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[LinuxBIOS] tools required?
by ardenking5＠aim.com 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

ok just seen this and thought great another hacking project for me :) im in the process of looking through some old mother boards to find one compatable my goal is to build a dedicated media center booting the linux kernel what tools/componants will be needed to flash the chips ect Arden ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.

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[LinuxBIOS] Status VIA Epia M1000
by "Jørgen P. Tjernø" 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Hi! I've got an Epia M1000 that I use as a mediamachine (HTPC?), and I recently learnt of LinuxBIOS. Therefore, I was curious wether or not using LinuxBIOS would be to my advantage, e.g. to reduce boot-times. I see the main LinuxBIOS lists HTPC under example uses. :-) So, I'm curious. Would you recommend me trying out LinuxBIOS on the machine? What advantages would it give me? Also, does LinuxBIOS v2 (or the unfinished v3) support Epia M1000 properly? On the "Supported Motherboards" page for LinuxBIOS v2, it says "Motherboard mostly works, but some issues remain." on Epia-M. Is this correct? Are there any places which list the issues that I can expect? I should probably also mention that it boots Linux (Ubuntu) over the network, currently using PXE for the linux image, and NFS for the root fs. Thanks in advance. Kindest regards, Jørgen P. Tjernø.

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[LinuxBIOS] Status VIA Epia M1000
by "Jørgen P. Tjernø" 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

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[LinuxBIOS] Request to Adam for VIA/EPIA
by sanjay tiwary 12 Mar '07

12 Mar '07

Hi Adam, i guess u have a working copy for the LinuxBIOSv2 in which you have incorpoarted change for the support for VT8605 Northbridge. I have a similar board which is having VT8605 for northbridge.My code is not able to go beyound "Jumping to LinuxBIOS. So, if you can send me a copy of your tree, it will be a great help for me. Regards, Sanjay --------------------------------- We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list.

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Re: [LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOS, VMWare & CMOS
by Joe Pub 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

On 09/03/07, Joe Pub <joepubber(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > I have been speaking to someone, but haven't heard anything for a > while. I was hoping the same myself to move the location. > > Well the target is a 512KB ROM, initially it has the usual fallback > and normal image. I have tried to just have a normal image within the > ROM without the fallback to see if that moves things around, but it > still ended up overwriting areas that it shouldn't have. The ROM > image does work without BTEXT console and ROM RUN option, but as soon > as I enable them the problem arises, which I imagine it being down to > more object code being compiled in. At the moment I have > HAVE_OPTION_TABLE disabled, but once I can get around this problem, > that will be the next stage for me. The VGA card is emulated as an > add-on card so there is no need to embed a video ROM. > > Thanks > > On 09/03/07, ron minnich <rminnich(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On 3/9/07, Joe Pub <joepubber(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > > On 09/03/07, Joe Pub <joepubber(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > Haven't had much experience with ldscripts before, could you give me > > > > an example on how perhaps I might do this. > > > > > > Now you would have to go and ask me that :-) > > > > Let's start with the setup you are using. Tell me about your target etc. > > > > This is going to be interesting and will take a few days to get right > > ... I'm "ok" at ldscripts but no genius :-) > > > > One question: did you talk to anyone at vmware about moving their > > NVRAM area somewhere else? > > > > thanks > > > > ron > > >

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[LinuxBIOS] we got /.'ed again
by ron minnich 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/03/09/146215.shtml Thanks Alan :-) ron

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Re: [LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOS, VMWare & CMOS
by Joe Pub 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

On 09/03/07, Joe Pub <joepubber(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Haven't had much experience with ldscripts before, could you give me > an example on how perhaps I might do this. > > Thanks > > On 09/03/07, ron minnich <rminnich(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On 3/9/07, Joe Pub <joepubber(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > By enabling CONFIG_PCI_ROM_RUN for instance, includes extra object > > > files within the resulting binary, hence making the used part of the > > > ROM image greater. Here lies my problem. VMWare seems to load the > > > LinuxBIOS rom, but then overwrite the address at 0xFA000 with 8K of > > > NVRAM data, basically overwriting portions of the LinuxBIOS code. > > > > One possibility that comes to mind is an ldscript. They can be > > unreliable but this is one case where it might be very helpful. > > > > Just set up the script to tear a hole in memory at a certain address. > > > > This might work, I have not tried it :-) > > > > ron > > >

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[LinuxBIOS] DOS uniflash vs. linux flashrom : whats easier to modify ?
by Quux 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Dear Sirs, I got uniflash open source DOS program to run and debuggable in turbo pascal. It pretends to know my hardware (Am29F010 and the LPC winbond83697 and Vt8237 and RTL8169 NIC). Some source mods required. It's not working, though. The WIKI suggested to check out this proggy. AFAIK flashrom (the linuxBIOS tool) is not programmed to flash on PCI cards - only on mainboards ? Anyone has the programming manual for RTL8169 ? (RTL keep me waiting...) I think I may be useful (tho not overly useful) to flash some stuff from linuxbios into a PCI expansion BIOS during test phase. RTL just offers a binary flash tool for Atmel flash mem, which brand I do not own. any comment ? --Q

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[LinuxBIOS] LinuxBios on a HP ePC C10 ?
by Klaus Gimm, jr. 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Hi all ! This is the first time ever i am writing to a mailing list, so i hope i dont make a fool of myself :o) Ok I stumbled over your page and project by accident. If I understand everything correct is an alternate BIOS software (Based on Linux, hence the name) that allows faster boot ups and provides more functionality then the classic bios versions. So first things first, can I Install the software on a HP ePc c10 (e-Vectra)? Here is the information I was able to gather over the machine with a Bios Tool and Sandra: Bios Type: American Megatrends licensed to Intel Bios Date: 07/11/01 (latest i was able to aquire) Bios ID: 63-10B5-001121-00101011-071595-WHITNEY-1AAFR051 Chipset: Intel Whitney 82810E rev 3 Super I/O: NSC 364 rev 11 found at port 2Eh ACPI: 1.0 CPU: Intel P3 - 933 Mhz RAM: 256 MB BIOS ROM: in socket, 512 kb Graphic, Sound, and Ethernet are all onboard. Currently it seems I am not able to install anything bigger then 256 MB ram, would a bios upgrade change this ? Yours sincerely, Klaus P.S: Keep up the good work, awesome stuff so far.

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[LinuxBIOS] Motherboard support - Gigabyte GA-7VTXE+
by Andrew Donnellan 09 Mar '07

09 Mar '07

Hi, I can't find my motherboard on the wiki site so I'm sending details here. CPU: AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 1533MHz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-7VTXE+ Northbridge: VIA KT266A (from spec page) Southbridge: VIA VT8233A V-Link (from spec page) lspci output: ============ 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333] 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP] 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc RTL8139 Ethernet (rev 10) 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge 00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 23) 00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 23) 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro] (rev 15) ============ Super I/O chip: ITE IT8705F Type of BIOS device: two PLCCs afaict (one main, one for 'Dual BIOS' backup chip) URL to board specs: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductI… -- Andrew Donnellan ajdlinuxATgmailDOTcom (primary) ajdlinuxATexemailDOTcomDOTau (secure) http://andrewdonnellan.com http://ajdlinux.wordpress.com ajdlinux(a)jabber.org.au hkp://subkeys.pgp.net 0x5D4C0C58 http://linux.org.au http://debian.org Get free rewards - http://ezyrewards.com/?id=23484

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