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* '''2007/06/14:''' [[News#2007.2F06.2F14_Intel_810_chipset_and_ASUS_MEW-VM_now_supported|Intel 810 chipset and ASUS MEW-VM now supported]]
* '''2007/06/13:''' [[News#2007.2F06.2F13_AMD_DB800_.28Salsa.29_now_supported|AMD DB800 (Salsa) now supported]]
* '''2007/06/13:''' [[News#2007.2F06.2F13_AMD_DB800_.28Salsa.29_now_supported|AMD DB800 (Salsa) now supported]]
* '''2007/06/07:''' [[News#2007.2F06.2F07_IEI_JUKI-511P_and_ROCKY-512_now_supported|IEI JUKI-511P and ROCKY-512 now supported]]
* '''2007/06/07:''' [[News#2007.2F06.2F07_IEI_JUKI-511P_and_ROCKY-512_now_supported|IEI JUKI-511P and ROCKY-512 now supported]]
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* '''2007/05/05:''' [[News#2007.2F05.2F05_DIGITAL-LOGIC_MSM800SEV_now_supported|DIGITAL-LOGIC MSM800SEV now supported]]
* '''2007/05/05:''' [[News#2007.2F05.2F05_DIGITAL-LOGIC_MSM800SEV_now_supported|DIGITAL-LOGIC MSM800SEV now supported]]
* '''2007/05/04:''' [[News#2007.2F05.2F04_AMD_Norwich_support_and_generally_improved_AMD_Geode_LX_support|AMD Norwich support and generally improved AMD Geode LX support]]
* '''2007/05/04:''' [[News#2007.2F05.2F04_AMD_Norwich_support_and_generally_improved_AMD_Geode_LX_support|AMD Norwich support and generally improved AMD Geode LX support]]
* '''2007/03/14:''' [[News#2007.2F03.2F14_LinuxBIOS_participating_in_Google_Summer_of_Code_2007|LinuxBIOS participating in Google Summer of Code 2007]]
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Revision as of 20:55, 14 June 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.



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

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

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 | QEMU | Build Tutorials | Confirmed Working SVN Revisions | Buildrom | Flashrom | Misc

Support
Learn how to contact us and find help and support.
FAQ | Mailinglist | IRC | Glossary | LinuxBIOS Options
A Super I/O chip, useful for setting up a serial console for early LinuxBIOS debugging.


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