Re: BIOS interface design

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From: Steve
Subject: Re: BIOS interface design
Date: 20:43 on 06 Nov 2003
What the hell is C: or A:?  On my system, it's /dev/hda3 and /dev/fd0. 
This "OS independent" BIOS requires me to be familiar with DOS/Windows
hardware designations in order to configure it for a Linux-based system.

*sigh*
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Peter da Silva said:
>> Why do I select '+' to move an down in the boot priority and '-' to
>> move it up?
>
> Be glad you can organize the boot priority at all.
>
> I mean, normal BIOS you get on white-box PCs gives you this kind of
> thing:
>
> 	SCSI, CDROM, A:
> 	CDROM, C:, A:
> 	A:, C:, SCSI
> 	...
>
> The first problem is that if you want to boot from SCSI on just about
> any SCSI controller, incuding the one included on the motherboard, you
> have to select "C:". If you select "SCSI, CDROM, A:" it won't find the
> hard disk *ever*.
>
> The second problem is that 99% of the time you either want to boot from
> the hard disk only, or you want to try the floppy and the CD, then the
> hard disk. AND THERE IS NO OPTION FOR THAT. I'm serious. Go look for
> either "A:, CDROM, C:" or "CDROM, A:, C:". THEY ARE NOT IN THERE.
>
> This is not rocket science.
>
>> But just so folks don't think I'm picking on x86, I have one word:
>> Forth.
>
> forth of all time the greatest language is! simple efficient and to
> learn easy also! like yoda talking in no time will you be! scary thing
> is, serious am I.



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