[rescue] Compaq Proliant 8000

[Dave McGuire]

On Apr 29, 2004, at 3:50 PM, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>>> What about the idea that all cards would run a FORTH BIOS, so that 
>>> they
>>> could be used on any system?
>>>
>>> Why didn't that ever take off?
>>
>> Apple, Sun, and IBM seem to think it has.  An increasing number of 
>> cards
>> is portable between systems.  OpenFirmware is a wonderful thing.
>
> Then why do the cards not work when I move them to other systems?
>
> I can often use them as a secondary, but can't seem to boot from them.
>
> For example, putting a non-Apple video card in an Apple.  Can't boot
> with it, but it seems fine as a secondary display card.

   Because many [primarily PC] PCI cards are made on the cheap, and omit 
the fcode stuff.  Without the fcode stuff, OpenFirmware can't deal 
directly with the card unless it's specifically built to support it.

         -Dave

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