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Just you, the motherboard firmware, and all your pals across the internet._\n\nhttps://github.com/codyd51/uefirc/assets/4972184/123da2d1-f99f-49c3-9850-8ce2f5be31de\n\nUEFIRC comes with keyboard and mouse support by leveraging UEFI's [Simple Text Protocol](https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.9_A/12_Protocols_Console_Support.html#efi-simple-text-input-protocol) and [Simple Pointer Protocol](https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.9_A/12_Protocols_Console_Support.html#simple-pointer-protocol).\n\nMost notably, UEFIRC implements a memory-safe wrapper around UEFI's TCP implementation. \n\nHere's me saying hello to the UEFI development chat from UEFI itself.\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"./readme_images/edk_hello.png\" width=\"800\"\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\nUEFIRC comes with a [blog post](https://axleos.com/an-irc-client-in-your-motherboard/) with fun animations showing some of the tricky bits it took to get this working. Check it out!\n\n## Configuration\n\nThe IRC server, and the identity of the user, are controlled by a configuration file in the EFI filesystem.\n\nModify `config.toml` to change these values.\n\n## Running\n\n*NOTE*: If you are not running macOS, you'll be unable to use [QEMU's vmnet network backend](https://axleos.com/adding-vmnet-support-to-qemu/), and will need to set up a network backend that can bridge packets into the guest.\n\n### Precompiled release\n\nDownload the [latest release](https://github.com/codyd51/uefirc/releases/). Run this command:\n\n```bash\nqemu-system-x86_64 -bios ./OVMF_with_mouse_support.fd -monitor stdio -m 4G -vga virtio -device virtio-rng-pci -device virtio-mouse-pci -usb \"device usb-mouse\" -drive format=raw,file=fat:rw:./efi_filesystem/\n```\n\n### Compile at home\n\nUEFIRC uses a small (no-dependency) Python 3.7+ script to coordinate the build. Build and run:\n\n```bash\n$ python3 scripts/build.py\n```\n\n## Should I use this?\n\n_This should not exist._\n\n## License\n\nMIT license.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcodyd51%2Fuefirc","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fcodyd51%2Fuefirc","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcodyd51%2Fuefirc/lists"}