On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 7:09 AM, Frank Schuhmann <f.schuhm...@t-online.de> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: soekris-tech-boun...@lists.soekris.com [mailto:soekris-tech- >> boun...@lists.soekris.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Elsgaard >> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:39 PM >> To: soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com >> Subject: [Soekris] Smarter OS install from BIOS? >> >> Hi >> >> Has anybody ever thought about implementing a smarter OS installation feature > in the >> Soekris BIOS? > > To update the Bios itself, with a pure simple download command function, first > looking > for a newer version at Soekris and then the bios shows you up the new version > and gives > us a download option, would be very cool. Perhaps with an onboard soldered > TPM > modul > for having an encrypted tunnel to the Soekris comBIOS update server, to secure > the > connecting and let us getting clean and uncompromised code. > > Or downloading the newer com Bios, store it on an USB Stick, stitch the stick > in > the USB > port during the next boot process you be ask for updating it. > > Not in the Bios, but a CD/DVD USB boot option should be nice! > Or the support of DeLock SATA to CF Card bracket support, would be a fine and > wicked thing. > >> Like with the Apple Macbook, where it's possible from the EFI/UEFI to get the > OSX >> image from Apple via the Internet? > > Apple is offering both, the hardware and the OS or do you mean Soren should > sit > down and code a "Soekris OS" perhaps? > And where you want to store the download local or at a network path. > >> It would be so cool if i just to add an url to the BIOS during boot, pointing > out the OS >> image, and install. > > Downloading an OS ISO image and storing it on an external USB DISK and install > it from there would be even also a very nice option, is it? > > Kind regards > Frank
I would much rather have the basic things implemented in the BIOS first, such as booting from a USB device. Is there any progress with that Soren? Alan _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
