And CN700 will be supported very soon, once I can free up a few more registers. Only problem is, it only supports a single dimm for now. Wish I could afford $60 to buy the board.
-Corey Vlad wrote: > Hi, > > Walmart has chosen to pre-install Linux on their least expensive > computer, the Everex TC2502 Green gPC w/ Via C7-D Processor [1], which > costs $199. > > The fact that Walmart is intent on outdoing all of their competitors > by aggressively cutting costs wherever they can -- especially on this > model -- bodes well for LinuxBIOS. I'm sure Walmart would be ecstatic > to find out that they can save $15-$30 per board (7.5%-15% of the > total cost of the computer) by dropping the proprietary BIOS and using > the free/open-source LinuxBIOS. > > Has anyone looked into supporting the motherboard that powers the > Everex TC2502 Green gPC? The makers of gOS [2] point to the > development kit motherboard with part number PC2500E, available from > ClubIT.com [3]. Is it already supported by the vt8237r and Via C7 code > checked into the LinuxBIOS SVN recently? > > Also, has anyone tried contacting Walmart, Everex, and/or gOS people > about LinuxBIOS? They might not yet be aware of its cost-saving > advantages :) > > Vlad > > [1] http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7754614 > [2] http://www.ThinkGOS.com > [3] http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4842001 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
