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filo on Tyan s2880
by Stefan Reinauer Oct. 29, 2003

Oct. 29, 2003

Hi, I am using an etherboot payload that reads an elf image from the first sectors on the disk. This works fine, I put filo there so I can load a kernel from any filesystem. Unfortunately filo seems to find no IDE controller, it says IDE channel 0 not found. Etherboot and Linux can see the ide controller though (it's on bus 1) This happens with filo 0.4.1 Stefan -- Stefan Reinauer, SUSE LINUX AG Teamleader Architecture Development

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Re: Support for Boser crusoe board?
by Richard Smith Oct. 29, 2003

Oct. 29, 2003

Nick Jarmany wrote: > You should be aware that the Agilent (C&T) F69000 is end-of-life. Last shipments I believe are early next year. > Note its Asiliant not Agilent. http://www.asiliant.com Last time buy is Feburary 2004. The semi shop making the die is phasing out the process. I guess they were not moving enough of them to justify a re-spin onto a new smaller process. Of course they also may have not had the IP do it either. Asiliant is basically a bunch of ex-intel, who used to be C&T that when intel decided to shutdown C&T they bought the rights to the C&T dies and started selling them as Asiliant. It's possible that Intel only sold them the die masks and not the VHDL to generate them. And its a damn shame. Its caused us some heartache as we really didn't find a good replacemnet for them. We had to redesign our own SBC products with ATI M1 chips. ATI (via our Arrow vendor) has been _much_ more difficult to work with. -- Richard A. Smith rsmith(a)bitworks.com

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RE: Support for Boser crusoe board?
by Nick Jarmany Oct. 29, 2003

Oct. 29, 2003

You should be aware that the Agilent (C&T) F69000 is end-of-life. Last shipments I believe are early next year. Regards, Nick Jarmany > -----Original Message----- > From: linuxbios-admin(a)clustermatic.org > [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org]On Behalf Of Hubert Denkmair > Sent: 25 October 2003 20:15 > To: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > Subject: Support for Boser crusoe board? > > > Hello list, > > I have a very, VERY nice mini PC with Crusoe TM5400 / VIA VT82C686A > chipset here: > > http://www.boser.com.tw/products/sbc/hs1600.htm > > Linux works fine on it, now it would be cool if it was supported by > linuxbios. There seems to be support for the vt82c686 > (without 'A') in > the v1 source tree, but of course there is no direct support for the > Boser board. > > lspci says: > --- > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Transmeta Corporation LongRun Northbridge > 00:00.1 RAM memory: Transmeta Corporation SDRAM controller > 00:00.2 RAM memory: Transmeta Corporation BIOS scratchpad > 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo > Super South] > (rev 22) > 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. > VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus > Master IDE (rev 10) > 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 10) > 00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super > ACPI] (rev 30) > 00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > 00:09.0 VGA compatible controller: Chips and Technologies F69000 > HiQVideo (rev 64) > 00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1969 Solo-1 > Audiodrive (rev 02) > --- > > Are there chances that this board will work with linuxbios? > If yes, what do I have to do to get it working? > > Hubert > --- > PS: lspci -v, don't know if it helps: > ---------------------------------------- > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Transmeta Corporation LongRun Northbridge > Subsystem: Transmeta Corporation: Unknown device 0295 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 > Memory at e2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] > > 00:00.1 RAM memory: Transmeta Corporation SDRAM controller > Subsystem: Transmeta Corporation: Unknown device 0295 > Flags: fast devsel > > 00:00.2 RAM memory: Transmeta Corporation BIOS scratchpad > Subsystem: Transmeta Corporation: Unknown device 0295 > Flags: fast devsel > > 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo > Super South] > (rev 22) > Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686/A PCI to > ISA Bridge > Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0 > > 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. > VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus > Master IDE (rev 10) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32 > I/O ports at c000 [size=16] > Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2 > > 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 10) > (prog-if 00 > [UHCI]) > Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. (Wrong ID) USB Controller > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 9 > I/O ports at c400 [size=32] > Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 > > 00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super > ACPI] (rev 30) > Flags: medium devsel > Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 2 > > 00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 15 > I/O ports at cc00 [size=256] > Memory at e2100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] > Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 > > 00:09.0 VGA compatible controller: Chips and Technologies F69000 > HiQVideo (rev 64) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) > Subsystem: Chips and Technologies F69000 HiQVideo > Flags: stepping, medium devsel, IRQ 12 > Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] > Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=256K] > > 00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1969 Solo-1 > Audiodrive (rev 02) > Subsystem: ESS Technology: Unknown device 8898 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5 > I/O ports at d000 [size=64] > I/O ports at d400 [size=16] > I/O ports at d800 [size=16] > I/O ports at dc00 [size=4] > I/O ports at e000 [size=4] > Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 1 > > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxbios mailing list > Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios >

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speed of gunzip the kernel
by Bernd Mödeker Oct. 29, 2003

Oct. 29, 2003

Hi list, our board needs for gunzipping the kernel 7s. I think this is not a good time. - board is geode SC1200 with 266MHz and CF-Card - size of linux.bin.gz is 1211422 bytes - linuxbios v1.0.0 has anyone some ideas why this unzipping is so slow? bernd

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SC1200 and framebuffer under 2.4.22 without having vga-bios or VSA-bios is up
by Bernd Mödeker Oct. 28, 2003

Oct. 28, 2003

Hi list, after several hours we did it. - Linuxbios-1.0.0 - Linux 2.4.22 with geode patches - framebuffer driver v2.77 If anyone is interested please mail me. Bernd

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SST
by Xavier Pegenaute Oct. 28, 2003

Oct. 28, 2003

Hi, now i want to try LinuxBios with an epia-m, any one know where i can find another flash memory by the case of an error while i'm trying? The code is: SST 39SF020A (70-4C-NH) Thanks a lot. Xavi.

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HDAMA errors during PCI scan
by Craig C Forney Oct. 28, 2003

Oct. 28, 2003

> > It looks like the second CPU is not detected correctly, > accesses to it's config space result in 0xff to be read. > > I'm having lots of troubles with LinuxBIOS on different > Opteron systems since the changes that happened somewhen > after 2003/09/15. > > Could you paste the log of LinuxBIOS _before_ it jumps to the > ram based code, i.e. the romcc produced code. Can you try > removing the -O2 from compiling auto.c to see if that changes > anything? > > Stefan Here's from the start. I notice that the working version from a few weeks ago was doing a HyperTransport reset before it got this far. -- Craig LinuxBIOS-1.1.5.0Fallback Tue Oct 28 10:22:23 PST 2003 starting... setting up resource map.... done. Enabling routing table for node 00000000 done. Enabling SMP settings setup_remote_node setup_remote_done Renaming current temp node to 00000001 done. Enabling routing table for node 00000001 done. 00000002 nodes initialized. detect_mp_capabilities: 00000002 coherent_ht_finalize done SMBus controller enabled Ram1.00 setting up CPU00 northbridge registers done. Ram1.01 setting up CPU01 northbridge registers done. Ram2.00 Enabling dual channel memory disabling dimm01 disabling dimm01 166Mhz disabling dimm01 Interleaved RAM: 0x00100000 KB Ram2.01 Enabling dual channel memory disabling dimm00 disabling dimm01 disabling dimm00 disabling dimm01 200Mhz disabling dimm00 disabling dimm01 RAM: 0x00100000 KB Ram3 ECC enabled ECC enabled Initializing memory: done Clearing memory: addr 00000000-0000003f ----------------done Initializing memory: done Clearing memory: addr 00000040-0000003f done Ram4 Copying LinuxBIOS to ram. Jumping to LinuxBIOS. LinuxBIOS-1.1.5.0Fallback Tue Oct 28 10:22:23 PST 2003 booting... Finding PCI configuration type. PCI: Using configuration type 1 Enumerating: AMD K8 Northbridge Enumerating: AMD K8 Northbridge Enumerating: AMD K8 Enumerating: AMD K8 Enumerating: AMD 8111 Enumerating: NSC 87360 Enumerating buses...PCI: pci_scan_bus for bus 0 PCI: 00:18.0 [1022/1100] enabled PCI: 00:18.1 [1022/1101] enabled PCI: 00:18.2 [1022/1102] enabled PCI: 00:18.3 [1022/1103] ops PCI: 00:18.3 [1022/1103] enabled PCI: 00:19.0 [ffff/ffff] enabled PCI: 00:19.1 [ffff/ffff/00ffff] has unknown header type ff, ignoring. PCI: 00:19.1 No device operations PCI: 00:19.2 [ffff/ffff/00ffff] has unknown header type ff, ignoring. PCI: 00:19.2 No device operations PCI: 00:19.3 [ffff/ffff/00ffff] has unknown header type ff, ignoring. PCI: 00:19.3 No device operations amdk8_scan_chains max: 0 starting...

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答复: pirq table consistency
by YhLu Oct. 28, 2003

Oct. 28, 2003

Good, then We will not need to change the check sum manually after I change the bus num. YH. -----邮件原件----- 发件人: Stefan Reinauer [mailto:stepan@suse.de] 发送时间: 2005年8月29日 10:34 收件人: LinuxBIOS 主题: pirq table consistency Hi, If Linux detects an inconsistent pirq table, it will refuse to use it. The attached patch fixes the pirq table in case LinuxBIOS finds a problem. Since there was kind of a common sense that pirq tables et al should be generated by LinuxBIOS instead of coping with hard codes, this might be a first but very small step. If I get no objections, I'd like to check it into the freebios2 cvs soon. Stefan -- Stefan Reinauer, SUSE LINUX AG Teamleader Architecture Development

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pirq table consistency
by Stefan Reinauer Oct. 28, 2003

Oct. 28, 2003

Hi, If Linux detects an inconsistent pirq table, it will refuse to use it. The attached patch fixes the pirq table in case LinuxBIOS finds a problem. Since there was kind of a common sense that pirq tables et al should be generated by LinuxBIOS instead of coping with hard codes, this might be a first but very small step. If I get no objections, I'd like to check it into the freebios2 cvs soon. Stefan -- Stefan Reinauer, SUSE LINUX AG Teamleader Architecture Development

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epia 800
by Erdem Guven Oct. 28, 2003

Oct. 28, 2003

Hi, I have a epia 800. I have build via/epia/Config.filo.lb, compiled & flashed succesfully. But it stops after : ... vt8601 done Copying LinuxBIOS to ram. Jumping to LinuxBIOS. Post code : FE It's in c_start.S before 'call hardwaremain'. Can someone help me? Thanks. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/

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