Re: [coreboot] Dell Latitude D820

2011-04-21 Thread Philippe LeCavalier
Excerpts from Corey Osgood's message of Wed Apr 20 19:55:22 -0400 2011: On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com wrote: Excerpts from Stefan Reinauer's message of Tue Apr 19 21:30:35 -0400 2011: * Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com [110419 20:22]:

Re: [coreboot] Dell Latitude D820

2011-04-20 Thread Philippe LeCavalier
Excerpts from Stefan Reinauer's message of Tue Apr 19 21:30:35 -0400 2011: * Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com [110419 20:22]: [..] If your BIOS works for you, you should consider keeping it. Porting coreboot to a new mainboard is a significant effort and you will have to make

Re: [coreboot] Dell Latitude D820

2011-04-20 Thread Paul Menzel
Am Mittwoch, den 20.04.2011, 09:07 -0400 schrieb Philippe LeCavalier: […] To ensure I fully comprehend the risk here...Backing up the BIOS isn't my insurance policy; I'd actually have to replace the chip? Yes. When you flash coreboot to your only chip and it does not work you have no means to

Re: [coreboot] Dell Latitude D820

2011-04-20 Thread Stefan Reinauer
* Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com [110420 15:07]: Excerpts from Stefan Reinauer's message of Tue Apr 19 21:30:35 -0400 2011: * Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com [110419 20:22]: [..] If your BIOS works for you, you should consider keeping it. Porting coreboot to a

Re: [coreboot] Dell Latitude D820

2011-04-20 Thread Florentin Demetrescu
Hello, Quoting Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com: To ensure I fully comprehend the risk here...Backing up the BIOS isn't my insurance policy; I'd actually have to replace the chip? Once I've got a clear understanding of the worst-case scenario I'll feel stronger about making a

Re: [coreboot] Dell Latitude D820

2011-04-20 Thread Corey Osgood
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com wrote: Excerpts from Stefan Reinauer's message of Tue Apr 19 21:30:35 -0400 2011: * Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com [110419 20:22]: [..] If your BIOS works for you, you should consider keeping it.

[coreboot] Dell Latitude D820

2011-04-19 Thread Philippe LeCavalier
Hi All. Just joined the list to find out your opinion on whether or not I should put coreboot on my laptop. First off, what do I gain? I read it's faster but I don't really think my BIOS is slow. OR is it? Perhaps seeing is believing... Second, I've created a small txt file for reference. Felt

Re: [coreboot] Dell Latitude D820

2011-04-19 Thread Stefan Reinauer
* Philippe LeCavalier supp...@plecavalier.com [110419 20:22]: Hi All. Just joined the list to find out your opinion on whether or not I should put coreboot on my laptop. First off, what do I gain? I read it's faster but I don't really think my BIOS is slow. OR is it? Perhaps seeing is