serve double duty as the core of an > > > FBSD-based diskless system (e.g., a small X-terminal). > > > > Hey, you get to write the BIOS! :-) Unless, of course you opt to use one > > distributed by AMD with the evaluation board. > > It was my understanding that FBSD doesn't *use* any of the BIOS hooks > (aside from grabbing the initial boot loader off the disk, etc. -- in > my case, it would be similar to grabbing an initial packet off the network) > Yes, the only part of BIOS you need to write is the system setup + network support. Also some text-mode graphics to see the self-test results/setup screen (to the extent you want them). Sander [a huge snip]
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