[LinuxBIOS] LinuxBios on a HP ePC C10 ?

joe at smittys.pointclark.net joe at smittys.pointclark.net
Thu Mar 8 07:03:50 CET 2007


Quoting "Klaus Gimm, jr." <teclis22 at schatten-welt.de>:

> Hi all !
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> This is the first time ever i am writing to a mailing list, so i hope i dont
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> Ok I stumbled over your page and project by accident. If I understand
> everything correct is an alternate BIOS software (Based on Linux, hence the
> name) that allows faster boot ups and provides more functionality then the
> classic bios versions.
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> So first things first, can I Install  the software on a HP ePc c10
> (e-Vectra)?
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> Here is the information I was able to gather over the machine with a Bios
> Tool and Sandra:
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> Bios Type: American Megatrends licensed to Intel
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> Bios Date: 07/11/01 (latest i was able to aquire)
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> Bios ID: 63-10B5-001121-00101011-071595-WHITNEY-1AAFR051
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> Chipset: Intel Whitney 82810E rev 3
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> Super I/O: NSC 364 rev 11 found at port 2Eh
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> ACPI: 1.0
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> CPU: Intel P3 - 933 Mhz
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> RAM: 256 MB
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> BIOS ROM: in socket, 512 kb
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> Graphic, Sound, and Ethernet are all onboard.
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> Currently it seems I am not able to install anything bigger then 256 MB ram,
> would a bios upgrade change this ?
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> Yours sincerely,
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> Klaus
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> P.S: Keep up the good work, awesome stuff so far.
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Hello Klaus,
To date there is no support for the Intel P3 828XX (82810, 82815,  
82830) chipsets. Which seems a little strange because the i810 and  
i815 are very popular P3 chipsets. I am working on this and will  
hopefully be able to get it going soon.

Thanks - Joe





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