[LinuxBIOS] VGA Console does not start if ROM_SIZE > 512
by Alan Carvalho de Assis
Hi guys,
I am testing LinuxBIOS on 2MB flash in tyan s2850.
If I compile Linux to 512KB (-36KB from VGA ROM) and complete the head
of ROM file with 0's to get 2MB everything work fine, LinuxBIOS starts
and I can see the GRUB menu on VGA monitor.
This is the working option:
option ROM_SIZE = 512*1024-36*1024
If I change it to 1MB or 2MB it don't work:
option ROM_SIZE = 2048*1024-36*1024
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[LinuxBIOS] Gigabyte GA-6BXD Dual PIII (i440BX)
by Phil Quinton
Hi,
I'm a newbie to this list, so forgive me if this has already been covered.
Can someone confirm if LB v1 or v2 will work with the above board?
I'd be interested in helping test and debug if that would help?
Thanks in advance.
Phil.
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[LinuxBIOS] build target - error
by anitha boyapati
Hi,
I heard about linuxbios a couple of days back.I checked out sources and
here I am building it. I follow documentation given in
linuxbios/documentation.As a starting point I am trying demo example.[Mine
is not amd though]
[ cd targets ]
[sh buildtarget amd/solo]
[cd amd/solo/solo]
[ make]
The build isnot successfull.I get the error as :
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././auto.inc:84655: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
is
`"'
././auto.inc:87289: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
is
`"'
././auto.inc:87293: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
is
`"'
crt0.S:217: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character is `"'
crt0.S:220: Error: unknown pseudo-op: `.previous'
make[1]: *** [crt0.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/cygdrive/e/bios/LinuxBIOSv2/targets/amd/solo/solo/n
ormal'
make: *** [normal/linuxbios.rom] Error 1
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Can somebody help me out? I work with cygwin -NT 5.1.gcc version is 3.4.4.
Thnks in advance.
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12 years, 4 months
[LinuxBIOS] sst49lf160c support (patch)
by Alan Carvalho de Assis
Hi guys,
I using SST49LF160C on Tyan S2850, and all is running fine.
Then I sending a small patch to add support to it.
I do a funny test, wrote my legacy BIOS (512KB) on SST49LF160C (2MB):
dd if=/dev/zero of=head bs=1 count=1572864
cat bios.bin >> head
./flashrom -w head
wow, it works :-)
Cheers,
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[LinuxBIOS] r2539 - trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom
by svn＠openbios.org
Author: uwe
Date: 2007-01-27 14:39:06 +0100 (Sat, 27 Jan 2007)
New Revision: 2539
Modified:
trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/README
trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/flash.h
trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/flashchips.c
Log:
Add support for the SST 49LF160C.
Signed-off-by: Alan Carvalho de Assis <acassis(a)gmail.com>
Acked-by: Uwe Hermann <uwe(a)hermann-uwe.de>
Modified: trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/README 2007-01-24 11:09:03 UTC (rev 2538)
+++ trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/README 2007-01-27 13:39:06 UTC (rev 2539)
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
SST SST-49LF040
SST SST-49LF020A
SST SST-49LF080A
+SST SST-49LF160C
SST SST-49LF002A/B
SST SST-49LF003A/B
SST SST-49LF004A/B
Modified: trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/flash.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/flash.h 2007-01-24 11:09:03 UTC (rev 2538)
+++ trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/flash.h 2007-01-27 13:39:06 UTC (rev 2539)
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
#define SST_49LF004C 0x54 /* SST 49LF004C device */
#define SST_49LF008C 0x59 /* SST 49LF008C device */
#define SST_49LF016C 0x5C /* SST 49LF016C device */
+#define SST_49LF160C 0x4C /* SST 49LF160C device */
#define PMC_ID 0x9D /* PMC Manufacturer ID code */
#define PMC_49FL002 0x6D /* PMC 49FL002 device code */
Modified: trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/flashchips.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/flashchips.c 2007-01-24 11:09:03 UTC (rev 2538)
+++ trunk/LinuxBIOSv2/util/flashrom/flashchips.c 2007-01-27 13:39:06 UTC (rev 2539)
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
probe_49lfxxxc, erase_49lfxxxc, write_49lfxxxc, NULL},
{"SST49LF016C", SST_ID, SST_49LF016C, NULL, 2048, 4 * 1024 ,
probe_49lfxxxc, erase_49lfxxxc, write_49lfxxxc, NULL},
+ {"SST49LF160C", SST_ID, SST_49LF160C, NULL, 2048, 4 * 1024 ,
+ probe_49lfxxxc, erase_49lfxxxc, write_49lfxxxc, NULL},
{"Pm49FL004", PMC_ID, PMC_49FL004, NULL, 512, 64 * 1024,
probe_jedec, erase_chip_jedec, write_49fl004,NULL},
{"W29C011", WINBOND_ID, W_29C011, NULL, 128, 128,
12 years, 4 months
Re: [LinuxBIOS] MCP55 LinuxBIOS with USB debug etc. part 1
by Lu, Yinghai
Uwe put the
1. flashrom changes with mcp55 support
2. superio winbond 83627ehg
Left:
1. src/southbridge/nvidia/mcp55 -- all
2. src/superio/it*.
3. other usbdebug in console, lib....
4. early_ht.c, incoherent_ht.c, northbridge.c in amdk8
5. hyperstransport.c in src/devices.
6. src/mainboard, targets
YH
-----Original Message-----
From: ron minnich [mailto:rminnich@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:04 PM
To: Lu, Yinghai
Cc: linuxbios(a)linuxbios.org
Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] MCP55 LinuxBIOS with USB debug etc. part 1
On 1/19/07, Lu, Yinghai <yinghai.lu(a)amd.com> wrote:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lu, Yinghai
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:06 PM
> To: 'Ronald G Minnich'; Eric W. Biederman
> Cc: linuxbios(a)linuxbios.org
> Subject: MCP55 LinuxBIOS with USB debug etc.
>
> Please check the MCP55 support with usbdebug.
>
> MB included:
> Nvidia l1_2pvv
> Gigabyte m57sli
> Supermicro h8dmr
> Tyan s2912 --- with HTX
>
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai.lu(a)amd.com>
OK, this is a big patch which I guess we're digesting in pieces. I
note that Uwe has got a good start. Can anyone tell me where we are
with this?
thanks
ron
12 years, 4 months
Re: [LinuxBIOS] What to implement "system recovery" features in bios
by li pan
Thanks for your suggestions! They are really helpful
I still have some more detail questions,
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1 Is linuxbios a "real" linux?
I mean can a normal linux app run on it?
We want the user to use this app to recovery a faild pc, so we need
the app in BIOS, not harddisk
2 I am still not sure about the linuxbios/awardbios coexistence stuff.
Al mentioned DualBIOS, but as long as I know, that means mainborad
holds 2 biso chips, and if one fails, mainboard will use the other. (Correct me
if I am wrong, I don't know much about this)
But I need the award bios be used in normal case, and if the user hit some key
while booting, the computer will switch to linuxbios, which will load
the backup/recovery appliaction. I think the IBM app works this way.
Thanks for you help!
12 years, 4 months
Re: [LinuxBIOS] MCP55 LinuxBIOS with USB debug etc. part 1
by Lu, Yinghai
Too much difference. May take several days to produce patch.
YH
-----Original Message-----
From: Stefan Reinauer [mailto:stepan@coresystems.de]
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 10:08 AM
To: Lu, Yinghai
Cc: linuxbios(a)linuxbios.org
Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] MCP55 LinuxBIOS with USB debug etc. part 1
* Lu, Yinghai <yinghai.lu(a)amd.com> [070119 18:44]:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lu, Yinghai
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:06 PM
> To: 'Ronald G Minnich'; Eric W. Biederman
> Cc: linuxbios(a)linuxbios.org
> Subject: MCP55 LinuxBIOS with USB debug etc.
>
> Please check the MCP55 support with usbdebug.
>
> MB included:
> Nvidia l1_2pvv
> Gigabyte m57sli
> Supermicro h8dmr
> Tyan s2912 --- with HTX
>
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai.lu(a)amd.com>
Wow! Impressive. Thank you very much for your contribution.
Is there any chance you can send this as patches, or just the new
files?
What's the difference between the archives?
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