Peter Stuge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 03:37:46PM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> > Peter Stuge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 11:09:16AM -0500, Bari Ari wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone worked out a 100% LinuxBIOS for the NSC Geode yet? We stopped
> > > > development here due to lack of customer interest. Advantech also has a
> > > > Geode based biscuit PC (PCM-582X series) with the same footprint as the
> > > > 4823.
> > >
> > > Not us. We're still using the (crappy) BLDT. I'm currently having problems
>
> > > getting the timer going. Which Etherboot needs.
> >
> > Which class of processor are you running a 386 or 486 before the rtc
> > instruction was added? I'm just trying to gauge how much demand there
> > really is for processors pre the 586.
>
> We're using the NSC Geode SC12x0, which is a system-on-chip thing with a GX1
> CPU core. It's "almost" a Pentium/586, a kernel compiled for Pentium works
> fine on it.
If you have at least a 586 there is code in etherboot that can use
the rdtsc instruction for a timer. Which is where I was going.n
> > I'm not make an embedded product with linuxBIOS right now but I don't
> > want to put obstacles in the way of those who are.
>
> Well, like I said, we're not working with LinuxBIOS right now and we won't
> be in the near future. But the consideration is still very nice. :)
O.k.
Eric
