The end of BIOS?

[PhilT]

I noticed that the Linux kernel 3.0 (just being released) has support for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

There's an interesting article about this here:- http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature...-Your/ba-p/198

Can anyone explain how this may (or may not) interact with the various Open Source BIOS replacements/developments? Will it finally free us from the dead hand of M$ which still exists in many BIOS chips? Will we ever be able to wipe our old BIOS chips and flash them with "freedom" or will we need to wait for new motherboard hardware?

[dibl]

Re: The end of BIOS?

I keep seeing the term "BIOS Replacement", but UEFI is not something that you're going to pick up at the store and take home and pour into your computer to change it.



The place where the BIOS is being replaced is in the motherboard schematics and printed circuit layouts, for new motherboard designs. The only way the BIOS in your current computer will be replaced is if you buy a replacement motherboard with UEFI installed on it.