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[LinuxBIOS] asus A8N-E with AMD 4400+ X2 ?
by Janek Kozicki 02 Oct '05

02 Oct '05

(I'm sending again, from correct email account, sorry for the mess) hello :) can you tell me if I can succesfully flash my motherboard Asus A8N-E, with dualcore processor AMD 4400+, and use it? Or where I can check it (I looked at the website, but couldn't find any related info). is it possible 'out of the box'? or maybe I need to apply some patches first, or maybe it hasn't been even tested yet? here is my lspci: On-board stuff: 0000:00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005e (rev a3) 0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0050 (rev a3) 0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0052 (rev a2) 0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005a (rev a2) 0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005b (rev a3) 0000:00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0059 (rev a2) 0000:00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0053 (rev f2) 0000:00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0054 (rev f3) 0000:00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0055 (rev f3) 0000:00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005c (rev a2) 0000:00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0057 (rev a3) 0000:00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3) 0000:00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3) 0000:00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3) 0000:00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3) 0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge 0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge 0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge 0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge (I don't know why, but onboard nvidia ethernet controller (forcedeth.o) is not listed above, but it works) Off-board stuff: 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0140 (rev a2) 0000:05:06.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 0000:05:08.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3CSOHO100B-TX 910-A01 [tulip] (rev 31) currently I'm using debian sarge with 2.6.12 kernel (and bios from asus, revision 1008) -- Janek Kozicki |

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[LinuxBIOS] Assembler errors with a Tyan S2881...
by Vincas Ciziunas 02 Oct '05

02 Oct '05

I'm trying to compile a linuxbios for a Tyan S2881, and it errors out here: linuxbios_ram.o(.text+0x10a73): In function `idiv_long': : undefined reference to `__divdi3' linuxbios_ram.o(.text+0x10a89): In function `idiv_long': : undefined reference to `__moddi3' linuxbios_ram.o(.text+0x10bd8): In function `div_long': : undefined reference to `__udivdi3' linuxbios_ram.o(.text+0x10bee): In function `div_long': : undefined reference to `__umoddi3' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [linuxbios_ram] Error 1 make: *** [normal/linuxbios.rom] Error 1 Just thought someone either would have an idea of what's going wrong or at least would want to know. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Vincas Ciziunas-- fizban(a)tamos.net vincas(a)tux.org winkie(a)faceprint.com http://www.tamos.net/~fizban "There's nothing worse in the world than an angry tree," --Bob Ross -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[LinuxBIOS] AMD serenade help
by Jia Jianwei 01 Oct '05

01 Oct '05

AMD serenade hangs when initialize ram. in the function "route_dram_accesses", when write to limit register, system just hang. If anyone has this problem before? Please help. Thanks! static void route_dram_accesses(const struct mem_controller *ctrl, unsigned long base_k, unsigned long limit_k) { /* Route the addresses to the controller node */ unsigned node_id; unsigned limit; unsigned base; unsigned index; unsigned limit_reg, base_reg; device_t device; node_id = ctrl->node_id; index = (node_id << 3); limit = (limit_k << 2); limit &= 0xffff0000; limit -= 0x00010000; limit |= ( 0 << 8) | (node_id << 0); base = (base_k << 2); base &= 0xffff0000; base |= (0 << 8) | (1<<1) | (1<<0); limit_reg = 0x44 + index; base_reg = 0x40 + index; for(device = PCI_DEV(0, 0x18, 1); device <= PCI_DEV(0, 0x1f, 1); device += PCI_DEV(0, 1, 0)) { /* hangs here */ pci_write_config32(device, limit_reg, limit); pci_write_config32(device, base_reg, base); } } Jianwei

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[LinuxBIOS] Linux BIOS support for SuperMicro p8sci motherboard
by shawn fang 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Hi, Does any know if LinuxBIOS can support SuperMicro p8sci motherboard? Here is the url to motherboard: http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/P4/E7221/P8SCi.cfm The BIOS is hosted in socketed PLCC chip. thanks, -xun

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RE: [LinuxBIOS] compiler error isolated
by Steve Magnani 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

This sounds something like the bug I reported in http://openbios.org/ pipermail/linuxbios/2005-June/011782.html. I notice in the revised spd.c file there are several if/else/else... constructs. I wonder if you would have better luck using 'switch' statements - when I have problems with 'if/else' statements, I've found that recoding as 'switch' makes the problem go away. See the latest e7501 raminit code. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steven J. Magnani "I claim this network for MARS! www.digidescorp.com Earthling, return my space modulator!" #include <standard.disclaimer>

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Re: [LinuxBIOS] romcc - Internal compiler error: Cannot find block dominated ....
by Doug Bell 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

The attached spd.c contains functions called from my raminit.c's sdram_set_spd_registers(). Raminit.c is #included into auto.c. I've tried various workarounds including putting all the code in spd.c under one function, getting rid of the device_t ctl, etc. but compilation doesn't yet work. Ideas appreciated. Thanks, dB --- Doug Bell <nxtv3(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Beyond that, there was one version in which I simply > switched the order of declaration of variables to > make > it compile: > > // unsigned char row,col; // broken > unsigned char col,row; // works > > In another test run........ > //if ( total < c) total+=div; // failed > > if ( total < c) subtotal+=div; // was ok > total=subtotal; > > Ron / Eric - What is the best way to proceed on > this? > What info would you want? I don't think I'm doing > anything bizarre, maybe 4 chars declared, no deep > levels of functions. > > --- Doug Bell <nxtv3(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I had one version of code where it failed on a > line > > like: > > if (speed==100) speed=0; > > > > but problem disappeared if I did : > > if (speed==100) speed2=0; > > > > This may have been a factor in the first reporting > > of > > the problem as well. > > > > -dB > > > > --- Doug Bell <nxtv3(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > It seems to not be related to register > allocation, > > > how > > > many layers of functions, or code size, but to > > > nested > > > if statements or variations thereof, e.g. if ( > > > (condition a) && ( condition b) ) .... > > > > > > > > > /home/dbell # uname -a > > > Linux Doug 2.6.9 #1 Tue Jan 11 17:26:41 UTC 2005 > > > i686 > > > Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1500MHz GenuineIntel > > > GNU/Linux > > > > > > > > > Target is via epia-sp, under development but > close > > > to > > > an alpha release with some open items. > > > > > > BTW, is there any documentation regarding what > > > limitations romcc has (e.g. multidimensional > > arrays > > > not allowed, etc )? > > > > > > Thanks, Doug > > > > > > --- ron minnich <rminnich(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On 9/26/05, Doug Bell <nxtv3(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > 0x8360d58 phi Internal compiler error: > Cannot > > > > > find block dominated by 0x82ba9a8 > > > > > > > > > > Any ideas on workarounds / fixes here? Is am > I > > > > running > > > > > out of registers or some other problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > can you tell us more about the environment, > > > > uname -a > > > > distro, and linuxbios target? > > > > > > > > ron > > > > > -- > > > > LinuxBIOS mailing list > > > > LinuxBIOS(a)openbios.org > > > > > > http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > > LinuxBIOS mailing list > > > LinuxBIOS(a)openbios.org > > > > http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > LinuxBIOS mailing list > > LinuxBIOS(a)openbios.org > > http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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[LinuxBIOS] Re: SMP hardware question
by Adam Talbot 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Humm So AMD will not give out this info easily or free... Then let us find it. Test a system in both states (Single and Dual) and look at the differences. See if we can spoof the system into thinking it has two MP CPU's when we have two XP's in the box. The one question would be linuxbios support for the Tyan MPX board or something along those lines. -Adam Ronald G Minnich wrote: > Adam Talbot wrote: > >> Been over two years on this setup, no hardware problems, yet. The >> big question, could this be faked in the bios? > > > it's a great question. what we could do is dump the model specific > registers, on jumpered and unjumpered, and see if all that happens is > the hardware jumper turns into an MSR setting ... > > the Athlon docs are highly NDA'ed, so this would be hard to find, > that's the big issue. > > ron >

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[LinuxBIOS] [Fwd: LB Summit Schedule]
by Ronald G Minnich 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

Here is the sched. Notice a few things. We have left a lot of time for discussion in important areas. We need discussion leaders in: o user friendly -- how do we make this nice for users -- they can't use boot cds! How do we make linuxbios useful for the desktop? How can we make it more useful for other types of users -- e.g. embedded? What works for users? what doesn't? o user interface Should it be open firmware, a la sparc and apple? bash? efi shell? what should it be? How should people interact with linuxbios? o developer friendly -- how do we make linuxbios easier for developers what makes it hard right now? How can we improve it? what is the biggest change you'd like to see? o development model do we need a Linux-like code vetting and approval process? how do we manage patches? Who will the gatekeepers be? how do we ensure that the code base stays pure? We need ideas. o developer friendly II (more discussion) fuse the previous two sessions and try to find the right ideas. o device object model, table gen What are we going to do about: ACPI EFI tables openbios strings etc. What (if anything) needs to change in the current device model to make this all work? o automatic build and test automatic build is possible, but test? how can we do that? can people contribute systems at their site so that, when a new version comes out, we can make sure it is tested? How far can we automate the process of verifying a new release of linuxbios? Can industry help with this? OSDL? o programmer's manual How can we create a manual for new programmers? o vendor friendly What are effective and ineffective ways to work with vendors? what's the value proposition for vendors? How can we interest more vendors in linuxbios? What's missing? o efi strategy How do we address systems such as EFI? Can we, for example, find a way to run EFI modules under openbios or Linux? o N-party NDA (or NDAs in general) How do we address the issues raised by 3-, 4-, and more-way NDAS? What I'd like is people to nominate themselves to lead a discussion. Optionally, several people can nominate themselves and we'll form panels, where people put forth a position (5 mins) and then we have discussion on those ideas. So, we're looking for YOU. Please volunteer. We've come a long way, but there's more work to be done. You can make the difference. Thanks ron

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[LinuxBIOS] linuxbios summit opens with talk by Richard Bruner, AMD Fellow
by Ronald G Minnich 28 Sep '05

28 Sep '05

This should whet your appetite for the 3-day linuxbios summit Oct. 11, 2005 in santa fe! For more information, http://lacsi.rice.edu/symposium/ Title: AMD's Roadmap for Free Firmware (as in Beer) Speaker: Rich Brunner, AMD Fellow Abstract: This will be a discussion of the upcoming AMD Processor roadmap, AMD plans for supporting LinuxBIOS, and AMD's directions for the future of firmware. Speaker BIO: Richard A. Brunner is the Software Architect for Advanced Micro Devices' AMD64 Architecture. He is an AMD fellow and is responsible for driving the technical direction of AMD's AMD64 software strategy for operating systems, device drivers, compilers, libraries, OS/firmware interaction, performance optimizations, and 3rd party tools. Richard led AMD's initial involvement into the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) forum. Richard holds a Masters of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He holds patents in computer architecture and has presented extensively including Hot Chips, Siggraph, WinHec, Linux Kernel Summit, Linux World, Ottawa Linux Symposium.

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[LinuxBIOS] romcc - Internal compiler error: Cannot find block dominated ....
by Doug Bell 27 Sep '05

27 Sep '05

0x8360d58 phi Internal compiler error: Cannot find block dominated by 0x82ba9a8 Any ideas on workarounds / fixes here? Is am I running out of registers or some other problem? __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

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