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* '''2006/11/02:'''<br />[[News#2006.2F11.2F02_MSI_K9SD_Master-S2R_.28MS-9185.29_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|MSI K9SD Master-S2R (MS-9185) support]]
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* '''2006/10/05:'''<br />[[News#2006.2F10.2F05_AMD_Rev_F_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|AMD Rev F support]]
* '''2006/10/05:''' [[News#2006.2F10.2F05_AMD_Rev_F_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|AMD Rev F support]]
* '''2006/10/01:'''<br />[[LinuxBIOS Symposium 2006]] in Hamburg
* '''2006/10/01:''' [[LinuxBIOS Symposium 2006]] in Hamburg
* '''2005/06/02:'''<br />[[News#2005.2F06.2F02_AMD_dual_core_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|AMD dual core support]]
* '''2005/06/02:''' [[News#2005.2F06.2F02_AMD_dual_core_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|AMD dual core support]]
* '''2005/05/11:'''<br />[[News#2005.2F05.2F11_Nvidia_CK804_.28NForce4.29_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|Nvidia CK804 (NForce4) support]]
* '''2005/05/11:''' [[News#2005.2F05.2F11_Nvidia_CK804_.28NForce4.29_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|Nvidia CK804 (NForce4) support]]
* '''2005/04/22:'''<br />[[News#2005.2F04.2F22_How_Many_People_Are_Using_LinuxBIOS.3F_Would_you_believe_1.2C000.2C000.3F|How Many People Are Using LinuxBIOS? Would you believe 1,000,000?]]
* '''2005/04/22:''' [[News#2005.2F04.2F22_How_Many_People_Are_Using_LinuxBIOS.3F_Would_you_believe_1.2C000.2C000.3F|How Many People Are Using LinuxBIOS? Would you believe 1,000,000?]]
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Revision as of 16:16, 14 February 2007

LinuxBIOS is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers.

It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called payload, for example a Linux kernel, FILO, GRUB2, OpenBIOS, Open Firmware, SmartFirmware, GNUFI (UEFI), Etherboot, ADLO (for booting Windows 2000 and OpenBSD), Plan 9, or memtest86.

BenefitsThere are many reasons for using LinuxBIOS.


  • 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
  • Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console)
  • Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS
  • Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start
  • Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
  • Supports a wide variety of hardware and payloads
  • Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ...

Use CasesLinuxBIOS can be deployed in a wide range of scenarios.


Quick-Links

About
Find out more about LinuxBIOS.
News | Press | History | Documentation | Screenshots | Contributors | Sponsors

Developers
Get involved! Help us make LinuxBIOS better!
Development Guidelines | Issue Tracker | Doxygen | Browse Source | JTAG | EHCI Debug Port

Status
Find out whether your hardware is already supported.
Supported Motherboards | Supported Chipsets & Devices | Build Status

Vendors & Products
Do you want to deploy LinuxBIOS? Buy LinuxBIOS solutions?
Products | Clusters | Laptop | Desktops

Getting Started
Download LinuxBIOS and get started!
Downloads | Payloads | Build Tutorials | Confirmed Working SVN Revisions | Flashrom | Misc

Support
Learn how to contact us and find help and support.
Mailinglist | FAQ | Glossary | LinuxBIOS Options
More than a million devices already run on LinuxBIOS!


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