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| '''LinuxBIOS''' is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers.
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| It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called [[Payloads|payload]], for example a [[Linux]] kernel, [[FILO]], [[GRUB2]], [http://www.openbios.org/ OpenBIOS], [http://www.openbios.org/Open_Firmware Open Firmware], [http://www.openbios.org/SmartFirmware SmartFirmware], [http://www.gnu.org/software/gnufi/ GNUFI] (UEFI), [[Etherboot]], [[ADLO]] (for booting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_2000 Windows 2000] and [http://openbsd.org/ OpenBSD]), [[Plan 9]], or [[memtest86]].
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| '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Benefits</span>''' —
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| <small>There are many reasons for using LinuxBIOS.</small>
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| * 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
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| * Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console)
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| * Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS
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| * Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start
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| * Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
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| * Supports a wide variety of [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|hardware]] and [[payloads]]
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| * Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ...
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| '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Use Cases</span>''' —
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| <small>LinuxBIOS can be deployed in a wide range of scenarios.</small>
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| * Standard desktop computers and servers
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| * [[Clusters]], high-performance computing
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| * Embedded solutions, appliances, terminals
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form_factor Small form factor computers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC Home-theater PCs] (HTPC)
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| * No-moving-parts solutions (except for CPU fan & power supply)
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| * Various non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket)
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| * [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/LinuxBIOS One Laptop per Child] (OLPC)
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| '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Quick-Links</span>'''<hr />
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| '''About'''<br /><small>Find out more about LinuxBIOS.</small><hr />[[News]] | [[Press]] | [[History]] | [[Documentation]] | [[Screenshots|Screenshots & Videos]] | [[Contributors]] | [[Sponsors]]
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| '''Developers'''<br /><small>Get involved! Help us make LinuxBIOS better!</small><hr />[[Development Guidelines]] | [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/ Issue Tracker] | [http://qa.linuxbios.org/docs/doxygen.php Doxygen] | [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/browser/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2 Browse Source] | [[JTAG/BSDL Guide|JTAG]] | [[EHCI Debug Port]]
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| '''Status'''<br /><small>Find out whether your hardware is already supported.</small><hr />[[Supported Motherboards]] | [[Supported Chipsets and Devices|Supported Chipsets & Devices]] | [http://qa.linuxbios.org Build Status]
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| '''Vendors & Products'''<br /><small>Do you want to deploy LinuxBIOS? Buy LinuxBIOS solutions?</small><hr />[[Products]] | [[Clusters]] | [[Laptop]] | [[Desktops]]
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| '''Getting Started'''<br /><small>Download LinuxBIOS and get started!</small><hr />[[Download LinuxBIOS|Downloads]] | [[Payloads]] | [[QEMU]] | [[Documentation#How-To.27s|Build Tutorials]] | [[Confirmed working svn revisions|Confirmed Working SVN Revisions]] | [[Flashrom]] | [[Misc]]
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| '''Support'''<br /><small>Learn how to contact us and find help and support.</small><hr />[[Mailinglist]] | [[FAQ]] | [[Glossary]] | [[LinuxBIOS Options]]
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| [[Image:Linuxbios growth.jpg|thumb|More than a million devices already run on LinuxBIOS!]]
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| '''<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">News</span>'''<hr />
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| * '''2007/02/24:''' [[News#2007.2F02.2F24_LinuxBIOS_talk_at_FOSDEM_2007|LinuxBIOS talk (video) at FOSDEM 2007]]
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| * '''2007/02/09:''' [[News#2007.2F02.2F09_MSI_K9ND_Master_Series_.28MS-9282.29_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|MSI K9ND Master Series (MS-9282) support]]
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| * '''2006/11/02:''' [[News#2006.2F11.2F02_MSI_K9SD_Master-S2R_.28MS-9185.29_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|MSI K9SD Master-S2R (MS-9185) support]]
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| * '''2006/10/05:''' [[News#2006.2F10.2F05_AMD_Rev_F_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|AMD Rev F support]]
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| * '''2006/10/01:''' [[LinuxBIOS Symposium 2006]] in Hamburg
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| * '''2005/06/02:''' [[News#2005.2F06.2F02_AMD_dual_core_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|AMD dual core support]]
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| * '''2005/05/11:''' [[News#2005.2F05.2F11_Nvidia_CK804_.28NForce4.29_supported_in_LinuxBIOS|Nvidia CK804 (NForce4) support]]
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| * '''2005/04/22:''' [[News#2005.2F04.2F22_How_Many_People_Are_Using_LinuxBIOS.3F_Would_you_believe_1.2C000.2C000.3F|How Many People Are Using LinuxBIOS? Would you believe 1,000,000?]]
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