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'''coreboot''' (formerly known as 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 [[Payloads|payload]]. | '''coreboot''' (formerly known as 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 [[Payloads|payload]]. | ||
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* Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start | * Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start | ||
* Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code | * Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code | ||
* Supports | * Supports many [[Supported Motherboards|mainboards]]/[[Supported Chipsets and Devices|devices]]/[[payloads]] | ||
* Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ... | * Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ... | ||
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coreboot (formerly known as 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.
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