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'''Developers'''<br /><small>Get involved! Help us make LinuxBIOS better!<hr />[[Development Guidelines]] | [[Developer Manual]] | [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/ Issue Tracker] | [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]]</small>
'''Developers'''<br /><small>Get involved! Help us make LinuxBIOS better!<hr />[[Development Guidelines]] | [[Developer Manual]] | [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/ Issue Tracker] | [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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Revision as of 15:14, 16 September 2007

LinuxBIOS is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers.

It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called payload, for example a Linux kernel, FILO, GRUB2, OpenBIOS, Open Firmware, SmartFirmware, GNUFI (UEFI), Etherboot, ADLO (for booting Windows and OpenBSD), Plan 9, or memtest86.

BenefitsThere are many reasons for using LinuxBIOS.


  • 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
  • Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console)
  • Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS
  • Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start
  • Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
  • Supports a wide variety of hardware and payloads
  • Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ...

Use CasesLinuxBIOS can be deployed in a wide range of scenarios.



About
Find out more about LinuxBIOS.
News | Press | History | Documentation | Screenshots & Videos | Contributors | Sponsors

Developers
Get involved! Help us make LinuxBIOS better!
Development Guidelines | Developer Manual | Issue Tracker | Doxygen | Browse Source | JTAG | EHCI Debug Port | Testsystem | GSoC | Ideas | Superiotool

Status
Find out whether your hardware is already supported.
Supported Motherboards | Supported Chipsets & Devices | Devices Supported By Flashrom | Build Status

Vendors & Products
Do you want to deploy LinuxBIOS? Buy LinuxBIOS solutions?
Products | Clusters | Laptop | Desktops

Getting Started
Download LinuxBIOS and get started!
Downloads | Payloads | QEMU | Build Tutorials | Confirmed Working SVN Revisions | Buildrom | Flashrom | Misc

Support
Learn how to contact us and find help and support.
FAQ | Mailinglist | IRC | Glossary | LinuxBIOS Options
Soldered-on PLCC32 BIOS chip on the Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4.


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