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   • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

   @lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me My computer be like, at one point: Boot up. Old Nvidia Quadro video card Option ROM (5 seconds). BIOS prepares to enter an Option ROM (3 seconds), Highpoint SATA controller RAID menu (5 seconds), BIOS prepares to enter an Option ROM (3 seconds). Intel 10 GbE NIC netboot Option ROM Port #1 menu (5 seconds). BIOS prepares to enter an Option ROM (3 seconds). Intel 10 GbE NIC netboot Option ROM Port #2 menu (5 seconds).

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Saturday, 08-Aug-2026 20:41:28 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @niconiconi Although part of me is glad Option ROMs are probably on their way out.
     As in loading arch-specific arbitrary code from expansion cards at boot, while PCI has been multi-platform since more or less it's beginning just feels very wrong.