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[LinuxBIOS] Lippert Cool Roadrunner 2 (GX1)
by Per Dalgas Jakobsen 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

Hi all, At last... Finally I have had time to look at LinuxBIOS... I have been playing around with Etherboot and Filo for booting a development target, making good progress. Up to now I have managed to add Etherboot to the original BIOS and have it working fine. But now I want to LinuxBIOS my system ;-) I have a Lippert Cool Roadrunner II with 64MB memory and a 128MB CompactFlash for disk, and I have tried to use LinuxBIOS v1 with its support for this board, but no success. The serial port is very quite, and unfortunately I have no POST card. I have verified the serial connection: Linux on target "$ echo Hello >/dev/ttyS0" gives a nice "Hello" on the receiving end (no handshakes), so something seems odd with the LinuxBIOS image... Host is i686-Linux using gcc-4.0.3 --- config ------------ target /home/pdj/tuxway/builds/roadrunner2 mainboard lippert/roadrunner2 # Enable Serial Console for debugging option SERIAL_CONSOLE=1 option TTYS0_BAUD=57600 option DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=9 option DEBUG=1 option RAMTEST=1 option USE_GENERIC_ROM=1 option USE_ELF_BOOT=1 option ROM_SIZE=262144 option STD_FLASH=1 payload ~/tuxway/etherboot-5.0.6/src/bin32/eepro100.elf option PAYLOAD_SIZE=196608 --------------- I've hexdump'd the resulting romimage, and it looks fine as far as I can tell: (jmp far 0xf000:0x0004 at address 0x0003fff0, and payload image starting at 0x00000000). I've used the flashrom from LinuxBIOSv2-2191 for burning: "# flashrom -w romimage" Anyone able to give me a clue of what I've missed? Anyone had success with LinuxBIOSv2 on a Roadrunner2 ? ~Per ----------------- PS: --- My ultimate goal is fast boot to either a remote image (through Etherboot) or a local linux on CompactFlash (filo and ext2). My plan was to use LinuxBIOS with a combined filo and etherboot image as payload. Like this: 0x000000 FILO 0x010000 ETHERBOOT 0x030000 LINUXBIOS 0x040000 --- I have already modified filo so an external switch can select the boot-method.

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[LinuxBIOS] OLPC hardware specification information
by Jim Gettys 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

Is located here: http://wiki.laptop.org/wiki/Hardware_specification The board has started layout. - Regards, - Jim

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Re: [LinuxBIOS] RES: RES: Rumba target and AMD RDK THINCLIENT
by Li-Ta Lo 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 16:28 -0300, Jardel Silveira wrote: > Dear Li-Ta Lo, > > > I´ve just tried to compile rumba now and i´ve got this ouputÇ > > N_OFFSET='0x0' -DXIP_ROM_SIZE='0x10000' -DXIP_ROM_BASE='0xfffd0000' > -DCONFIG_UDELAY_TSC='1' -DCONFIG_TSC_X86RDTSC_CALIBRATE_WITH_TIMER2='0' > -DCONFIG_UDELAY_IO='0' > /home/jardel/projetos/LinuxBIOSv2/src/mainboard/amd/rumba/auto.c -o auto.inc > raminit.c:3.61: > struct mem_controller undeclared > make[1]: ** [auto.inc] Erro 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/home/jardel/projetos/LinuxBIOSv2/targets/amd/rumba/rumba/normal' > make: ** [normal/linuxbios.rom] Erro 1 > jardel@jardel:~/projetos/LinuxBIOSv2/targets/amd/rumba/rumba$ ls > > I just committed other part of the change. Could you try it again? -- Li-Ta Lo <ollie(a)lanl.gov> Los Alamos National Lab

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[LinuxBIOS] Old L440GX is it still bootable under LinuxBios
by Nicolas HACHET 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

Hello everyone on the list, My name is Nicolas and I'm wondering about booting an old Intel L440GX with dual PIII-850 and 2 Gb RAM off a USB Key ? I guess I'm a little outdated but I got the hardware working and this is just for me the occasion to get a use for the old pal. Thanks for any answer, Nico.

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[LinuxBIOS] GEODE VSA II COMPILATION
by jardel 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

Dear, I downloaded the source code of VSA II for hawk and compiled it without problems. So, I would like share some information: 1. The license terms are very restrict. 2. I just follow the "VSA 2 ADAPTATION guide" available on amd site. So, I used MSVC 1.52 and MASM 6.11D 3. It was necessary download SLIBC7.LIB form internet. 4. It doesn't seems all the VSM are available. For example, sound VSM. 5. Xpressloader, what seems to be entire source code bios, is to available on insyde site. Please, feel free to comment. Thanks. Jardel.

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[LinuxBIOS] Old L440GX is it still bootable ?
by Nicolas HACHET 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

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[LinuxBIOS] AMD64 serial setup
by Stefan Reinauer 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Hi, I have a really weird problem on some amd64 machines running LinuxBIOS (agami/aruma). The serial port doesn't seem to get initialized correctly. LB seems to report it correctly in debug output (4 and 3 are normal): PNP: 002e.2 60 <- [0x00000003f8 - 0x00000003ff] io PNP: 002e.2 70 <- [0x0000000004 - 0x0000000004] irq PNP: 002e.3 60 <- [0x00000002f8 - 0x00000002ff] io PNP: 002e.3 70 <- [0x0000000003 - 0x0000000003] irq but Linux doesn't set it up right - in fact, Linux sets it up *differently* on occasion... # grep ttyS.*irq messages Feb 28 15:11:36 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:11:36 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:14:53 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:14:53 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:23:24 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:23:24 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:38:58 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:38:58 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:47:21 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 15:47:21 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 16:29:34 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 16:29:34 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Feb 28 16:37:18 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 16:37:18 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Feb 28 17:11:02 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 17:11:02 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Feb 28 18:14:49 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 0) is a 16550A Feb 28 18:14:49 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A AMIBIOS: Jan 3 14:34:39 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Jan 3 14:34:39 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Jan 3 16:18:45 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Jan 3 16:18:45 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Jan 3 18:22:20 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Jan 3 18:22:20 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Jan 3 18:29:46 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Jan 3 18:29:46 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Jan 4 00:11:21 testnode kernel: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A Jan 4 00:11:21 testnode kernel: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A Any idea why and how that could happen? Stefan

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[LinuxBIOS] IDE to CF adapters for 3.5" sockets - powered from motherboard?
by Miernik 08 Mar '06

08 Mar '06

Can IDE to CF adpaters (female type - which connect directly to motherboard, without any cable), the 3.5" disk connector type, can they be powered directly from the motherboard? Most of them have a floppy-type power connector on them, but some of them have a jumper which allows them to be powered from the motherboard IDE socket, without connecting the floppy power. But in some description I have read that that only works on VIA EPIA motherboards. How does the situation really look like? I want to use a CF-IDE female adapter in a standard PGA370 motherboard (non-VIA-EPIA), and I don't want to have to connect any extra power, like the floppy power to it. Is that possible? I know it's possible for 2.5" disk connectors. because they have 4 extra power pins, but I mean the standard 40-pin IDE connectors. -- Miernik _________________________ xmpp:miernik@amessage.info ___________________/_______________________/ mailto:miernik@ffii.org Protect Europe from a legal disaster. Petition against software patents http://www.noepatents.org/index_html?LANG=en

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[LinuxBIOS] anyone with access to the VT8231 docs?
by Miernik 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

I tried some webform on VIA website, but noone got back to me. Maybe some good soul here can send the PDF to me? -- Miernik _________________________ xmpp:miernik@amessage.info ___________________/_______________________/ mailto:miernik@ffii.org Why software shouldn't be covered by patents http://bladeenc.mp3.no/articles/software_patents.html

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Re: [LinuxBIOS] RAM organization - can 8 16Mbx16 chips give a single-rank 32Mbx64 DIMM?
by Lu, Yinghai 06 Mar '06

06 Mar '06

You can read the SPD ROM data on other Machine. And then check the value according the DDR spd sepc. YH -----Original Message----- From: linuxbios-bounces(a)linuxbios.org [mailto:linuxbios-bounces@linuxbios.org] On Behalf Of Miernik Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 11:52 PM To: linuxbios(a)openbios.org Subject: [LinuxBIOS] RAM organization - can 8 16Mbx16 chips give a single-rank 32Mbx64 DIMM? I have a DDR266 SO-DIMM module with 8 chips on it. I only know the specs on the chips, they are 16Mb x 16 organization. I don't know the specs of the whole module, there isn't even a model number. I want to know the organization of the whole module. Is it a dual-rank ("double-sided") module with 16Mb x 64 in each rank? Or is it a single-rank ("single-sided") module with 32Mb x 64 organization? Is the latter at all possible? If yes, how to tell the difference by looking at the module? The reason I ask, is that http://transmeta.com/crusoe_docs/TM5800v1.0_DataBook_030206.pdf on page 19 states that the memory controller supports only 1 rank with DDR. That limitation doesn't apply to SDR controller or to DDR controller on version 2.1 chips - page 21 on http://transmeta.com/crusoe_docs/TM5800v2.1_databook_030922.pdf I have a 5800A073310 chip, and I would like to know if that DDR module should work with it or not. And also will a 1 GB DDR module work with it. With v1.0 documentation it appears that not, but with v2.1 on page 23 it lists a 1024 MB DDR configuration with two ranks, is it possible that v1.0 will somehow support it, only the docs didn't list it? The module in question is here: http://217.17.47.111/items/SMART_TM2V16M1618U-4/SMART_TM2V16M1618U-4.fro nt.jpeg http://217.17.47.111/items/SMART_TM2V16M1618U-4/SMART_TM2V16M1618U-4.bac k.jpeg -- Miernik _________________________ xmpp:miernik@amessage.info ___________________/_______________________/ mailto:miernik@ffii.org Protect Europe from a legal disaster. Petition against software patents http://www.noepatents.org/index_html?LANG=en -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios(a)linuxbios.org http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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