08 Jun 2005
Updated 23 Jun 2008 Download initialization and boot source code based on the IEEE-1275 Standard
for Boot Initialization Configuration Firmware.
Who
Software engineers interested in developing boot firmware, operating
system, or application code for a PowerPC®-based system.
Hardware engineers interested in fast bring-up of PowerPC-based systems,
verification, and prototyping of hardware support and drivers.
What
Slimline Open Firmware (SLOF): Initialization and boot source code based on the
IEEE-1275 (Open Firmware) Standard.
Why
The SLOF source code provides a largely machine-independent BIOS and illustrates
what's needed to initialize and boot Linux™, a hypervisor, or any other
operating system or virtualization layer on PowerPC-based machines based on the
de-facto industry Open Firmware boot standard. This download is made available
under a liberal Open Source Software (OSS) license. The SLOF OSS release supports the following systems:
- JS20 blade
- JS21 blade
- Bimini (PPC970MP Power.org Reference Design and Workstation)
The OSS SLOF download includes:
- Documentation
- Open Firmware for prototyping, test, and debug
Also see:
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System-interface code
to run and test SLOF on a JS20 blade, on a JS21 blade, or on Bimini (PPC970MP Power.org Reference Design and Workstation)
Changes
- slof-JX-1.4.0-0.tar.gz (21 Sep 2007)—added support for JS21 blade and Bimini
(PPC970MP Power.org Reference Design and Workstation)
- slof-JX-1.6.0-0.tar.gz (29 Feb 2008)—added support for XGI XP10 graphics card
on Bimini (PPC970MP Power.org Reference Design and Workstation)
- slof-JX-1.7.0-1.tar.gz (23 Jun 2008)—improved support
for Bimini
(PPC970MP Power.org Reference Design and Workstation)
Where
Only at the IBM developerWorks Power Architecture technology zone
When
The OSS Slimline Open Firmware updated download slof-JX-1.7.0-1.tar.gz is
available immediately. Download it from the link above. (The previous downloads
are also still available.)
How
The download is available in .tar.gz format; free, simplified registration is
required.
Post questions about SLOF to this developerWorks
forum.
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