January 2005 - coreboot - mail.coreboot.org

Re: [PROPOSAL] enhanced table dumping
by YhLu July 19, 2005

July 19, 2005

About APIC and ACPI. Some chipset has problems with apic and the workaround must to be used with acpi BIOS. YH

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irq_tables
by Gin Feb. 14, 2005

Feb. 14, 2005

Does linux care the PCI IRQ tables created by LinuxBios? I thought it only look at the MP-table. gin

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Re: Where to start.....
by Stefan Reinauer Feb. 6, 2005

Feb. 6, 2005

* G.Marshall <g.marshall(a)dalmany.co.uk> [050131 14:13]: > At Stefan's suggestion, I have downloaded the latest V2 snapshot. I > expected a Makefile, configure or README in the base directory which told > me where to start and how to progress. I have found some details > regarding a 2.4.0 kernel, but that appears to relate to V1. I have also > looked at the LinuxBIOS.pdf by Anthony Stone. Assuming you just want to flash the bios with a given rom image, go to freebios2/util/flash_and_burn/ and do make there. The resulting flash_rom utility might help. For detailed information how to build LinuxBIOS itself for a given platform, see http://www.openbios.org/LinuxBIOS-AMD64.pdf The SIS6x0 is not yet supported by the LinuxBIOS v2 tree yet. Which means you cannot replace your motherboard bios with LinuxBIOS on those systems. > Openbios did not work for me, bios.ko had problems with my NIC. >From what I can see, flash_and_burn contains support for all chipsets and most if not all flashchips that /dev/bios supports, plus it is less intrusive, being a userspace program. I should probably drop /dev/bios completely. Stefan

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RE: Running with VGA
by Sagiv Yefet Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

I update my cvs freebios2 tree and I get the ERROR for making Tyan/S2850 : gcc -m32 -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o linuxbios -T ldscript.ld crt0.o /usr/bin/ld: section .reset [fffdfff0 -> fffdffff] overlaps section .rom [fffd7f6b -> fffe04cf] /usr/bin/ld: section .id [fffdffd9 -> fffdffef] overlaps section .rom [fffd7f6b -> fffe04cf] /usr/bin/ld: linuxbios: section .id lma 0xfffdffd9 overlaps previous sections /usr/bin/ld: linuxbios: section .text lma 0xfffdfff0 overlaps previous sections /usr/bin/ld: linuxbios: section .data lma 0xfffdfff0 overlaps previous sections /usr/bin/ld: linuxbios: section .reset lma 0xfffdfff0 overlaps previous sections collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [linuxbios] Error 1 Sagiv. -----Original Message----- From: YhLu [mailto:YhLu@tyan.com] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 7:52 PM To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Please check out updated file in CVS server. _____ From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 2:06 AM To: YhLu; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Hi, Is there any version support the onboard ATI - Rage XL? Is there any version support a add-on ATI - Rage XL? Do I need to change something in the configuration file? Sagiv -----Original Message----- From: YhLu [mailto:YhLu@tyan.com] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:24 AM To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Please check the update S2850, and it support onboard ATI via emulator. For command line? FILO,? Please refer Etherboot/src/filo/*.txt Regards YH _____ From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:59 AM To: YhLu; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Thanks. What is the command-line needed for using the VGA? 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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RFC: Generic shadow mechanism useable from a payload
by Richard Smith Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

Thinking about ADLO and the shadow enable/disable got some wheels turning. I've been spending lots of time in V2 and I was wondering if the same type of methodology can't work for ADLO. In V2 there are specifc .c files that do thing in a chipset specific way and the auto.c includes them as necesary. Those get compiled and then stuck in the startup assembly. What if we created a shadow.c file that was in the northbridge directory with a simple API type setup that enabled and disabled the various shadow ranges. Then the ADLO build system could just romcc these files and the loader would include them just like crt0.S does. That way there are no callbacks across the payload boundry yet you could setup ADLO or other payloads so they would work in a chipset agnostic way. I suppose that that FILO and the emulator render most of ADLO un-needed but if you are going to try and use FreeDOS or Windoze as an OS then you will need ADLO. -- Richard A. Smith

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RE: Running with VGA
by YhLu Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

Please check out updated file in CVS server. _____ From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 2:06 AM To: YhLu; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Hi, Is there any version support the onboard ATI - Rage XL? Is there any version support a add-on ATI - Rage XL? Do I need to change something in the configuration file? Sagiv -----Original Message----- From: YhLu [mailto:YhLu@tyan.com] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:24 AM To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Please check the update S2850, and it support onboard ATI via emulator. For command line? FILO,? Please refer Etherboot/src/filo/*.txt Regards YH _____ From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:59 AM To: YhLu; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Thanks. What is the command-line needed for using the VGA? 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/ <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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Where to start.....
by G.Marshall Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

Hello, At Stefan's suggestion, I have downloaded the latest V2 snapshot. I expected a Makefile, configure or README in the base directory which told me where to start and how to progress. I have found some details regarding a 2.4.0 kernel, but that appears to relate to V1. I have also looked at the LinuxBIOS.pdf by Anthony Stone. I just cannot work out where to start. Would someone be kind enough to point me to the start, and I can go from there. Intel Celleron SiS 650/M650 Host Bridge 2.6.10 kernel (from src not a pkg) Many thanks, PS Openbios did not work for me, bios.ko had problems with my NIC.

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Re: fallback/normal
by Stefan Reinauer Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

* Dave Peterson <dsp(a)llnl.gov> [050121 20:36]: > - The fallback image differs from the normal image in the layout > it uses for accessing the CMOS parameters. In other words it > uses a different cmos.layout file. My image only uses cmos for normal booting. For fallback booting it is hardcoded. Might be some issue with the reserved K8 areas in CMOS or the position of the checksums? Stefan

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Re: fallback/normal
by Stefan Reinauer Jan. 31, 2005

Jan. 31, 2005

Hi, just to give some final feedback on this one. Using cmos_util worked fine whereas lxbios seemed to work "sometimes" but I did not track the exact issues down. Thanks for the hints. Stefan

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RE: Running with VGA
by Sagiv Yefet Jan. 30, 2005

Jan. 30, 2005

Hi, Is there any version support the onboard ATI - Rage XL? Is there any version support a add-on ATI - Rage XL? Do I need to change something in the configuration file? Sagiv -----Original Message----- From: YhLu [mailto:YhLu@tyan.com] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 2:24 AM To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Please check the update S2850, and it support onboard ATI via emulator. For command line? FILO,? Please refer Etherboot/src/filo/*.txt Regards YH _____ From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:59 AM To: YhLu; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: RE: Running with VGA Thanks. What is the command-line needed for using the VGA? 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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