May 2005 - coreboot - mail.coreboot.org

RE: [LinuxBIOS] About Nvidia chipset support
by YhLu May 11, 2005

May 11, 2005

commited. > -----Original Message----- > From: YhLu > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 11:21 AM > To: Ronald G. Minnich; ebiederman(a)lnxi.com; Stefan Reinauer; Li-Ta Lo > Cc: linuxbios(a)openbios.org > Subject: [LinuxBIOS] About Nvidia chipset support > > All, > > Finally I get the approval for releasing Nvidia chipset > support for Ck804. I hope end user to press nvidia to release > more info to make sata and on die lan work. > > The problem my code is messed up dual core support etc. I > need some time to split them up. > > I will commit soon about > Nvidia CK804 support > smbus bus number support (to handle multi sumbus and mux) > superio smsc 47 support Tyan S2895/S2891/S2892 support > flash_rom Ck804 support > > maybe two months later after AMD issue auth letter or put > dual core on public > > AMD D0/E0 Opteron new mem mapping support AMD E Opteron dual > core support AMD E Opteron mem hole support AMD K8 Four Ranks > DIMM support > > Regards > > YH > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxBIOS mailing list > LinuxBIOS(a)openbios.org > http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios >

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RE: [LinuxBIOS] About Nvidia chipset support
by YhLu May 11, 2005

May 11, 2005

except sata and ondie lan. YH > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen.Kimball(a)bench.com [mailto:Stephen.Kimball@bench.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 12:23 PM > To: YhLu; rminnich(a)lanl.gov > Cc: linuxbios(a)openbios.org > Subject: RE: [LinuxBIOS] About Nvidia chipset support > > We are working with nVidia to get approval to release Ck804 > support, too. > We have SATA working. Which peripherals do you have working? > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: linuxbios-bounces(a)openbios.org > [mailto:linuxbios-bounces@openbios.org] On Behalf Of YhLu > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:21 PM > To: Ronald G. Minnich; ebiederman(a)lnxi.com; Stefan Reinauer; Li-Ta Lo > Cc: linuxbios(a)openbios.org > Subject: [LinuxBIOS] About Nvidia chipset support > > All, > > Finally I get the approval for releasing Nvidia chipset > support for Ck804. I hope end user to press nvidia to release > more info to make sata and on die lan work. > > The problem my code is messed up dual core support etc. I > need some time to split them up. > > I will commit soon about > Nvidia CK804 support > smbus bus number support (to handle multi sumbus and mux) > superio smsc 47 support Tyan S2895/S2891/S2892 support > flash_rom Ck804 support > > maybe two months later after AMD issue auth letter or put > dual core on public > > AMD D0/E0 Opteron new mem mapping support AMD E Opteron dual > core support AMD E Opteron mem hole support AMD K8 Four Ranks > DIMM support > > Regards > > YH > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxBIOS mailing list > LinuxBIOS(a)openbios.org > http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios >

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RE: [LinuxBIOS] About Nvidia chipset support
by Stephen.Kimball＠bench.com May 11, 2005

May 11, 2005

We are working with nVidia to get approval to release Ck804 support, too. We have SATA working. Which peripherals do you have working? Steve -----Original Message----- From: linuxbios-bounces(a)openbios.org [mailto:linuxbios-bounces@openbios.org] On Behalf Of YhLu Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 2:21 PM To: Ronald G. Minnich; ebiederman(a)lnxi.com; Stefan Reinauer; Li-Ta Lo Cc: linuxbios(a)openbios.org Subject: [LinuxBIOS] About Nvidia chipset support All, Finally I get the approval for releasing Nvidia chipset support for Ck804. I hope end user to press nvidia to release more info to make sata and on die lan work. The problem my code is messed up dual core support etc. I need some time to split them up. I will commit soon about Nvidia CK804 support smbus bus number support (to handle multi sumbus and mux) superio smsc 47 support Tyan S2895/S2891/S2892 support flash_rom Ck804 support maybe two months later after AMD issue auth letter or put dual core on public AMD D0/E0 Opteron new mem mapping support AMD E Opteron dual core support AMD E Opteron mem hole support AMD K8 Four Ranks DIMM support Regards YH _______________________________________________ LinuxBIOS mailing list LinuxBIOS(a)openbios.org http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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[LinuxBIOS] Re: recommended motherboard
by Miernik May 11, 2005

May 11, 2005

Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich(a)lanl.gov> wrote: > tyan right now does a great job of supporting linuxbios, I would look > at their opteron mobos. And where is a good place to buy them, if I am in Europe? Can I just go to a computer shop and say "give me a Tyan motherboard with Linuxbios"? What was this about Tyan announcing having Linuxbios for all new mainboards? Do I remember correctly? Which is the cheapest Tyan mainboard which runs Linuxbios? -- Miernik _________________________ xmpp:miernik@amessage.info ___________________/_______________________/ mailto:miernik@ffii.org Save Europe from Software Patents http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/savingeurope.html

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RE: [LinuxBIOS] Opteron memclk speed/loading fix
by YhLu May 11, 2005

May 11, 2005

memory speed downgrade is only need if you have 8 dimm 4g installed with 400Mhz, and it should be set to 266Mhz..... 8 dimm 2g installed with 400Mhz, and it should be set to 333Mhz..... Do we have such MB to be supportd except 4 rank dimm? YH > -----Original Message----- > From: Stefan Reinauer [mailto:stepan@openbios.org] > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 7:29 AM > To: Tao Liu > Cc: LinuxBIOS > Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] Opteron memclk speed/loading fix > > * Tao Liu <liutao1980(a)gmail.com> [050430 11:01]: > > Hello, > > > > the following patch fixes memclk selection on different > loadings for > > opteron, it is useful if you have more than 4dimms for one > opteron cpu. > > Was someone able to test this on a couple of systems? Should > it be commited to the repository? > > Stefan > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxBIOS mailing list > LinuxBIOS(a)openbios.org > http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios >

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[LinuxBIOS] Re: Build error on the EPIA-M
by Adam Talbot May 9, 2005

May 9, 2005

-Okajima I have see not played with the fast boot stuff from VIA. I had that error before. It is because of a rebuilding of Linux BIOS's config structure. Go look at the configs for the Tyan boards, most of those are up to date. As of last week the EPIA-MII is still broken. The southbridge is not working, yet. I hope to see a few in the next few days. USB and CF are the same speed. Keep in mind that USB has more over head. They are both based of the same technology. The current fastest Flash chips on the market are moving at 20MB/sec. I have see these in both USB and CF. I have an Sandisk Extream III 1GB CF that moves at 20MB/sec. I have my 1GB CF pluged into my EPIA-MII throught the IDE bus. I use that for about half of my linux system and my hibernation file. I like the speed it gives. The CF also does not have a spin up time. If I/we can get Linuxbios working... The system will be powered up and done with linux bios befor the disk will be done spining up, CF does not have this issue. Hope this help -Adam Talbot ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jun OKAJIMA" <okajima(a)digitalinfra.co.jp> To: <talbotx(a)comcast.net> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 7:03 AM Subject: Build error on the EPIA-M > > > BTW, you have interest in a fast booting? Me too. > I tried fastboot util from VIA on EPIA-MII, but it does not work. > You have succeeded to run it? > > One impression about your discussion on the ML is, > Why you stick to CF card? USB 2.0 memory is generally cheaper, > and sometimes faster. My USB memory can be read at about 20MB/sec. > Or if you have trouble on driver stuff, use DOM (disk on module). > > ---- Okajima. > > ---------------- > > Hello. > > I have gotten same problem. I hope you give me any advice > if you already have solved it. > > ---- Okajima, Jun. Tokyo, Japan. > > > From Linux BIOS ML. > ------------ > build_dir=via/epia-m/epia-m > Trying to find one of TARGET on line 4: >> loadoptions >> ^ > List of nearby tokens: > ===> ERROR: Could not parse file > via/epia-m/Config.lb:0 >

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[LinuxBIOS] RE: DiskOnChip and PLCC32 packages
by Svante Signell May 8, 2005

May 8, 2005

On Wed, 2005-04-27 at 11:11 -0600, Ronald G. Minnich wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Apr 2005, Seb James wrote: > > > Great. Would LILO also function as a payload for LinuxBIOS? > > no. LILO makes bios calls. Sorry :-( > > Use FILO! What about grub legacy and grub 2?

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[LinuxBIOS] ISA, PCI and Mini-PCI POST Cards
by Bari Ari May 7, 2005

May 7, 2005

Here's an inexpensive source for POST Cards: http://www.elstonsystems.com/prod/pc_analyzer.html http://shopv2.elstonsystems.com/product_info.php/products_id/57 The supplier ships real fast, they work great and they are very low cost. The ISA/PCI version is only $18 US, and the Mini-PCI version is $30 US. -Bari

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RE: [LinuxBIOS] Opteron memclk speed/loading fix
by YhLu May 6, 2005

May 6, 2005

That's right. Some MB can work with 4G 4 ranks DIMM in 400Mhz in 4 slots. YH > -----Original Message----- > From: ebiederman(a)lnxi.com [mailto:ebiederman@lnxi.com] > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 7:55 AM > To: Tao Liu > Cc: YhLu; LinuxBIOS > Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] Opteron memclk speed/loading fix > > Tao Liu <liutao1980(a)gmail.com> writes: > > > Hello, > > > > we are building an 1 cpu 8 dimm board and experienced this problem, > > and accroding to amd's amd64 bios developers' guide memory speed > > downgrade should also be applyed to the following 4dimm > configurations: > > > > (1) 4 dimm with more than 2 double-rank dimms, downgrade to 333MHz > > (2) more than 1 double-rank dimm for single channel, downgrade to > > 333MHz > > In principle I agree with this. However those are guidelines > and it stated that the actual details may very per motherboard. > > So for merging I would request we have a generic function > that performs this logic, and have the generic call in > raminit.c make a motherboard specific call. By default that > motherboard specific call would simply call the default > generic method, but a motherboard that has better memory > stability could override this. > > Eric >

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RE: [LinuxBIOS] Re: Compiling Digitallogic/adl855pc
by Lasse Jensen May 4, 2005

May 4, 2005

Processing mainboard/digitallogic/adl855pc (i386: ok, we're amd64) Creating config file... ok Creating builddir...ok Compiling image ..ok. Hmmm its NOT amd64 here, its Pentium-M. but the problem is that I still cant build it :( What distubution and/or addons do you use to compile this: freebios--devel--2.0--patch-29.tar.bz2 Im have tried on 3 versions not, and it would still not compile... any ideas? How does the autobuild work? /Lasse -----Original Message----- From: Stefan Reinauer [mailto:stepan@openbios.org] Sent: 3. maj 2005 14:00 To: Ronald G. Minnich Cc: linuxbios(a)openbios.org Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] Re: Compiling Digitallogic/adl855pc * Stefan Reinauer <stepan(a)openbios.org> [050429 23:58]: > * Ronald G. Minnich <rminnich(a)lanl.gov> [050428 23:34]: > > > Also wasn't there some sort of autobuild thing that was setup to check > > > for compile regressions in the tree? Is that still active? > > > > stepan had that going, don't know status. > > It's still running on the obsolete cvs tree. I'm going to switch it asap http://snapshots.linuxbios.org/ is up and running with the tla tree and now provides a link to the autobuild log of each release. Stefan _______________________________________________ LinuxBIOS mailing list LinuxBIOS(a)openbios.org http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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