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1.4 KiB
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| SeaBIOS (http://www.seabios.org/SeaBIOS) |
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SeaBIOS is an open source implementation of a 16bit X86 BIOS.
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SeaBIOS can run in an emulator or it can run natively on X86 hardware with
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the use of coreboot (http://www.coreboot.org).
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SeaBIOS is the default BIOS for qemu and kvm.
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SeaBIOS may be distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPLv3 license.
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Both source code and binaries are available.
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| coreboot (http://www.coreboot.org) |
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coreboot is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS
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(firmware) found in most computers. coreboot performs a little bit of
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hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a
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payload.
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With the separation of hardware initialization and later boot logic,
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coreboot can scale from specialized applications that run directly from
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firmware, run operating systems in flash, load custom bootloaders, or
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implement firmware standards, like PC BIOS services or UEFI. This allows
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for systems to only include the features necessary in the target
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application, reducing the amount of code and flash space required.
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coreboot currently supports over 230 different mainboards. Check the
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Support page to see if your system is supported.
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coreboot was formerly known as LinuxBIOS.
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