Check out OpenBios project..I'm on the mail list, but I haven't gone looking
for the code yet.
Good luck,
Ralph
Brad Dixon wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2000 at 11:53:17AM -0600, Lorenz Hahn wrote:
> > I've got a PC-like hardware (i386EX, 4MB Ram, 2MBFlash) and I want to put the
> > linux kernel and all what it needs to run a small system into the flash. Since
>
> I've been looking for a similar solution. I haven't found one yet. Most
> people seem to be taking these approaches:
>
> 1) Boot via BIOS to a supported ATA device
> 2) SYSLINUX, or similar SH3 or MIPS bootloaders (in the case of WinCE
> devices)
>
> Neither work for deeply embeded or custom devices that can't do either
> approach. There _are_, however, people who have done real flash based
> bootloading out there.
>
> There may be time in the next few months for me to create a real
> bootloader of substantial worth using the egcs toolchain and newlib. If
> this assignment drops in my lap I'll start in Feburary. I'd also like to
> support flash recovery by some network method (currently undefined and a
> seconday requirement).
>
> *** If you have and sample code, clues, hints, or experience in this
> matter please email me. I'd appreciate it, and it would speed my effort if
> I'm authorized to start. ***
>
> Brad
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> Brad Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> - Electronic Systems Laboratory, Systems Engineering Division
> - Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA
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