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<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>G'day...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been working
on getting LinuxBIOS running on an Arbor EmCore i6352 Single Board
Computer, <A
href="http://www.arbor.com.tw/mini/emcore-i6352.htm">http://www.arbor.com.tw/mini/emcore-i6352.htm</A>
and currently have the BIOS working well booting the Linux kernel off of a
special partition on a flash IDE drive on the motherboard.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am currently
looking into the changes I have made to LinuxBIOS to merge my changes into the
latest so I can submit them.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>The main changes I
have had to make are to do with on-board memory and multiple onboard superio
chips, and initialisation of the onboard graphics adapter in the simplest
fashion possible.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>The company I work
for is looking at getting this software into a new embedded product which will
be used for resource tracking.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>...John...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>John
Usher</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Software
Engineer</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maptek Pty
Ltd</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Level 4 200 Adelaide
Tce</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perth WA
6024</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Australia</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ph:
+61-8-6211-0000</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=674130710-26082002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fax:
+61-8-6211-0011</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>