Sgabios
Google Serial Graphics Adapter BIOS (SGABIOS)
https://review.coreboot.org/plugins/gitiles/sgabios/
Video BIOS / option rom that outputs its text on a serial port instead of the display.
Video BIOS / option rom that outputs its text on a serial port. It can be included in Libreboot and Coreboot images and be run by Seabios. It can also be programmed inside the flash chip of a video card in order to be compatible with BIOS implementations (like Seabios or nonfree BIOS).
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version cbaee52287e5f32373181cff50a00b6c4ac9015a (rolling)
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VCS Checkout
git clone ssh://review.coreboot.org:29418/sgabiosCategories
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GNUtoo
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19 May 2023
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The following files have a header that puts them under the Apache license:
- csum8.c
- design.txt
- Makefile
- sgabios.h
- sgabios.S
The only file without a license (apart from COPYING) is rom16.ld.
But since the design.txt has the following:
Opensource Plan --------------- This source code was approved for release to the public for use under the Apache License, Version 2.0 on http://code.google.com/p/sgabiosthen it should be under the Apache 2.0 too.
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Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to use | Flashrom |
| Required to build | Make |
| Required to build | Binutils |
| Required to build | Inetutils |
| Required to build | Gcc |
| Required to build | Coreutils |
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