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== Ideas / Wishlist ==
== Ideas / Wishlist ==


* [[Flashrom]]-like payload to allow reflashing the BIOS without having to load an OS, boot from floppies or similar.
=== Hardware Features ===
 
* Support for the NX-bit.
* Support for the NX-bit.
* Config option for enabling/disabling HPET (high precision event timers) on all boards which have them.
* Config option for enabling/disabling HPET (high precision event timers) on all boards which have them.
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* Config option for enabling/disabling the TPM chip on boards which have one.
* Config option for enabling/disabling the TPM chip on boards which have one.
* Config option for enabling/disabling the processor serial number to be read by the OS.
* Config option for enabling/disabling the processor serial number to be read by the OS.
=== Payloads ===
* [[Flashrom]]-like payload to allow reflashing the BIOS without having to load an OS, boot from floppies or similar.
* Busybox-style mini-payload for recovery purposes (possible already to a certain degree, but should be simplified).
* Busybox-style mini-payload for recovery purposes (possible already to a certain degree, but should be simplified).
* fips-like payload to allow basic partitioning,FS-check and swap enable,disable.
* fips-like payload to allow basic partitioning,FS-check and swap enable,disable.
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* A nice splashscreen 800×600px for desktop users, from which a selection of different payloads are possible.
* A nice splashscreen 800×600px for desktop users, from which a selection of different payloads are possible.
* Security payload, which allowes encrytion of the filesystem on any harddisk and usb-stick. Userauthentication with usb-dongle or fingerprint sensor or chipcard-terminal with PKCS 15.
* Security payload, which allowes encrytion of the filesystem on any harddisk and usb-stick. Userauthentication with usb-dongle or fingerprint sensor or chipcard-terminal with PKCS 15.
=== Misc ===
* ...

Revision as of 13:43, 8 June 2007

This is a random list of ideas for features which would be nice to have in LinuxBIOS (or a payload).

Having an item here does not mean that someone is necessarily already working on it.

Ideas / Wishlist

Hardware Features

  • Support for the NX-bit.
  • Config option for enabling/disabling HPET (high precision event timers) on all boards which have them.
  • Config option for enabling/disabling hardware virtualization.
  • Config option for enabling/disabling the TPM chip on boards which have one.
  • Config option for enabling/disabling the processor serial number to be read by the OS.

Payloads

  • Flashrom-like payload to allow reflashing the BIOS without having to load an OS, boot from floppies or similar.
  • Busybox-style mini-payload for recovery purposes (possible already to a certain degree, but should be simplified).
  • fips-like payload to allow basic partitioning,FS-check and swap enable,disable.
  • Bios setup payload.
  • A nice splashscreen 800×600px for desktop users, from which a selection of different payloads are possible.
  • Security payload, which allowes encrytion of the filesystem on any harddisk and usb-stick. Userauthentication with usb-dongle or fingerprint sensor or chipcard-terminal with PKCS 15.

Misc

  • ...