Re: arch/i386/boot rewrite, and all the hard-coded video cards

H. Peter Anvin
2007-05-01T03:21:31Z

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> 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