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	LinuxBIOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		LinuxBIOS is a free software project, endorsed by the Free Software Foundation[1], aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOSes found in most computers with a lightweight BIOS designed to perform only the minimum of tasks necessary to load and run a modern 32-bit operating system.
		LinuxBIOS usually loads a Linux kernel, but it can load any other stand-alone ELF executable, such as etherboot which can boot Linux from a boot server or ADLO which loads Microsoft Windows 2000/XP.
		Since LinuxBIOS must initialize the bare hardware, it must be ported to every chipset and motherboard that it supports.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/LinuxBIOS (474 words)

	O.N.E. Technologies About LinuxBIOS
		LinuxBIOS is an open source replacement to the normal BIOS found on PCs, Alphas and other machines using a Linux kernel that can boot Linux or a different OS kernel from a cold start.
		LinuxBIOS gunzip's the Linux kernel directly from NVRAM and requires no moving parts such as hard drives or floppies.
		LinuxBIOS is capable of booting to single-user mode in one second.
	www.onelabs.com /linuxbios02.html (277 words)

	Flexibility in ROM: A Stackable Open Source BIOS
		While the original motivation for LinuxBIOS was focused solely on improving the management of large computing clusters, numerous developers viewed LinuxBIOS as a means to provide additional features in the BIOS such as security, and support for additional operating systems beyond Linux.
		Pretty soon, the LinuxBIOS developers found there was demand not only from those building clusters, but also from a computer enthusiast community, and even more notably, motherboard vendors who were hopeful of a future where they wouldn't have to pay a royalty to BIOS vendors.
		LinuxBIOS is also be responsible for creating an IRQ routing table, and initializing individual hardware components on the motherboard.
	www.usenix.org /events/usenix03/tech/freenix03/agnew/agnew_html (5301 words)

	LinuxBIOS at Four \| Linux Journal
		Before we got the LinuxBIOS Project going full steam, we needed to ensure that Linux could be used as an OS bootstrap, which meant that Linux had to be able to boot Linux.
		LinuxBIOS is used on everything from the largest Linux clusters yet built to the small-test instruments, MP3 players and portable clusters.
		LinuxBIOS is now in its second version, with four years, at least six CPUs and over 50 motherboards' worth of experience behind it.
	www.linuxjournal.com /article.php?sid=7170 (2849 words)

	About LinuxBIOS \| Linux Journal
		After working on LinuxBIOS, I am qualified to say that I have no question that the kernel code is high-level code and that C is a high-level language.
		LinuxBIOS is expected to be paired with a standalone boot loader in order to load the operating system.
		LinuxBIOS also supports network booting on most hardware platforms, allowing changes to boot options to be made simply by altering a setting on a DHCP server.
	www.linuxjournal.com /article.php?sid=4888 (3582 words)

	FAQ - LinuxBIOS
		LinuxBIOS aims to replace the normal BIOS found on PCs, Alphas, and other machines with a Linux kernel that can boot Linux from a cold start.
		Kernel is 2.4.17, with linux-2.4.17-sis.patch from linuxbios source tree, and config-2.4.17-sis from the linuxbios source tree.
		Tell LinuxBIOS to boot an elf Image, and tell LinuxBIOS where it is: option USE_ELF_BOOT=1 I have placed natsemi.elf in the first 64k of my BIOS flash chip, and LinuxBIOS in the second 64k.
	wiki.linuxbios.org /index.php/FAQ (5570 words)

	LinuxBIOS FAQ/HOWTO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LinuxBIOS switches to protected mode and a C enviroment as soon as it can but there is a lot of hardware init that has to happen first.
		Strong C skills are also a plus as most of LinuxBIOS and friends is/are written in C. You should also not be afraid of digging hip deep in chipset datasheets and attempting to mind read what the chipset designers were really trying to say when they wrote the documentation.
		Originally in LinuxBIOS, the GDT was defined in flash, and not changed until jumping to linux.
	research.amnh.org /users/rodmur/lb_faq.xml (4330 words)

	PCQuest : Technology : Open Source BIOS
		The LinuxBIOS project was initially started by Ron Minnich, and is currently well developed with support for many standard motherboards.
		With LinuxBIOS, the normal BIOS boot and setup process is eliminated and replaced by a simple initialization phase, followed by uncompressing of the Linux kernel.
		LinuxBIOS requires the Linux OS to be packaged together along with the BIOS.
	www.pcquest.com /content/technology/103101102.asp (715 words)

	Linuxbios - VDR Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The LinuxBIOS project aims to replace the BIOS of the computer.
		LinuxBIOS consists not as the name implies, of Linux, it consists of initialisation routines to bring the hardware into a state ready for the initial startup.
		LinuxBIOS by itself needs about 3 seconds to start the operating systems bootprocess.
	www.linuxtv.org /vdrwiki/index.php?title=Linuxbios&printable=yes (100 words)

	Cwlinux Limited, Products - LinuxBIOS SDK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LinuxBIOS SDK is a set of hardware and software development tools to jump start your own LinuxBIOS project.
		LinuxBIOS SDK is ideal for developers who do not want to spend hours or even days to setup the LinuxBIOS development envirnoment such that they can focus on their own projects.
		LinuxBIOS is an open source project which aims to replace regular BIOS on PC's and Alpha.
	www.cwlinux.com /eng/products/products_sdk.php (355 words)

	Project Book, Mangrove LinuxBios : Introduction
		In this document, I'll use Linuxbios term to consider Mangrove Linuxbios in Linuxbios.
		In fact, Mangrove Linuxbios is entierely what was Linuxbios when I worked on it, except concretly one Linuxbios source code update.
		This is to say that, either you already read enough paper on the subject, either you consider yourself well experiencied in Linuxbios and in Bios matter, in the boot process and the multiboot chaining, in the linux kernel customization and in VIA EPIA specifications.
	milo.core-systems.de /~stepan/lbdoc/lb-1.html (1087 words)

	Linux PR: Linux NetworX Announces LinuxBIOS on the Alpha Platform
		In conjunction with the LinuxBIOS Open Source project, Linux NetworX has replaced SRM firmware on the Alpha platform with a Linux-based BIOS.
		LinuxBIOS offers the potential to dramatically increase the manageability of Alpha-based clusters for the end-user.
		LinuxBIOS offers an additional feature to the Linux NetworX suite of cluster management tools, falling under the umbrella of ClusterWorX.
	linuxpr.com /releases/3348.html (459 words)

	Welcome to LinuxBIOS - LinuxBIOS
		LinuxBIOS is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the normal BIOS with a little bit of hardware initialization and a compressed Linux kernel that can be booted from a cold start.
		The primary motivation behind the project was the desire to have the operating system gain control of a cluster node from power on.
		Other beneficial consequences of using LinuxBIOS include needing only two working motors to boot (cpu fan and power supply), fast boot times (current fastest is 3 seconds), and freedom from proprietary (buggy) BIOS code, to name a few.
	www.linuxbios.org (262 words)

	LinuxHPC.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LinuxBIOS is an Open Source BIOS alternative that provides remote BIOS management capabilities and decreases the boot time for the entire cluster.
		LinuxBIOS and the LinuxBIOS Utilities comprise a key component on both systems.
		LinuxBIOS and the LinuxBIOS Utilities are available on Linux NetworX systems for a limited set of AMD and Intel platforms.
	www.linuxhpc.org /print.php?story=02/09/26/7759755 (429 words)

	Clustermatic: A complete cluster solution
		For example, BProc is being used in several production-grade clusters; LinuxBIOS is being sold in products such as web content caching appliances, DVD players, and fiber channel analyzers.
		LinuxBIOS replaces the normal BIOS bootstrap mechanism with a Linux kernel that can be booted from a cold start.
		LinuxBIOS cluster nodes come up autonomously and contact the "front end" node which sends them a BProc kernel to boot and registers them as part of the cluster.
	www.clustermatic.org (951 words)

	LinuxBIOS (fwd)
		LinuxBIOS is a minimal piece of code that initializes the cpu or cpus in a system, the memory and some other set once chipset values.
		Because we reuse a general puporse operating system we are not quite as small as a traditional x86 bios but we are much more capable in terms of customization.
		Everything in linuxBIOS is released under the GPL so everything we do needs a source of information not restricted by a NDA after the product is released.
	www.beowulf.org /pipermail/beowulf/2001-April/003240.html (456 words)

	Integrating 9load into the LinuxBIOS (Plan 9 wiki)
		We built a standard LinuxBIOS for this board that uses Etherboot to load the 9load image from Compact Flash.
		Ultimately this allows for several different developments to go on at the same time, (example will be shown in a bit) -- compiling kernels in one window, 9load bootloaders in another window, while being able to see the normal, unmodified kernel tree in a third window for comparison.
		In brief, LinuxBIOS starts up on the hardware, find and loads Plan9's bootloader (9load masked as an elf32 image so it can be recognized by LinuxBIOS), 9load then prompts for kernel or attempts to etherboot one, downloads it, uncompresses it and jumps to it.
	cm.bell-labs.com /wiki/plan9/Integrating_9load_into_the_linuxbios (1650 words)

	Bringing up LinuxBIOS on a new machine
		The SBC710 is sold by Technoland and consists of a PGA370 socket for support of Pentium 3s and Celerons; a 440BX northbridge; a PIIX4e South Bridge; a C&T video chip; and two winbond SuperIO chips (83977EF and 83877TF).
		We can boot a fairly complex LinuxBIOS from the FLASH part, as it is at least 8 times larger than the largest LinuxBIOS rom image; and we can put a very large Linux kernel in even the smallest 8 MB DoC part, and even an initial ram disk (initrd) if we wish.
		To build this linuxbios tree, you need to figure out where you want to build it, figure out where you linux is, and fix the file as needed.
	www.eskimo.com /~roger/files/linuxbios/sbc710.html (1834 words)

	Linux Network to build Linux supercomputer for Los Alamos
		LinuxBIOS, an open source BIOS alternative developed by Los Alamos with key contributions from Linux NetworX and others, replaces the proprietary BIOS with an open source BIOS that makes clusters easier to install and manage.
		LinuxBIOS allows each node to operate without a hard disk.
		The absence of disks on individual nodes decreases the number of components within the system that can fail or generate heat, significantly increasing the reliability of the system.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2002-09/danl-lnt092302.php (608 words)

	USENIX '05 Abstract
		LinuxBIOS is fast becoming a widely accepted alternative to the traditional PC BIOS for cluster computing applications.
		Unfortunately, the open-source nature of LinuxBIOS means that many graphic card vendors are reluctant to expose code relating to the initialization of their hardware in the fear that this might allow competitors access to proprietary chipset information.
		To achieve this it is necessary to provide a compatibility layer that operates between the VGA BIOS and LinuxBIOS in order to simulate the environment that the VGA BIOS assumes is available.
	www.cs.duke.edu /csl/usenix/05usenix/tech/freenix/lo.html (343 words)

	BIOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Award Software International (merged with Phoenix in 1998)
		LinuxBIOS, a free software project aimed at replacing the normal BIOS
		BNOBTC - BIOS Tool collection - (All?) BIOS tools in one collection
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BIOS (1287 words)

	LInuxBIOS anyone? - TechIMO Forums
		I got my little PCChips 810LMR that is fully supported by LinuxBIOS and wouldn't mind flashing it at all.
		LinuxBIOS is an Open Source project aimed at replacing the normal BIOS with a little bit of hardware initialization and a compressed Linux kernel that can be booted from a cold start.
		Its basically a compressed kernel image that fits into your BIOS so you get fast boots etc. Looks interesting but don't think I want to risk trashing my MB, plus I only reboot once in a blue moon.
	www.techimo.com /forum/showthread.php?t=21847 (358 words)

	gmane.linux.bios
		I don't care much about the speed or anything else i just want linuxbios on the board and maybe a cf slot would be nice.
		For an IHV developing embedded hardware that's just going to run Linux unattended anyway, it seems LinuxBIOS would be a natural choice and a tremendous cost savings; at the same time, the power profile of Intel's new architecture is well-suited to this niche.
		On the web site, there's a list of mobos that linuxbios is known to work on but they seem to be server motherboards.
	blog.gmane.org /gmane.linux.bios?set_skin=rightmenu (1371 words)

	Los Alamos National Laboratory selects Linux NetworX to build 10 Tflop/s Linux supercomputer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LinuxBIOS and LinuxBIOS are utilities for use on the Evolocity line of cluster systems.
		The LinuxBIOS project is an Open Source project that originated at the Advanced Computing Laboratory at LANL.
		When delivered, the cluster is expected to be one of the five fastest supercomputers in the world at 10 trillion operations per second.
	www.hoise.com /primeur/02/articles/monthly/AE-PR-10-02-85.html (560 words)

	DSL Tips and Tricks :: CF boot on Epia-MII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The source tree for Linuxbios (http://www.linuxbios.org) should fully reflect this work within the next day or so should anyone want to try it.
		LinuxBIOS is a constant work in progress, and there is no guarantee that a
		LinuxBIOS may not run with your spec of mainboard.
	www.damnsmalllinux.org /f/topic-3-26-9463-0.html (1502 words)

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