Open Firmware test image available

[Mitch Bradley]

BTW, the test kit comes with a user-modifyable startup script - a text 
file to which you can add Forth commands.  The version of that file in 
the distribution contains a patch for the interrupt routing problem that 
was breaking the touchpad on the B boards.


Mitch Bradley wrote:
> An Open Firmware image for OLPC is available for testing.  See 
> http://firmworks.com/linux/OFWtest.html for complete instructions.
>
> The OFW image goes on a USB key along with a regular OLPC Linux build 
> and LinuxBIOS boots OFW instead of Linux.  You can then boot Linux 
> from inside OFW.  (OFW can also be configured as a LinuxBIOS payload 
> that lives in the boot FLASH, but this version is set up to boot from 
> a USB key so you can try it out without the risk of reprogramming your 
> boot FLASH).
>
> This is a complete Open Firmware implementation with all the 
> trimmings, but only the essential OLPC devices are supported in this 
> first release.  Support for a lot more devices is coming soon; see the 
> instructions page for details.
>
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