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#95: Run coreboot in VirtualBox
by coreboot Dec. 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014

#95: Run coreboot in VirtualBox ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: uwe | Owner: somebody Type: defect | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: misc | Version: Keywords: | Dependencies: Patchstatus: there is no patch | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ It would be nice if we could test coreboot images in VirtualBox, see http://virtualbox.org/. VirtualBox does not (yet) provide a simple mechanism to use a different BIOS in their emulated machines (something like "-L" in qemu). Instead the BIOS image (a custom bochs BIOS + LGPL'g VGABIOS) is converted to C code (an array of bytes, or the like) and merged into the VirtualBox executable. The relevant files are {{{ src/VBox/Devices/PC/DevPcBios.cpp bldprogs/bin2c.c }}} if someone want to hack VirtualBox to easily support using coreboot images instead of their usual BIOS. -- Ticket URL: <http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ticket/95> coreboot <http://www.coreboot.org/>

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EHCI debug port finder
by Carl-Daniel Hailfinger May 30, 2014

May 30, 2014

I wanted to know which physical port of my multiple USB controllers have the debug capability. There was no way to find that easily, so I created a tool which will do most of the work for the user. Example output: The following PCI devices support a USB debug port (says lspci): 0000:00:1d.7 The following PCI devices support a USB debug port (says the kernel): 0000:00:1d.7 PCI device 0000:00:1d.7, USB bus 3, USB physical port 1 Currently connected high-speed devices: /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci_hcd/6p, 480M |__ Port 2: Dev 20, If 0, Class=stor., Driver=usb-storage, 480M The output can be improved, but it's a good start. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- http://www.hailfinger.org/

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#131: New flashrom motherboard support
by coreboot Sept. 18, 2012

Sept. 18, 2012

#131: New flashrom motherboard support ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: anonymous | Owner: somebody Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: trivial | Milestone: Going mainstream Component: flashrom | Version: v2 Keywords: flashrom asus | Dependencies: Patchstatus: there is no patch | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Did not know where I should put this but the bugtracker seemed like the right place. I tried flashrom and it could not detect my chip on my ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe motherboard. The board has a SST49LF004B flash chip and after enforcing the right chip flashrom seems to work fine. {{{ # ./flashrom -V -f -r -c SST49LF004A/B test Calibrating delay loop... 796M loops per second, 100 myus = 201 us. OK. No coreboot table found. WARNING: No chipset found. Flash detection will most likely fail. Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 KB: probe_jedec: id1 0x21, id2 0x5e, id1 parity violation No EEPROM/flash device found. Force read (-f -r -c) requested, forcing chip probe success: Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 KB: Found chip "SST SST49LF004A/B" (512 KB) at physical address 0xfff80000. Force reading flash... done. }}} This should probably apply to the P5ND-SLI board, too. What do you need from me for adding autodetection of this board/chip? -- Ticket URL: <http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ticket/131> coreboot <http://www.coreboot.org/>

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#135: Flashrom deletes MAC addresses on Tyan Tomcat n3400B (S2925-E)
by coreboot March 24, 2012

March 24, 2012

#135: Flashrom deletes MAC addresses on Tyan Tomcat n3400B (S2925-E) ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ Reporter: Jan@… | Owner: somebody Type: defect | Status: new Priority: major | Milestone: Component: flashrom | Version: v2 Keywords: | Dependencies: Patchstatus: there is no patch | ---------------------------------+------------------------------------------ I've tried updating the BIOS of a Tomcat n3400B (S2925-E). The update itself worked fine, but the MAC addresses of the onboard NVidia-Gigabit Ethernet chips were set to bogus values (66:55:44:33:22:11 or something like that) afterwards. Restoring the old flash backup worked. This does not happen with the official update tool from Tyan. -- Ticket URL: <http://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ticket/135> coreboot <http://www.coreboot.org/>

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Set top box update
by Gregg Levine March 11, 2012

March 11, 2012

Hello! Amazon tells me that there are now two people selling their Akimbo boxes. Perhaps I'll definitely buy one. And Joe here is the linked page which contains a reference to the STB kit from Intel: http://cerberus.teamhackaday.com/?p=3 It turns out that it comes up right below the description for the device. It seems the only thing nonstandard about it is the crappy BIOS that Akimbo insisted on. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8(a)gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

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mptable and irq_tables.c for MSI P35 Neo (MS-7360)
by Fred . Nov. 30, 2011

Nov. 30, 2011

I've attached the mptable file, and irq_tables.c file.

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MSI P35 Neo (MS-7360) motherboard
by Fred . Nov. 30, 2011

Nov. 30, 2011

Files attached. MSI P35 Neo (MS-7360) Intel P35 chipset. Fintek F71882FG/F71883FG super i/o. ICH9 southbridge. $ dmidecode $ dmidecode --dump $ hardinfo $ lshw $ lspci -n $ lspci -tvnn $ lspci -v $ superiotool -dV Hope it helps.

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#162: Move SYSTEM_TYPE to Kconfig
by coreboot Nov. 1, 2011

Nov. 1, 2011

#162: Move SYSTEM_TYPE to Kconfig ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: oxygene | Owner: oxygene Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: minor | Milestone: Component: coreboot | Keywords: Dependencies: | Patchstatus: there is no patch ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- SYSTEM_TYPE is used to tell coreboot if the board is "server", "desktop" or "laptop". It's only used for AMD for now, but could also be used elsewhere to tweak configuration (and there's a flag in some table, maybe ACPI, that tells the OS about the system type, too). It's defined for some boards, there's a default defined somewhere in the code, that looks a lot like a good match for Kconfig. -- Ticket URL: <https://tracker.coreboot.org/trac/coreboot/ticket/162> coreboot <http://www.coreboot.org/>

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Re: [coreboot] DL145 G1 with dual dualcore CPU using coreboot ?
by Oskar Enoksson Sept. 28, 2011

Sept. 28, 2011

Oskar Enoksson wrote: > Myles Watson wrote: > >>> I think Myles was right, there is a i2c mux in this server that somehow >>> multiplexes DIMM devices on the i2c bus. I was able to guess which i2c >>> ports contain the DIMM info, and which port is the mux, then added the >>> mux to devicetree.cb and the DIMM ports under it. Now I'm able to use >>> memory from both CPU's, at least for the combination of DIMM's I have >>> (2x2x1GB and 2x2x512MB). >>> >>> >> I'm glad it worked out! >> >> >>> So I'm basically able to use these servers now. I would love to have >>> ACPI and Cool'nQuiet of course, perhaps I'll try to do that later. >>> >>> Thanks very much for all help! If you want me to commit the new >>> mainboard to your svn repository let me know. >>> >>> >> Yes, please. If you'll send your latest patch with a Signed-off-by: line, >> I'll take it from there. >> >> Thanks, >> Myles >> >> > I hope this file is the way you want it. I did "svn cp > src/mainboard/tyan/s2881 src/mainboard/hp/dl145_g1" and then modified > the files, then "svn diff src/mainboard" so I assume you should do the > same svn cp operation, then apply my patch, then commit to retain the > original files' history. > I have fixed several problems and now it boots reliably for both and older dual Opteron 248 server and an upgraded dual Opteron 280 server. memtest86+ doesn't work, but according to another mailinglist thread memtest cannot handle tables in high memory, so that seems to be a memtest issue. Attached is a cleaned-up patch. Thanks to Myles and others for excellent help and support. I hope someone finds the result useful.

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[patch] fix Windows 7 checked build assert caused by FADT length/revision inconsistency
by Scott Duplichan April 18, 2011

April 18, 2011

Running a checked build of Windows is needed for understanding its various BIOS related BSODs. Win7 checked build complains when running coreboot+seabios: FADT revision inconsistent with length. Revision: 0x1 Length: 0xf4 Expected Length: 0x74 The following patch solves the problem. Tested on Mahogany_fam10 only. Signed-off-by: Scott Duplichan <scott(a)notabs.org> Index: src/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/ck804_fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/ck804_fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/southbridge/nvidia/ck804/ck804_fadt.c (working copy) @@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); #ifdef LONG_FADT header->length = 244; + header->revision = 3; #else header->length = 0x74; + header->revision = 1; #endif - header->revision = 1; memcpy(header->oem_id, "CORE ", 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "CB-FADT ", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, "IASL", 4); Index: src/mainboard/iwill/dk8_htx/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/iwill/dk8_htx/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/iwill/dk8_htx/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt,0,sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature,"FACP",4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id,OEM_ID,6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id,"COREBOOT",8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id,ASLC,4); Index: src/mainboard/asrock/939a785gmh/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/asrock/939a785gmh/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/asrock/939a785gmh/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/kontron/kt690/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/kontron/kt690/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/kontron/kt690/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/gigabyte/ma78gm/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/gigabyte/ma78gm/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/gigabyte/ma78gm/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/gigabyte/ma785gmt/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/gigabyte/ma785gmt/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/gigabyte/ma785gmt/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/amd/mahogany/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/amd/mahogany/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/amd/mahogany/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/amd/pistachio/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/amd/pistachio/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/amd/pistachio/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/amd/dbm690t/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/amd/dbm690t/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/amd/dbm690t/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt,0,sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature,"FACP",4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id,OEM_ID,6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id,"COREBOOT",8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id,ASLC,4); Index: src/mainboard/amd/mahogany_fam10/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/amd/mahogany_fam10/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/amd/mahogany_fam10/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/amd/tilapia_fam10/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/amd/tilapia_fam10/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/amd/tilapia_fam10/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah_fam10/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah_fam10/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah_fam10/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt,0,sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature,"FACP",4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id,OEM_ID,6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id,"COREBOOT",8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id,ASLC,4); Index: src/mainboard/iei/kino-780am2-fam10/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/iei/kino-780am2-fam10/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/iei/kino-780am2-fam10/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/via/epia-m700/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/via/epia-m700/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/via/epia-m700/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, "VX800 ", 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "LNXBACPI", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, "LXB", 8); Index: src/mainboard/via/vt8454c/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/via/vt8454c/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/via/vt8454c/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ memset((void *) fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, "CX700 ", 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, "CORE", 4); Index: src/mainboard/via/epia-m/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/via/epia-m/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/via/epia-m/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt,0,sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature,"FACP",4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id,OEM_ID,6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id,"COREBOOT",8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id,ASLC,4); Index: src/mainboard/via/epia-n/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/via/epia-n/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/via/epia-n/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt,0,sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature,"FACP",4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id,OEM_ID,6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id,"COREBOOT",8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id,ASLC,4); Index: src/mainboard/jetway/pa78vm5/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/jetway/pa78vm5/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/jetway/pa78vm5/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/technexion/tim8690/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/technexion/tim8690/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/technexion/tim8690/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/technexion/tim5690/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/technexion/tim5690/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/technexion/tim5690/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4); Index: src/mainboard/intel/eagleheights/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/intel/eagleheights/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/intel/eagleheights/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ memset((void *) fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, "CORE ", 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, "CORE", 4); Index: src/mainboard/asus/m4a785-m/fadt.c =================================================================== --- src/mainboard/asus/m4a785-m/fadt.c (revision 5978) +++ src/mainboard/asus/m4a785-m/fadt.c (working copy) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ memset((void *)fadt, 0, sizeof(acpi_fadt_t)); memcpy(header->signature, "FACP", 4); header->length = 244; - header->revision = 1; + header->revision = 3; memcpy(header->oem_id, OEM_ID, 6); memcpy(header->oem_table_id, "COREBOOT", 8); memcpy(header->asl_compiler_id, ASLC, 4);

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