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
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
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"
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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
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
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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
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
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
