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[LinuxBIOS] about the epia M10000
by Amaury Jacquot 14 Mar '05

14 Mar '05

hey guys. I am running a raid5 array out of an epia M10000, netbooted via the official bios' PXE. I have a problem, in that I have to power cycle the thing to get the PXE thing to boot. if I use the "reboot" command, the PXE fails with Exiting PXE boot rom or something similar. would replacing the original bios with LinuxBios solve my problem ?

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Asus TX97-E
by Michal Szwaczko 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Hello, I'm tracking the list, CVS, listening to some really kind folks at Freenode's #openbios (Stepan et al) for some time now, but still did't find a working Asus TX97 configuration. To the point: I have an Asus TX97-_E_ which seems to be really diferent from the one that is claimed supported in the v1 tree (tx97-le) The difference - from what I can gather not being a hw level programmer - is the cache chips and superIO. I tried many many config options but still, no serial output, the board is just plain dead after flashing. Has anyone tried/succeeded in getting this board to work? Or can anyone point my mistakes if it should be working and isn't because I might be making some fundamental errors? The cache chips are two of tmtech t35l6432a-60 The IO chip is: Winbond w83877af The config I use is here: <URL:http://m.wirelabs.net/mb-config> And a little modified (for a different superio)tx97le/Config: <URL:http://m.wirelabs.net/Config> The image builds ok, but I am not sure if it is even workable at minimum with those options on that motherboard. There was a discussion some time ago on this list about similar problem, but I don't think I could track down any voice from the developers about this. Can anyone shed some light on this matter? Point me to any direction? Thanks -- [ .O. | Michał 'Mikey' Szwaczko | GPG Key#:0x653CBD53 ] [ ..O | Developer/Troubleshooter | GNU Generation Now! ] [ OOO | There's no spoon. ]

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RE: new free software foundation crusade: http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
by Jamie Rollins 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

I agree very strongly on this point. If linuxbios is going to move forward, it's public face needs to be very well presented, which at the moment, it is not. The linuxbios.org web site is very out of date. The page desperately needs a documentation section, and a better way to download the most recent source code other than through the CVS. I also can't stress enough how important an up-to-date and well maintaned list of linuxbios compatible motherboards is to the success of the project. If people don't know which hardware linuxbios will work on, people won't ever try it. This is a absolutely necessary resource. How-to's for different motherboards should also be made more publicly available. jamie. On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Alan Mimms wrote: > I think it would be MOST helpful if the linuxbios web site reflected > true and accurate recent information. It appears to be very out of date > and doesn't even say how to get to freebios2 IIRC. If I knew more of > what WAS true and correct, I would offer to help update the site. But > alas, I am just lurking on this mailing list and absorbing what I can... > > Alan Mimms, Senior Architect > F5 Networks, Inc. Spokane Development Center > Liberty Lake, Washington > v: 509-343-3524 f: 509-343-3501 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: linuxbios-admin(a)clustermatic.org > [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Bari Ari > Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 8:40 AM > To: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > Subject: Re: new free software foundation crusade: > http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html > Importance: Low > > Also on Slashdot earlier today: > > http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/05/02/28/1126226.shtml > Stallman Calls For Action on Free BIOS > > > Ronald G. Minnich wrote: > > if you see errors let me know (I did not write this but they will take > > input). I know the comment about linuxbios being stripped-down linux > is > > not quite right; anything else? > > > > Nevertheless it is really great to see the FSF weigh in on this issue. > > > > > If your company is a supporter of linuxbios, or other free bioses such > as > > U-boot etc., then you should definitely contact the FSF and get your > name > > listed. > > > > ron > > _______________________________________________ > > Linuxbios mailing list > > Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxbios mailing list > Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > _______________________________________________ > Linuxbios mailing list > Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios >

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Anyone tried LinuxBIOS with freeBSD?
by YhLu 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Anyone tried LinuxBIOS with freeBSD? regards YH

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linuxbios on k7sem with 2.6.x kernel?
by Markus Wolters 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Hallo, I have an old k7sem board and I want to try Linuxbios (v1 or v2) on it. Now before I kill my board, I have a few questions, maybe somebody could answer them to me and give me a helping hand? Is it possible to use a 2.6 kernel? Is it possible to use the original bios chip? And how do I configure and build it with these options, if it is possible? Regards Markus

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RE: Does anybody needs LinuxBIOS for VMware virtual machines?
by Dmitriy Budko 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

> From: Ronald G. Minnich > On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Dmitriy Budko wrote: > > > Does anybody needs LinuxBIOS for VMware virtual machines? > > If you want it please describe why do you want it. > > it would sure make it easier to do full-up sims of linuxbios-equipped > systems. So, you don't need it for "production" systems, only for development, do you? How difficult is it to port Intel 440BX chipset support from V1 to V2? It seems to me that supporting a new SIO chips (the emulated NS PC97338/PC87338) should be easy. Dmitriy Budko, VMware

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error snapshots download.
by Nathanael D. Noblet 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

So I downloaded the cvs snapshot referenced from the new wiki. It seems to be a copy of the repository, and not a checkout.(files are .v ) with all sorts of version information. Just a FYI. -- Nathanael D. Noblet <nathanael(a)gnat.ca> Gnat Solutions

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Re: Compilation Problem (overlaping sections)
by Jeff Stevens 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

Yes, the Tyan s4882 seems to compile fine. I actually had my LOG_LEVEL set to 6 already, but I tried 7 and down to 5, and that didn't help. I also tried changing the LOG_LEVEL in the amd quartet, compiled it, and it didn't work either. Thanks, Jeff Stevens --- yhlu <yinghailu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How about Tyan s4882 in your compile environment? It > should be OK. > > Please try to set LOG_LEVEL in your MB Config to 7. > > YH > > > On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:06:42 -0700 (MST), Ronald G. > Minnich > <rminnich(a)lanl.gov> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 7 Mar 2005, Jeff Stevens wrote: > > > > > I'm sorry, I was wrong. The AMD Quartet doesn't > seem > > > to compile either. I get the same error! > > > > sigh, things are growing bigger. > > > > anybody want to fix this one? > > > > ron > > _______________________________________________ > > Linuxbios mailing list > > Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > > > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > > > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/

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RE: Does anybody needs LinuxBIOS for VMware virtual machines?
by Stephen.Kimball＠bench.com 08 Mar '05

08 Mar '05

If you haven't already tried... maybe a few out's to port 0x80 to slow things down. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Richard Smith [mailto:smithbone@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 9:40 AM To: Ronald G. Minnich Cc: Dmitriy Budko; Eric W. Biederman; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org Subject: Re: Does anybody needs LinuxBIOS for VMware virtual machines? > As I found on some chipsets, the CPU can be too fast, and it should: > 1. start op > 2. wait for 'smbus active' indicator to go to 1 > 3. wait for 'smbus active' indicator to go to 0 > > is this by any chance your problem? The code is basiclly a port of the working V1 assembly code converted to C. I seem to remember that the V1 code did exactly what you are talking about. Perhaps I goofed up a flag polarity or some other core piece of info while doing it. I'll whip up a patch today when I get to work and post it up for anyone interested to look at. Perhaps a fresh set of eyes will catch the issue. I'll need a place to upload to. Or I guess you can commit to CVS. Didn't someone mention that they were going to provide space for stuff like this? -- Richard A. Smith _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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Any update on linuxbios for laptops
by Justin Rietz 07 Mar '05

07 Mar '05

I have been following/searching this mailing list, and haven't been able to find whether or not there has / will be a successful attempt at linuxbios on a laptop. Any news? Thanks. -Justin

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