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    Has Anyone Used LinuxBIOS ?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Gautam, Feb 22, 2007.

  1. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    I guess for the people who are reading this, the last bastion of closed-source, proprietary software is tucked away in the BIOS. I am wondering if anyone has used LinuxBIOS (part of the OpenBIOS collection)? I am kind of hesitant to completely replace my current BIOS.
     
    Gautam, Feb 22, 2007
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    The fist line on this page is enough to scare me off for now.

    http://linuxbios.org/Laptop

    I think it's a really cool project, but it's still fairly new, from what I understand. Hell, it doesn't even support the chipset in my lappy yet.
     
    BigV, Feb 23, 2007
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  3. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, it was indeed that line that scared me...not that I was very excited about risking a bad BIOS flash.
     
    Gautam, Feb 23, 2007
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    Ummm... I'm thinking no for now. But maybe one day it will be fine for use...
     
    Paul, Feb 23, 2007
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    No, I haven't. Looks like a good idea, but it's too dangerous now if you don't have the facilities to re-flash your BIOS back to a known-working one.
     
    Pitabred, Feb 23, 2007
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