February 2013 - coreboot - mail.coreboot.org

#95: Run coreboot in VirtualBox
by coreboot Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

#95: Run coreboot in VirtualBox ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: uwe | Owner: somebody Type: defect | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: misc | Version: Keywords: | Dependencies: Patchstatus: there is no patch | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ It would be nice if we could test coreboot images in VirtualBox, see http://virtualbox.org/. VirtualBox does not (yet) provide a simple mechanism to use a different BIOS in their emulated machines (something like "-L" in qemu). Instead the BIOS image (a custom bochs BIOS + LGPL'g VGABIOS) is converted to C code (an array of bytes, or the like) and merged into the VirtualBox executable. The relevant files are {{{ src/VBox/Devices/PC/DevPcBios.cpp bldprogs/bin2c.c }}} if someone want to hack VirtualBox to easily support using coreboot images instead of their usual BIOS. -- Ticket URL: <http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ticket/95> coreboot <http://www.coreboot.org/>

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EHCI debug port finder
by Carl-Daniel Hailfinger May 30, 2014

May 30, 2014

I wanted to know which physical port of my multiple USB controllers have the debug capability. There was no way to find that easily, so I created a tool which will do most of the work for the user. Example output: The following PCI devices support a USB debug port (says lspci): 0000:00:1d.7 The following PCI devices support a USB debug port (says the kernel): 0000:00:1d.7 PCI device 0000:00:1d.7, USB bus 3, USB physical port 1 Currently connected high-speed devices: /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci_hcd/6p, 480M |__ Port 2: Dev 20, If 0, Class=stor., Driver=usb-storage, 480M The output can be improved, but it's a good start. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- http://www.hailfinger.org/

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Dual SPI Flash adapter attempt 2.0
by Oliver Schinagl March 9, 2014

March 9, 2014

Hi list(s), Here's my second attempt at routing the previously mailed png of my schema. It was a lot trickier to route then my previous version, but I think it worked out! As mentioned, S1 and S2 need to be shorted if U3 is to be omitted. RN1 should be 10k or ideally 100k, as Peter mentioned earlier. Hopefully there's no obvious mistakes and can start working on alternative layouts (so it is insert-able in different angles). DRC Check fails on S1, S2 and U3. It thinks the distance is to shallow. That said, DRC check passes when I set the copper width/distance to 7mil's instead of the current 8 mils. I'm planning on having these PCB's manufactured by Seeed studio and their minimal width is much smaller. Minimum trace width: 6mil Minimum trace/vias/pads space : 6mil Minimum silkscreen width : 4mil Minimum silkscreen text size : 32mil I've used a grid size of 10mil and distances of 8 mils, as I didn't want to rely on the minimum of seed. The silkscreen I positioned using a grid size of 5 mil's however. Not sure what they mean with a 'minimum silkscreen text size' however. Anyhow, feedback greatly appreciated, so I can start working on alternative layouts :)

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#186: 3com 3c905tx / gpxe boot problem
by coreboot Jan. 11, 2014

Jan. 11, 2014

#186: 3com 3c905tx / gpxe boot problem -----------------------------------+---------------------------------- Reporter: jeroenkrabbendam@… | Owner: stepan@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: coreboot | Keywords: gpxe Dependencies: | Patch Status: there is no patch -----------------------------------+---------------------------------- Although (or: just because) novice in the field, I encountered some problems with netbooting with coreboot. Mobo's tried: Asus P2B, VTech with bios id ITE8671-2A69KV3IC-00. All mobo's boot '''harddisk''' fine with Asus P2B / Gigabyte GA-6BX{CE} respectively. NIC ROM is started, and loads the kernel by tftp. This is vvvveeeerrrryyy slow! Although loading, the kernel is never able to start itself. Same kernel on HDU is no problem at all (GRUB2) Note: the gpxe-image is on the nic, coreboot payload is seabios. -- Ticket URL: <https://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ticket/186> coreboot <http://www.coreboot.org/>

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unsupported mb questions (amd fam10h)
by Roman Elshin July 21, 2013

July 21, 2013

I try to get coreboot working with asrock 880g pro3 board. First problem: spd eprom say that memory ddr1600 capable, but it is not so, is there are right way to limit memory frequency at ddr1333? Other problem, may be related as machine with broken memory are very unpredictable: boot process stop with "It is not SB800 or SB810" message. I try to enable sb850 by this patch, but looks like it is not enough, most of time coreboot does not detect hdd. Sometimes in very rare case it is possible to boot from sata. Are sb850 supported by coreboot? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- diff -urN a/src/southbridge/amd/sb800/early_setup.c b/src/southbridge/amd/sb800/early_setup.c --- a/src/southbridge/amd/sb800/early_setup.c 2012-07-14 19:00:40.000000000 +0400 +++ b/src/southbridge/amd/sb800/early_setup.c 2012-07-14 21:49:54.000000000 +0400 @@ -94,7 +94,10 @@ rev = REV_SB800_A11; } else if (rev_id == 0x41) { rev = REV_SB800_A12; - } else { + } else if (rev_id == 0x42) { + rev = REV_SB800_A13; + } + else { die("It is not SB800 or SB810\r\n"); } diff -urN a/src/southbridge/amd/sb800/sb800.h b/src/southbridge/amd/sb800/sb800.h --- a/src/southbridge/amd/sb800/sb800.h 2012-07-14 19:00:40.000000000 +0400 +++ b/src/southbridge/amd/sb800/sb800.h 2012-07-14 21:49:10.000000000 +0400 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ #define REV_SB800_A11 0x11 #define REV_SB800_A12 0x12 - +#define REV_SB800_A13 0x13 #ifdef __PRE_RAM__ void sb800_lpc_port80(void); -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [coreboot] ASUS m5a88-v AGESA port (bulldozer)
by darkdefende＠gmail.com July 4, 2013

July 4, 2013

Idwer Vollering writes: > Done. Thanks for attaching the log for me. Some recent commits to coreboot master seems to have solved my problem with the pci scan hang. Now I don't have to hack around it any more. However it still freezes after it's done (?) loading seabios. I have uploaded my changes to https://github.com/DarkDefender/coreboot if anyone want's to look at them. I've tried to enable more debugging options in the "OptionsIds.h" for AGESA but it doesn't seem to do anything. The asserts are triggered druing boot are still the same as before. I've tried to look at it but I didn't really understand what I should change to solve them.

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Looking for Linux messages (`dmesg`) and coreboot log of AMD Persimmon for comparison with ASRock E350M1
by Paul Menzel April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013

Dear coreboot folks, I am planning on working on the ASRock E350M1 a bit. As it is similar to the AMD Persimmon board, it would be awesome to have the Persimmon logs for comparison. Could you please attach them to your reply with a note what GNU/Linux distribution you use and what Linux version. Thanks, Paul

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ASRock E350M1: `PCI: Static device PCI: 00:04.0 not found, disabling it.` despite vendor BIOS showing it
by Paul Menzel March 8, 2013

March 8, 2013

Dear coreboot folks, the ASRock E350M1 [1] still has some issues and with the changes committed since May 2012 new ones have been introduced too and I am going to report them to the list one by one starting from the first issues reported in the coreboot log. The following is reported with the vendor BIOS [2]. -[0000:00]-+-00.0 1022:1510 +-01.0 1002:9802 +-01.1 1002:1314 +-04.0-[01]-- +-11.0 1002:4391 +-12.0 1002:4397 +-12.2 1002:4396 +-13.0 1002:4397 +-13.2 1002:4396 +-14.0 1002:4385 +-14.1 1002:439c +-14.2 1002:4383 +-14.3 1002:439d +-14.4-[02]-- +-14.5 1002:4399 +-15.0-[03]-- +-15.1-[04]----00.0 10ec:8168 +-16.0 1002:4397 +-16.2 1002:4396 +-18.0 1022:1700 +-18.1 1022:1701 +-18.2 1022:1702 +-18.3 1022:1703 +-18.4 1022:1704 +-18.5 1022:1718 +-18.6 1022:1716 \-18.7 1022:1719 Running the board with coreboot (based on fdfd89f2 with [4] applied and debug messages) [3] PCI device 0:04.0 is not detected. $ lspci -tnvv -[0000:00]-+-00.0 1022:1510 +-01.0 1002:9802 +-01.1 1002:1314 +-11.0 1002:4390 +-12.0 1002:4397 +-12.2 1002:4396 +-13.0 1002:4397 +-13.2 1002:4396 +-14.0 1002:4385 +-14.2 1002:4383 +-14.3 1002:439d +-14.4-[01]-- +-14.5 1002:4399 +-18.0 1022:1700 +-18.1 1022:1701 +-18.2 1022:1702 +-18.3 1022:1703 +-18.4 1022:1704 +-18.5 1022:1718 +-18.6 1022:1716 \-18.7 1022:1719 This problem has been present since the beginning (at least confirmed with an image built from commit bdca153. $ git show bdca153 commit bdca15337bc9337f399b43290dc74cb598c5ec4d Author: Nico Huber <nico.huber(a)secunet.com> Date: Mon May 21 14:01:52 2012 +0200 libpayload: Remove orphaned delay from USB mass storage The coreboot log (attached) contains the following. […] Mainboard E350M1 Enable. scan_static_bus for Root Device setup_bsp_ramtop, TOP MEM: msr.lo = 0xe0000000, msr.hi = 0x00000000 setup_bsp_ramtop, TOP MEM2: msr.lo = 0x1f000000, msr.hi = 0x00000002 setup_uma_memory: uma size 0x18000000, memory start 0xc8000000 CPU_CLUSTER: 0 enabled DOMAIN: 0000 enabled CPU_CLUSTER: 0 scanning... AP siblings=1 CPU: APIC: 00 enabled CPU: APIC: 01 enabled DOMAIN: 0000 scanning... PCI: pci_scan_bus for bus 00 PCI: 00:00.0 [1022/1510] ops PCI: 00:00.0 [1022/1510] enabled PCI: 00:01.0 [1002/9802] enabled PCI: 00:01.1 [1002/1314] enabled PCI: Static device PCI: 00:04.0 not found, disabling it. sb800_enable SB800 - Smbus.c - alink_ab_indx - Start. SB800 - Smbus.c - alink_ab_indx - End. PCI: 00:11.0 [1002/4390] enabled sb800_enable PCI: 00:12.0 [1002/4397] ops PCI: 00:12.0 [1002/4397] enabled sb800_enable PCI: 00:12.2 [1002/4396] ops PCI: 00:12.2 [1002/4396] enabled sb800_enable PCI: 00:13.0 [1002/4397] ops PCI: 00:13.0 [1002/4397] enabled sb800_enable PCI: 00:13.2 [1002/4396] ops PCI: 00:13.2 [1002/4396] enabled […] Any idea what might be wrong. The vendor BIOS says it is the following device. 00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 14h Processor Root Port (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff Memory behind bridge: d0100000-d02fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0300000-00000000d04fffff Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR- BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn- Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [58] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us ExtTag+ RBE+ FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #247, Speed 5GT/s, Width x4, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <64ns, L1 <1us ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot+ LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk- ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed unknown, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- SltCap: AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug+ Surprise- Slot #4, PowerLimit 75.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+ SltCtl: Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg- Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock- SltSta: Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet- Interlock- Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState- RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible- RootCap: CRSVisible- RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending- DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd- DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 65ms to 210ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd- LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS- Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1- EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest- Capabilities: [a0] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [b0] Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Device 1234 Capabilities: [b8] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping Enable+ Fixed+ Capabilities: [100 v1] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=010 <?> Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00: 22 10 12 15 07 00 10 00 00 00 04 06 10 00 01 00 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 11 11 00 00 20: 10 d0 20 d0 31 d0 41 d0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30: 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 01 10 00 Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks, Paul [1] http://www.coreboot.org/ASRock_E350M1 [2] http://www.coreboot.org/File:ASRock_E350M1_info_dump.tar.bz2 [3] http://review.coreboot.org/gitweb?p=coreboot.git;a=commit;h=fdfd89f21326f13… [4] http://review.coreboot.org/#/c/2536/

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X201 status
by Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko March 1, 2013

March 1, 2013

Current status. Raminit: works with delays/printfs currently in place, 1-ranked memory populating one slot. Didn't test in any other config yet (either removing debug and delays or trying other type of memory). Looks like resulting settings are slower than original BIOS due to me skipping some of advanced training. EHCI and AHCI work in GRUB shell. VGA option ROM works keyboard works. LAN card doesn't show up in lspci ACPI tables are visible in GRUB but mysteriously disappear when Linux is booted (working theory is that some other device got mapped over). Linux boots into debian netinst (images taken from USB stick).

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New patch to review for coreboot: e932afb ARM: fix the ldscripts so that exit/enter stage work correctly.
by Ronald G. Minnich Feb. 28, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Ronald G. Minnich (rminnich(a)gmail.com) just uploaded a new patch set to gerrit, which you can find at http://review.coreboot.org/2560 -gerrit commit e932afbe3f175afe77f304aa5e93fb6dfe52d78e Author: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu Feb 28 15:21:41 2013 -0600 ARM: fix the ldscripts so that exit/enter stage work correctly. Remove the spurious creation of a start symbol, and use the stage entry symbol directly. Change-Id: Ia62d5c056ac8b20c8ffdb78bff3d306065b6c45f Signed-off-by: Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich(a)gmail.com> --- src/arch/armv7/coreboot_ram.ld | 2 +- src/arch/armv7/romstage.ld | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/arch/armv7/coreboot_ram.ld b/src/arch/armv7/coreboot_ram.ld index 2edf8e3..c2ead7a 100644 --- a/src/arch/armv7/coreboot_ram.ld +++ b/src/arch/armv7/coreboot_ram.ld @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ /* We use ELF as output format. So that we can debug the code in some form. */ INCLUDE ldoptions -ENTRY(_start) +ENTRY(stage_entry) SECTIONS { diff --git a/src/arch/armv7/romstage.ld b/src/arch/armv7/romstage.ld index 6728fb1..568ac1a 100644 --- a/src/arch/armv7/romstage.ld +++ b/src/arch/armv7/romstage.ld @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OUTPUT_FORMAT("elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm", "elf32-littlearm") OUTPUT_ARCH(arm) -ENTRY(_start) +ENTRY(stage_entry) SECTIONS {

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