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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The MB doesn’t have serial port.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>YH<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Simon Labrecque
[mailto:agarwal@videotron.ca] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 29, 2006
10:51 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Lu, Yinghai;
linuxbios@linuxbios.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [LinuxBIOS] Support
for recent chipset and powerful desktop CPU</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Would that board be OK (MCP55-Ultra)?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=KN9+Ultra&fMTYPE=Socket+AM2">http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=KN9+Ultra&fMTYPE=Socket+AM2</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>If so, it would be a good choice I
think.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Simon Labrecque<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Lu, Yinghai
[mailto:yinghai.lu@amd.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 29, 2006
1:05 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Simon Labrecque;
linuxbios@linuxbios.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [LinuxBIOS] Support
for recent chipset and powerful desktop CPU<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you select one AM2 + MCP55 MB, It would
only take me one or two hours to get it done.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If so, I’d like to do that for free.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>YH<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
linuxbios-bounces+yinghai.lu=amd.com@linuxbios.org
[mailto:linuxbios-bounces+yinghai.lu=amd.com@linuxbios.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Simon Labrecque<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 22, 2006
4:34 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> linuxbios@linuxbios.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [LinuxBIOS] Support for
recent chipset and powerful desktop CPU</span></font><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'> We’re starting development of a (pretty much high-end)
PVR/MediaCenter which will of course run linux. Now, one of the avenue we’re
looking at is using standard x86 hardware (as opposed to custom built embedded
hardware). Since the product will need a lot of processing power (since if we’re
using x86 hardware, we’ll do most processing in software), we would like
to use a dual-core CPU, something powerful. But it must also be low
power/low heat, as you can’t have a 12” fan running at 8000rpm to
cool your CPU in the living now…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'> The device should also feel “appliance-like”.
That means that it must boot very quickly, at least displaying some nice
animated loading screen within 5 seconds. And that’s where LinuxBIOS
comes into play.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'> Are there any supported board/CPU combo that would fit our
needs? For an AMD board, something with an AM2 socket would be ideal as it’s
a recent chipset and will stay longer on the market than say socket 939, but it’s
not a requirement per se. We would need standard stuff on the board: USB, IDE,
ideally PCI-E and pci and maybe onboard sound and video (although that’s
more optional than anything).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'> If no such board/cpu combo is supported by LinuxBIOS
currently, we would be willing to evaluate the possibility of hiring someone to
port LinuxBIOS to the chosen platform. Do you know of any individual/company
that would do such work and an idea of how much such work might cost?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'> Thanks a lot.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Simon Labrecque<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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