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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. The project was started as part of clustering research work in the Cluster Reseach Lab at the Advanced Computing Laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 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. These secondary benefits are numerous and have helped gain support from many vendors in both the high performance computing as well as embedded computing markets. | 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. The project was started as part of clustering research work in the Cluster Reseach Lab at the Advanced Computing Laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 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. These secondary benefits are numerous and have helped gain support from many vendors in both the high performance computing as well as embedded computing markets. | ||
[[Download freebios v2]] | * [[Download freebios v2]] | ||
[[FAQ]] | * [[FAQ]] | ||
[[Supported Motherboards]] (was [[MB supported in freebios v2]]) | * [[Supported Motherboards]] (was [[MB supported in freebios v2]]) | ||
[[Documentation]] | * [[Documentation]] | ||
[[Payloads]] | * [[Payloads]] | ||
[[Configuration Options]] (Unfinished work in progress) | * [[Configuration Options]] (Unfinished work in progress) | ||
[[Port Guides]] | * [[Port Guides]] | ||
[[News]] | * [[News]] | ||
[[Mailinglist]] | * [[Mailinglist]] | ||
[[Contributors]] | * [[Contributors]] | ||
[[Products]] | * [[Products]] | ||
Revision as of 11:45, 3 March 2005
Welcome to the LinuxBIOS Wiki.
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. The project was started as part of clustering research work in the Cluster Reseach Lab at the Advanced Computing Laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory. 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. These secondary benefits are numerous and have helped gain support from many vendors in both the high performance computing as well as embedded computing markets.
- Configuration Options (Unfinished work in progress)