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by pezezin 68 days ago
> 2. a unified BOOT environment which supports a broad standard of devices to boot from (SSD, network, SD-Card, hard-drives, etc...)

I got the same experience tinkering with ARM devices. It soured me so much that I have decided that until ARM offers a unified boot mechanism like x86 PCs do, I will ignore it, no matter the supposed benefits.
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LeFantome 67 days ago
Do you have a lot of experience with x86 SBCs?

The RISC-V server spec mandates UEFI, ACPI, and SBI. Here is a RISC-V “desktop” motherboard that has the same:

https://milkv.io/titan

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pezezin 65 days ago
I have touched some PC-98 and FM Towns, which are x86 but not IBM PC compatible.

But I understand your point, ARM has its roots in embedded systems and it shows. I really hope that RISC-V learns from that mistake and focuses on standardization, the board you linked looks very promising.

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