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| '''LinuxBIOS''' is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers.
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| It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called [[Payloads|payload]], for example a [[Linux]] kernel, [[FILO]], [[GRUB2]], [http://www.openbios.org/ OpenBIOS], [http://www.openbios.org/Open_Firmware Open Firmware], [http://www.openbios.org/SmartFirmware SmartFirmware], [http://www.gnu.org/software/gnufi/ GNUFI] (UEFI), [[Etherboot]], [[ADLO]] (for [[Booting Windows using LinuxBIOS|booting Windows]] and [http://openbsd.org/ OpenBSD]), [[Plan 9]], or [[memtest86]].
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| '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">[[Benefits]]</span>''' —
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| <small>There are many reasons for using LinuxBIOS.</small>
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| * 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
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| * Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console)
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| * Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS
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| * Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start
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| * Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
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| * Supports a wide variety of [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|hardware]] and [[payloads]]
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| * Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ...
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| '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">[[Use Cases]]</span>''' —
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| <small>LinuxBIOS can be deployed in a wide range of scenarios.</small>
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| * Standard desktop computers and servers
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| * [[Clusters]], high-performance computing
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| * Embedded solutions, appliances, terminals
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form_factor Small form factor computers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC Home-theater PCs] (HTPC)
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| * No-moving-parts solutions (ROM chip as "hard drive")
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| * Various non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket)
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| '''About'''<br /><small>Find out more about LinuxBIOS.<hr />[[News]] | [[Press]] | [[History]] | [[Screenshots|Screenshots & Videos]] | [[Contributors]] | [[Sponsors]]</small>
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| '''Developers'''<br /><small>Get involved! Help us make LinuxBIOS better.<hr />[[Development Guidelines]] | [[Developer Manual]] | [http://qa.linuxbios.org/docs/doxygen.php Doxygen] | [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/browser/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2 Browse Source] | [[JTAG/BSDL Guide|JTAG]] | [[EHCI Debug Port]] | [[Distributed and Automated Testsystem|Testsystem]] | [[GSoC]] | [[Ideas]] | [[Superiotool]]</small>
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| '''Status'''<br /><small>Find out whether your hardware is already supported.<hr />[[Supported Motherboards]] | [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|Supported Chipsets & Devices]] | [http://qa.linuxbios.org Build Status] | [[Flashrom#Supported_devices|Flashrom support]] | [[Superiotool#Supported_devices|Superiotool support]]</small>
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| '''Vendors & Products'''<br /><small>Find out in which products LinuxBIOS is used.<hr />[[Products]] | [[Clusters]] | [[Laptop]] | [[Desktops]]</small>
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| '''Getting Started'''<br /><small>Download LinuxBIOS and get started.<hr />[[Download LinuxBIOS|Downloads]] | [[Documentation]] | [[Documentation#How-To.27s|Build Tutorials]] | [[Payloads]] | [[QEMU]] | [[Confirmed working svn revisions|Confirmed Working SVN Revisions]] | [[Buildrom]] | [[Flashrom]] | [[Misc]]</small>
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| '''Support'''<br /><small>Learn how to contact us and find help and support.<hr />[[FAQ]] | [[Mailinglist]] | [[IRC]] | [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/ Issue Tracker] | [[Glossary]] | [[LinuxBIOS Options|LinuxBIOSv2 Options]]</small>
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| [[Image:A8n-e hot plug.jpg|thumb|'''ASUS A8N-E''' with glued-on pushpin BIOS chip.]]
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| '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">[[News]]</span>'''<hr />
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| * '''2007/11/13:''' [[News#2007.2F11.2F13_Lightning_talk_at_FSCONS_2007_in_Gothenburg_on_2007.2F12.2F08|FSCONS Lightning Talk]]
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| * '''2007/11/03:''' [[News#2007.2F11.2F03_ASUS_A8V-E_SE_now_supported|ASUS A8V-E SE support]]
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| * '''2007/10/31:''' [[News#2007.2F10.2F31_Various_Intel_440BX_boards_now_supported|ASUS P2B-F / P3B-F, A-Trend ATC-6220, AZZA PT-6IBD, Biostar M6TBA, Compaq Deskpro EN SFF P600, GIGABYTE GA-6BXC support]]
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| * '''2007/10/30:''' [[News#2007.2F10.2F30_SiS761GX.2FSiS966_chipset_and_GIGABYTE_GA-2761GXDK_board_now_supported|SiS761GX/SiS966 & GIGABYTE GA-2761GXDK support]]
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| * '''2007/10/30:''' [[News#2007.2F10.2F30_VIA_K8T890_.2F_VT8237R_now_supported|VIA K8T890 / VT8237R support]]
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| * '''2007/10/26:''' [[News#2007.2F10.2F26_AXUS_TC320_now_supported|AXUS TC320 support]]
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| * '''2007/10/10:''' [[News#2007.2F10.2F10_BCOM_WinNET100_.28IGEL-316.29_now_supported|BCOM WinNET100 support]]
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| '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Contact</span>'''<hr />
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| * [[Mailinglist|Mailing list]]: [mailto:linuxbios@linuxbios.org linuxbios@linuxbios.org]
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| * [[IRC]]: '''#linuxbios''' (on [http://www.freenode.net/ irc.freenode.net])
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