skiguy0123@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 days agothe self checkout machines at Walmart need a reboot. syslinux 6.03lemmy.caimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down12
arrow-up1201arrow-down1imagethe self checkout machines at Walmart need a reboot. syslinux 6.03lemmy.caskiguy0123@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agowhich is funny because firmware is a legacy term for what evolved into what is honestly software. You don’t need to socket any new chips nowadays.
minus-squareTruscape@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI mean, if what we’re using is pulled from a chipset on the motherboard whose storage space isn’t rewritable from the OS interface, wouldn’t that be called firmware? You are using a flash chip to boot after all.
which is funny because firmware is a legacy term for what evolved into what is honestly software.
You don’t need to socket any new chips nowadays.
I mean, if what we’re using is pulled from a chipset on the motherboard whose storage space isn’t rewritable from the OS interface, wouldn’t that be called firmware? You are using a flash chip to boot after all.