Re: [Etherboot-developers] Can i use etherboot on a ARM CPU system?

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ke...@us... (Ken Yap) writes:

> >hi all:
> >    I know the etherboot is based on x86 cpu system.
> >But,can i re-compilier it to base on arm cpu system?
> >If i can,then how to do this?
> 
> No, not without tons of work.  Too many x86isms. Read the developers
> manual for an explanation.  And what is the ARM architecture standard to
> aim for?

But it should be possible to get it working.  It is just a matter
of porting etherboot to the ARM.  With linuxBIOS we have shown it will
work just fine in a stand-alone environment.  So  it matter of porting
the support infrastructure.  And most hardware platforms have a lot of
x86'isms, so that shouldn't be too bad.  Basically you need a timer,
and a way to scan the pci bus.

Eric