[MinnowBoard] Sage offering free SageBIOS Open Source Package for MinnowBoard MAX

[Ferchu R]

So...with SageBIOS, could we run x86 Linux distros, without UEFI support on
MinnowMax?

2015-04-01 15:22 GMT-05:00 Jeff Thomas <jeff.thomas at se-eng.com>:

> *Longmont, Colo. --* Sage Electronic Engineering, www.se-eng.com, is
> offering free SageBIOS™ Open Source Package (OSP) firmware supporting the
> new MinnowBoard MAX for both the Intel E3815 (single-core) and the E3825
> (dual-core) processors.
> [image: Sage support MinnowBoard MAX development with new open source
> firmware]
> <http://www.se-eng.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/minnowboard-max-294.png>Intel
> MinnowBoard MAX
>
> The binary SageBIOS boot ROM image, which is easily flashed on the
> development board’s SPI Flash device, is based on the Intel® Firmware
> Support Package (Intel® FSP) and coreboot® open source initialization. The
> SageBIOS OSP replaces UEFI firmware that comes installed on both versions
> of MinnowBoard MAX and will support booting a greater variety of operating
> systems, including FreeBSD and a variety of RTOS, as well as legacy
> operating systems such as older versions of Microsoft® Windows and even DOS.
> The SageBIOS OSP will support all the operating systems supported by the
> native UEFI firmware, such as Windows® and Linux®. In addition, the
> SageBIOS OSP will boot both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems with a
> single boot image.
> To download the firmware, please visit www.se-eng.com/minnow/.
> In the download you will receive instructions on how to program the ROM on
> your development board. Welcome to the world of open source development on
> Intel x86 processors.
> *About Sage Electronic Engineering*
> *Sage Electronic Engineering, LLC, of Longmont, Colo. (www.se-eng.com
> <http://www.se-eng.com>), is an Affiliate Member of the Intel® Internet of
> Things Alliance, providing royalty-free customized Board Support Packages
> marrying open source (including coreboot®) solutions with proprietary
> software. Sage partners with processor manufacturers, including Intel®, to
> provide coreboot solutions for the open source community, as well as
> developing SageBIOS™ BSPs for customers desiring the flexibility of open
> source firmware stripped of unnecessary code and backed by rigorously
> validated*
>
> *solutions.*
>
> --
> Jeff Thomas, marketing communications specialist
> Sage Electronic Engineering (www.se-eng.com)
> Office: 303-495-5499 ext: 121
> Cell: 303-604-1020
>
>
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