December 2004 - coreboot - mail.coreboot.org

Memtest+
by Dave Aubin Dec. 29, 2004

Dec. 29, 2004

Hi, I'm trying to get memtest+ to fly on our system. Problem is That I don't have a console on my system. I have USB and a video card, But the video card bios isn't run since I run linuxbios. Can anyone please give me a hint as to how they've done it? Thanks, Dave

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RE: vgabios.c and vgachip.h removed
by Li-Ta Lo Dec. 29, 2004

Dec. 29, 2004

On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 21:04, Yinghai Lu wrote: > Ollie, > > It seems that there some allocate resource for vga...stuff, and main focus > is to fix the mem io to some range and enable the io for vga. > > For the first one, I suggest you to create one driver for the VGA device, > and it could override the read_resource of pci_read_resource to return fixed > mem resource. > > Then the MB Config.lb could include the "driver ....." > I am doing that now. I just haven't committed that part yet. BTW, I don't think the current compute_allocate_resource can handle the legacy vga mem resource (0xA0000-0xBFFFF) by modifying the read_resource() of either the VGA device or K8 NB. I always got strange allocation (like resources allocated near 1MB for other devices). I guess the current K8/northbridge.c is the best thing I can get. Ollie

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RE: boot linux from an ide
by YhLu Dec. 28, 2004

Dec. 28, 2004

Just remind: His MB has E7501 .... So first step is make freebios2 work on that. He may need to copy Tyan S2735 to make his MB copy at first. Then he ..... Regards YH -----Original Message----- From: Ronald G. Minnich [mailto:rminnich@lanl.gov] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 12:11 PM To: Steve Kimball Cc: Gin; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: Re: boot linux from an ide On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Steve Kimball wrote: > To use FILO or Etherboot you change the payload. > So you need to change the > freebios2/targets/<vendor>/<board>/Config.lb > file to point to the FILO or Etherboot payload > and make linuxbios.rom. don't forget you can make your own! I have targets/arima/hdama/Config.filo.lb and I do this: ./buildtarget arima/hdama/Config.filo.lb File is this: # Sample config file for the Arima HDAMA target hdama.filo mainboard arima/hdama romimage "normal" option USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=0 option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x10000 option LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION=".0Normal" payload /opt/filo/normal/filo.elf end romimage "fallback" option USE_FALLBACK_IMAGE=1 option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x10000 option LINUXBIOS_EXTRA_VERSION=".0Fallback" payload /opt/filo/fallback/filo.elf end buildrom ./linuxbios.rom ROM_SIZE "normal" "fallback" _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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vgabios.c and vgachip.h removed
by Li-Ta Lo Dec. 27, 2004

Dec. 27, 2004

Hello, Is there any one actually using the pc80/vgabios.c and pc80/vgachip.h? The two files should not be in the pc80 directory because they have too much via/epia dependence. I just removed these two files and am working on porting the x86emu into LinuxBIOS. Ollie

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Another LinuxBIOS Laptop Candidate?
by Bari Ari Dec. 25, 2004

Dec. 25, 2004

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rtl8139 hangup
by zhu shi song Dec. 25, 2004

Dec. 25, 2004

Now I'm testing my i845 based MB intensively. The box is running with linux 2.4.28, linuxbios v1 and my port supporting i845. I have met one problem. There is no packet on NIC after six hours rtl8139 hangup. I can't ping other machine from linux box and can't ping linux box from other machine either. I unplugged RJ45 from NIC and plugged it again. The rtl8139 returned to normal. Who know what cause the problem? Is it related with kernel, my linuxbios and i845 MB? tks zhu __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com

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RE: Running with VGA
by Sagiv Yefet Dec. 24, 2004

Dec. 24, 2004

I get 5.2.6 but the vga stack when reachs: Jumping to boot code at 0x20000 I enable btext. Sagiv -----Original Message----- From: YhLu [mailto:YhLu@tyan.com] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:34 PM To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Please get the Etherboot 5.2.6. You need to use patch for 2.4.22 and only enable ati rage xl framebuffer. Regards YH _____ From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 2:27 AM To: YhLu; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Great, It solved the problem. About the etherboot I try to run with 5.2.6 version as you said (enable BTEXT) and It is not working. It stack in: Jumping to LinuxBIOS When I use the 5.2.5 version that you sent me before It work. Command: Make bin/r8169.zelf Now the elf image is loading and there is no respond from the VGA.. The kernel parameter is: console=tty0. Maybe I didn't patch the kernel with the correct patch file. Where can I get the patch of the kernel supporting ATI Ragexl? I am using 2.4.24 kernel version. Thanks, Sagiv -----Original Message----- From: YhLu [mailto:YhLu@tyan.com] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 7:53 PM To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA In the targest/tyan/s2850/Config.lb Change option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x10000 to option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x11800 option XIP_ROM_SIZE=0x20000 _____ From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 3:05 AM To: YhLu; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA I try to build freebios2-20041216-0400 And I get this compilation error: gcc -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o linuxbios -T ldscript.ld crt0.o /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/../../../../i686-pc-linux -gnu/bin/ld: section .reset [fffdfff0 -> fffdffff] overlaps section .rom [fffd88c1 -> fffe0d7f] /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/../../../../i686-pc-linux -gnu/bin/ld: section .id [fffdffd9 -> fffdffef] overlaps section .rom [fffd88c1 -> fffe0d7f] collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [linuxbios] Error 1 What do you think it is? Sagiv. -----Original Message----- From: YhLu [mailto:YhLu@tyan.com] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 4:57 AM To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA I commit the changes for you. Please check it out from http://snapshots.linuxbios.org/ one hour later. YH _____ From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:09 AM To: YhLu; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA I have this definition in targets/tyan/s2850/Config.lb: option CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT=1 Not default as you wrote. Is it ok? Should I had the same thing in src/mainboard/tyan/s2850/Config.lb? Sagiv. -----Original Message----- From: Yinghai Lu [mailto:yhlu@tyan.com] Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 4:01 AM To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA You need to add uses CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT default CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT=1 dir /drivers/ati/ragexl after that you can get ouput in Linuxbios after vga init. You also need to enable the btext in Etherboot. You should use Etherboot 5.2.6. it includes filo and btext console. About kernel, you need to use kernel patch to enable ragexl frame buffer support. YH _____ From: linuxbios-admin(a)clustermatic.org [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Sagiv Yefet Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:23 AM To: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: Running with VGA Hello, I am using Linux Bios on Tyan 2850. The machine is running with console. I add to the command line: "console=ttyS0,115200" and I have linux which runs with console. How can I run with VGA? Should I add some code to the bios? The VGA driver is: ATI Rage XL. Sagiv

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if in the chip/device block
by YhLu Dec. 23, 2004

Dec. 23, 2004

Why followings can not pass the buildtarget .. end if CONFIG_MAX_PHYSICAL_CPUS>4 chip northbridge/amd/amdk8 device pci 1c.0 on end device pci 1c.0 on end device pci 1c.0 on end device pci 1c.1 on end device pci 1c.2 on end device pci 1c.3 on end end chip northbridge/amd/amdk8 device pci 1d.0 on end device pci 1d.0 on end device pci 1d.0 on end device pci 1d.1 on end device pci 1d.2 on end device pci 1d.3 on end end chip northbridge/amd/amdk8 device pci 1e.0 on end device pci 1e.0 on end device pci 1e.0 on end device pci 1e.1 on end device pci 1e.2 on end device pci 1e.3 on end end chip northbridge/amd/amdk8 device pci 1f.0 on end device pci 1f.0 on end device pci 1f.0 on end device pci 1f.1 on end device pci 1f.2 on end device pci 1f.3 on end end end end # pci_domain

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How about using LinuxBIOS for WakeUp
by Juha Anon Dec. 23, 2004

Dec. 23, 2004

I'm woundering if LinuxBIOS would be a good basis for a wakeup mechanism for a Home Theater PC (HTPC). The general idea is that the computer should be in standby until the time when a recording is scheduled. Then it would boot up and do it's job; and then go back to standby again. The reason for not having the PC running is partly because a HTPC is in the living room and we dont want to have the noice it makes when running. It is also nice to save all that power... Another use of this is to wake the PC up when something happens -- like a mail arrives. Then it would run a spam filter and turn on a notification of some kind if the message wasn't spam. Perhaps LinuxBIOS could be running and listen for the event and not boot up further until it's needed. I havn't been studing the LinuxBIOS yet, so I don't really know if this is a viable idea or not. Is it? -- Juha

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Vga bios?
by Adam Talbot Dec. 22, 2004

Dec. 22, 2004

If i have the rom image for the graphics card rom, can I load that into linuxbios? -Adam

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