[LinuxBIOS] cmos.layout

joe at smittys.pointclark.net joe at smittys.pointclark.net
Wed Mar 14 12:11:59 CET 2007


Quoting Stefan Reinauer <stepan at coresystems.de>:

> * joe at smittys.pointclark.net <joe at smittys.pointclark.net> [070314 08:05]:
>> Hello everyone,
>> I do have a question. What is the purpose of the cmos.layout file.
>> Does this come from the DMI of the original bios? What other source
>> files use this file?
>
> cmos.layout describes the settings you can make in LinuxBIOS via the
> CMOS ram (256 byte NVRAM)
>
> it's used in quite some places in the LinuxBIOS source. You can use a
> utility like lxbios (lxbios.sf.net) to change cmos settings from Linux.
>
> --
Whats the easiest way to set this file up?

Thanks - Joe






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