[coreboot] Converting epia-n build to SeaBIOS

[Harrison, Jon (SELEX GALILEO, UK)]

In need to be able to chose between FILO OR A.N Other Payload at boot
time using a USB keyboard.

Patrick has just released a FILO patch adding CBFS support. I think that
this will do the trick for me.

FYI I have a basic SeaBIOS capabilility which I'll release as a patch
with a CONFIG_ option to keep the legacy VGA init or allow SeaBIOS, on
the basis that it will be useful for others to have SeaBIOS support.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Myles Watson [mailto:mylesgw at gmail.com] 
> Sent: 20 August 2009 16:42
> To: Harrison, Jon (SELEX GALILEO, UK); coreboot at coreboot.org
> Subject: RE: Converting epia-n build to SeaBIOS
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> > OK. So I seem to have got my build deploying seaBIOS (0.4.1) , but
> > appear to have hit a major obstacle.
> > 
> > No USB Keyboard Support!? This is a complete show stopper for me.
> What gives you USB Keyboard support now?  Filo?
> 
> What if you launch Filo from SeaBIOS non-interactively?  
> SeaBIOS would then
> just run your ROM and launch Filo.  Am I missing something?
> 
> The other way is to let coreboot run your VGA ROM with YABEL 
> or REALMODE and
> then launch filo like you are already doing.
> 
> Thanks,
> Myles
> 
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