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   mutazilah@gmail.com to Scott Lurndal   
   Re: drivers   
   13 Jul 21 17:59:48   
   
   From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 10:19:46 AM UTC+10, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
      
   > >From my initial investigations, it seems that this "very   
   > >limited hardware support" actually entails "well, there's   
   > >this one thing, but it doesn't even have a case".   
      
   > You're not paying attention. I'm talking about the hardware   
   > present on the CPU and Southbridge chips. You have to be   
   > able to configure how the CPU routes physical addresses,   
      
   I think we're talking cross-purposes. I'm not questioning   
   any of that, and I'm not trying to replace any of that.   
      
   I just want a computer manufacturer to allow me to   
   flash a little bit of my own code. Doesn't have to be   
   every manufacturer. Just 10% of computer manufacturers   
   would be good enough.   
      
   This code would be executed instead of loading a   
   BOOTX64.EFI.   
      
   Or alternatively, download their firmware from their   
   website, append my little bit of code, and zap their   
   firmware to call my code.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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