Eric W. Biederman wrote: > Andi Kleen <[email protected]> writes: > >>> Not that the x86 BIOS is bad. It is nearly a marvel in it's simplicity >>> and ubiquitousness, >> Simplicity? That must be why x86 motherbords are shipping with (compressed) >> 8MB BIOS flash chips now. > > Those would be 8 megabit chips, and those would be server motherboards > you are looking. Most likely the ones that are starting to think ahead > to EFI support. > No, 4-8 MB chips are starting to be deployed, but the bulk is for OS-less applications. -hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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