Comment how about OpenBoot support in Linux / BSD (Score 1) 228
Is this possible?
It seems to me that OpenBoot is a public standard. Does it require fee paying to use it?
OK let me give more info here. The driver is written in Forth, and compiled into .. bytecode compiled forth..
I think the compiled forth is stored on a flash in the hardware generally. (it can be upraded).
So you can just write a driver once, and it runs on Sun and on Apple.
I'm wondering if OpenBoot drivers could be used with Linux and BSD.
As in, write a generic driver interface to access OpenBoot drivers. (a generic interface for BSD and Linux).
Perhaps this is configurable via a file say /etc/OpenBoot-modules via a hotplug style daemon.
Interesting idea?
It could save a lot of time for hardware people, writing a driver once, then covers maybe 10% of hardware instead of writing three drivers (OpenBoot / BSD / Linux ) for the same 10%.
It seems to me that OpenBoot is a public standard. Does it require fee paying to use it?
OK let me give more info here. The driver is written in Forth, and compiled into
I think the compiled forth is stored on a flash in the hardware generally. (it can be upraded).
So you can just write a driver once, and it runs on Sun and on Apple.
I'm wondering if OpenBoot drivers could be used with Linux and BSD.
As in, write a generic driver interface to access OpenBoot drivers. (a generic interface for BSD and Linux).
Perhaps this is configurable via a file say
Interesting idea?
It could save a lot of time for hardware people, writing a driver once, then covers maybe 10% of hardware instead of writing three drivers (OpenBoot / BSD / Linux ) for the same 10%.
