coreboot April 2004

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05 Apr '04

Eric, If the put the etherboot and filo in the ROM at the same time for fallback mode, Is it possible to make payload be selected by the elfboot? ( Controlled by cmos layout or key) Or let the Etherboot load another elf in ROM instead of HD? ( in the boot option add BOOT_ELF or BOOT_ZELF together with BOOT_NIC, BOOT_DISK, BOOT_FLOPPY). Regards YH -----邮件原件----- 发件人: Stefan Reinauer [mailto:stepan@openbios.org] 发送时间: 2004年4月5日 5:47 收件人: Eric W. Biederman 抄送: Greg Watson; YhLu; 'SONE Takeshi'; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: Re: FILO 0.4 [PMX:#] * Eric W. Biederman <ebiederman(a)lnxi.com> [040405 05:02]: > If we want to take a snapshot of the source tree of FILO or any other > bootloader into the LinuxBIOS tree under util. Build that part of the > build and build a complete romimage that works. I am fine > with that. It is even reasonable to make it so you can drop in > external trees like etherboot and have everything build together > nicely. > > Actual linking things together instead of including them together > is unacceptable. What about the following: Currently LinuxBIOS divides into 2 fundamental parts: 1) hardware initialization 2) getting and starting the payload This second part consists of two parts, again: i) elfloader ii) payload Note, this is only one possible design. Maybe, this design is bloated for some application cases. Eric, you want to make a hard cut between what is LinuxBIOS and what is not. This is generally a good idea, as it keeps the different initialization steps distinct from reach other. What, if we add another cut by dividing hardware initialization frin the payload-loader? Instead of packing stuff like filo to util, we could do: * create a directory loader which can hold all "loaders" * move the elf loader with a Config.lb to a subdirectory in there * create other directories for other "loaders" like filo. If done right, filo can still be compiled as a payload, or built in if the win in size is noticable. A target config file could probably choose which method to use, without overhead. Also, syncing with other trees, like Takeshi's filo tree could be fairly easy, too. I don't think we really have a conflict in direction here at all. LinuxBIOS itself should be as small as possible, and the different parts should be as independent as possible. But we also want to be a lot more flexible than the existing solutions.. > In addition we have had way to many questions of what is the right > policy for a bootloader to implement, on this list. I refuse > to couple that to the LinuxBIOS core. And I don't want some stupid > policy in there like FILO's that would require me to upgrade > my firmware just to upgrade my OS. Please explain, how is filo worse here than putting linux in flash? Stefan

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答复: FILO 0.4 [PMX:#]
by YhLu 05 Apr '04

05 Apr '04

Sone, You may add the zelf make option as Etherboot to make payload smaller. YH. -----邮件原件----- 发件人: Takeshi Sone [mailto:ts1@tsn.or.jp] 发送时间: 2004年4月5日 2:40 收件人: ebiederman(a)lnxi.com 抄送: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: Re: FILO 0.4 [PMX:#] Eric, Sorry for not replying soon. I've been busy with real job and life, config file support is not yet written, though I'm still willing to do it (+ USB support etc..) This situation would not seem to change in a month or two.. > -----Original Message----- > From: ebiederman(a)lnxi.com (Eric W. Biederman) > Sent: 04 Apr 2004 21:10:51 -0600 > To: ron minnich <rminnich(a)lanl.gov> > Subject: Re: FILO 0.4 [PMX:#] > > ron minnich <rminnich(a)lanl.gov> writes: > > > On Sun, 4 Apr 2004, Yinghai Lu wrote: > > > > > I have checked the Etherboot, and it would be some easier to integrate filo > > > into Etherboot. > > > > Not everyone here at LANL is that satisfied with etherboot, and in fact we > > are moving over to FILO. There are a lot of reasons. We\'ve just had lots > > better luck with FILO when all things are considered. > > Ron, is LANL going to maintain FILO then? > > Unless I hear from SONE soon it is starting to look like like FILO is > unmaintained. > > Has any one implemented config files? > Has any one implemented listing of files? > > What do you do when you don\'t have a disk? > > Eric > _______________________________________________ > Linuxbios mailing list > Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios ___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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RE: Linux Startup Times [PMX:#]
by John Usher (Maptek) 03 Apr '04

03 Apr '04

without rc scripts - I'm talking before getting to the starting init stage... -----Original Message----- From: ron minnich [mailto:rminnich@lanl.gov] Sent: Friday, 2 April 2004 12:09 PM To: John Usher (Maptek) Cc: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: Re: Linux Startup Times [PMX:#] On Fri, 2 Apr 2004, John Usher (Maptek) wrote: > Linux startup times? Linux on our systems is taking more than 10 seconds > to start, and I guess its due to it searching for devices and the like. with/without the rc scripts? ron

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Can I execute a linuxbios image from linux?
by Svante Signell 03 Apr '04

03 Apr '04

Hello, I'm trying to upgrade the CPU on a 440BX dual board MSI-6210 from dual Celerons (Mendocino) to a single Celeron2 (Tualatin) using a socket 370 to slot 1 adapter, SLOT-T from Upgradeware. On other 440BX based motherboards, this works perfectly. Two computers I have upgraded are a QDI BrillianX 1 based box and the Compaq 5670. The lates BIOS for the 6120 does not support Coppermine or Tualatin processors. With the 6120, I get a successful boot too, but the effective speed is 7 MHz as compared to expected 1.3GHz (measured with lmbench). I have made a small kernel module testing the level 2 cache activation code, without any improvements. Also mtrr seems to be set up correctly. Now I would like to execute a full linuxbios image after boot to linux, in order to avoid the problem of re-flashing the BIOS. Is this possible? The Upgradeware support pages mentions that the IO chips have to be of correct type for a similar single CPU board, the MSI-6119 to uork with the SLOT-T adapter. What function does the IO chip have, and how can in be tested? Thanks, Svante

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Linux Startup Times
by John Usher (Maptek) 02 Apr '04

02 Apr '04

Hi all, Its a bit off topic, but has anyone here done any work on reducing the Linux startup times? Linux on our systems is taking more than 10 seconds to start, and I guess its due to it searching for devices and the like. Any pointers to any resources or information to assist with reducing these times would be great. ...John...

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unreliably booting off a BCM5701.
by Stefan Reinauer 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi, 1.1.6 seems really picky when using etherboot for network booting. The link seems very often to go up and down at will, before a real boot happens. See attached log. Any idea? Regards, Stefan ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxBIOS-1.1.6.0-Fallback Mo Mär 22 17:42:39 CET 2004 starting... setting up resource map....done. ht reset - LinuxBIOS-1.1.6.0-Fallback Mo Mär 22 17:42:39 CET 2004 starting... setting up resource map....done. Initializing memory: done Clearing LinuxBIOS memory: done Testing DRAM : 00000000-00100000 DRAM fill: 00000000-00100000 00100000 DRAM filled DRAM verify: 00000000-00100000 00100000 DRAM verified Done. Copying LinuxBIOS to ram. Jumping to LinuxBIOS. Jumping to LinuxBIOS. ROM segment 0xb7fa length 0xff3e reloc 0x00020000 CPU 1650 Mhz Etherboot 5.3.6 (GPL) http://etherboot.org Tagged ELF for [TG3][IDE] Relocating _text from: [000264e0,00058510) to [1fecdfd0,1ff00000) Boot from (N)etwork or (Q)uit? ^TProbing pci nic... [tg3-5701]Ethernet addr: 00:04:76:E0:11:99 Tigon3 [partno(3C996B-T) rev 0105 PHY(5701)] (PCI:33MHz:32-bit) Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. TX RX flow control Searching for server (DHCP)... .Link is down. Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. TX RX flow control Link is down. Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. TX RX flow control Link is down. Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. TX RX flow control .Link is down. [..] Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. TX RX flow control ..Me: 192.168.0.2, Server: 192.168.0.1 Loading 192.168.0.1:kernel.elf ...(ELF)... ........... [..] ......done Firmware type: LinuxBIOS -- Stefan Reinauer, SUSE LINUX AG Head of Architecture Development

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abit SI-1Ns
by Michael Hale 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi all, I have an abit SI-1Ns with an intel 845GV chipset. I would like to put linuxbios on this board... but according to the status page it looks like this board is not supported. I am an applications programmer, not a hardware programmer... so I am somewhat at a loss as to where I should start. Can someone point me in the right direction for getting linuxbios running on this board? Thanks, Michael

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VIA EPIA question
by root 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

hello, I've been watching an reading a lot in this interesting adventure... I've been trying to get Linuxbios work first on a SiS530 but through mailing list, tree docs, and surroundings i didn't find out enough support on this. So i decide to switch to another board that have been greatly tested. I am willing now to make LinuxBios work on a Apollo PLE133 mainboard, this is a VIA EPIA chipset based motherboard (http://www.viavpsd.com/product/epia_mini_itx_spec.jsp?motherboardId=21) 00.0 Host bridge: VIA 0601 (rev5) 01.0 PCI bridge : VIA 8601 11.0 ISA bridge : VIA 8231 11.1 IDE interf : VT82C586 (rev6) 11.2 USB interf : VT82C586B (rev 1e) 11.3 USB interf : VT82C586B (rev 1e) 11.4 Bridge : VIA 8235 (rev10) 11.5 audio : VIA 3058 (rev 40) 12.0 Ethernet : VIA 3065 (rev51) 1:00.0 VGA Trident: 8500(rev 6a) on a via C3 CPU working kernel 2.4.18 I'am looking for a kernel patch for VIA Epia on this kernel but couldn't find one. Would it mean it needn't a fix ? Also wandering on a "easiest" way to get my config work : on v1 or in v2 (I got to take care of the portability with v1-v2 issues?) Knowing that at the end (of this adventure:) I will make it boot on a M-DoC 2000... yet firstly I'll burn a bios chip and boot a IDE HD... step by step :) This is a RFC, so anything helpful on my methods, developpement risk, wayouts, adviced other docs are very welcome Thanks. Mathieu Deschamps, _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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More n00by questions...
by Vic Berdin 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

Hi everyone, Which kernel patch should I apply having this hardware? Processor & southbridge: AMDGX2 + CS5535 BIOS chip: SST49LF008A FWH `lspci -n`: 00:01.0 Class 0600: 100b:0028 (rev 21) 00:01.1 Class 0300: 100b:0030 00:0e.0 Class 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10) 00:0f.0 Class 0601: 100b:002b (rev 13) 00:0f.2 Class 0101: 100b:002d 00:0f.3 Class 0401: 100b:002e 00:0f.4 Class 0c03: 100b:002f (rev 06) 00:0f.5 Class 0c03: 100b:002f (rev 06) TIA - Vic

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nowby question
by root 01 Apr '04

01 Apr '04

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