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答复: tyan s2880 build broken?
by YhLu 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

I have talked to the LSI two times. I have asked our HW engineers to use adapted chip except special customer requirement. Adaptec don't need download FW into it. Regards YH -----邮件原件----- 发件人: ron minnich [mailto:rminnich@lanl.gov] 发送时间: 2004年4月26日 14:20 收件人: YhLu 抄送: ebiederman(a)lnxi.com; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: Re: tyan s2880 build broken? On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, YhLu wrote: > So I need disable the code always, and don't send the image to the end user. > > What's pity! you might want to talk to LSI about this, but Eric is right. LSI needs to get their act together. ron

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答复: PVR with LinuxBIOS. What board is recommended? Some questions
by YhLu 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

S2850 would be better that s2880. It only takes one CPU. YH -----邮件原件----- 发件人: Hendricks David W. [mailto:dwh@lanl.gov] 发送时间: 2004年4月26日 14:11 收件人: Jochen Roemling 抄送: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: Re: PVR with LinuxBIOS. What board is recommended? Some questions On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Jochen Roemling wrote: > I spent hours on the net trying to find a suitable motherboard. To be > serious: I found not even one that seems to be supported by LinuxBIOS, > supports everything I need and is still in the shops of the retailers or > eBay. The Status page on linuxbios.org seems to contain mainly very > small boards with only 2 or 3 PCI slots that are aimed towards cluster > nodes. The EPIA-M seems to be a popular choice for personal video apps. > reply at least yes or no, I would then commit a HOWTO if I get the whole > stuff working: Awesome. > 1. I found out that LinuxBIOS supports VGA only for very few chipsets > like the SiS630. If I would use a VGA card that comes with it's own BIOS > (let's say some ATI radeon) and not using any on-board-VGA-device, would > it work if the mainboard has a LinuxBIOS-supported chipset? My feelings > say "yes", don't they? Vendors haven't exactly been the most cooperative with sharing VGABIOS info. But we do have video working at least on the EPIA, SiS630, and now the Rage XL chips that come on server boards like the S2885 and HDAMA. However, you probably want something more powerful than those. We don't have nVidia or ATi Radeon support coming up from the get-go just yet, but so far we've been able to start a GeForce FX vgabios with 8x AGP support on a Tyan S2885. This is done with an x86 emulator that runs the vgabios after LinuxBIOS has already started. > 3. Just to verify that I understood everything right: The Kernel that is > burned into the DoC will be the kernel that runs the machine after > bootup and it is possible to mount the root fs via NFS just like LTSP > does? Or will the kernel on the DoC just to be used to initialize the > hardware and then load another kernel via the net or from disk? Or do I > have both possibilities? You can boot your kernel from pretty much anywhere. If your flash part is big enough, you can put a kernel on it. Otherwise, you can boot off an ide hard disk, compact flash, or over the network. > 4. Is it correct that kernel 2.4.19 is the latest one supported by > LinuxBIOS? Should the patches be good for 2.4.26 also? What about 2.6? You can run any kernel. We're currently running 2.6.5 on our Opteron systems. > Maybe you can recommend some motherboards out of the box that are still > available in the shops? They should support CPUs with about 1200 MHz, HOw much did you want to spend on the thing? If you want fast, you might want to try a Tyan S2880, as YhLu has that working with VGA (Rage XL). It also has plenty of PCI slots, and will take dual Opterons. _______________________________________________ Linuxbios mailing list Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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Re: tyan s2880 build broken?
by YhLu 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

So I need disable the code always, and don't send the image to the end user. What's pity! YH. -----邮件原件----- 发件人: ebiederman(a)lnxi.com [mailto:ebiederman@lnxi.com] 发送时间: 2004年4月26日 11:12 收件人: YhLu 抄送: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: Re: tyan s2880 build broken? YhLu <YhLu(a)tyan.com> writes: > I will change the code to disable the lsi_scsi as the default. > > Do you have lsi 1030 onboard? You need to use it? > > If you need to use it, I send you pre-built image, because I can not publish > the source code of lsi_scsi. LSI don’t want to. If you can't publish the source then distributing the binary with the code compiled from that source linked in violates the GPL. Eric

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amd opteron dram controller
by HC Wang 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

Hi, I am working on post code for an embedded opteron board, I have some problem with dram controller initialization, problem I have seen are (1) after setting DramInit bit (bit 8) in dram configuration low register (bus 0, dev 24, func 2, reg 0x90), processor clear this bit after a while but DramEnable (bit 10) and MemClrStatus (bit 11) never set high, is this a problem? If so what is causing it? (2) After DramInit bit is cleared by processor, I can access sdram from 0x00000000 to 0x0009ffff, fill it with pattern and verify it. But I can't write into address space from 0x000A0000 - 0x000EFFFF, even MTRRs associated with it are set to UC type. Is this correct? (3) Can't write memory above 1M (from 0x00100000 and up), but I can alter the memory content by using AMD HDT.. Any ideas? Thanks, HC

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Re: tyan s2880 build broken?
by YhLu 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

I will change the code to disable the lsi_scsi as the default. Do you have lsi 1030 onboard? You need to use it? If you need to use it, I send you pre-built image, because I can not publish the source code of lsi_scsi. LSI don’t want to. Regards YH _____ 发件人: HC Wang [mailto:hcwang@netd.com] 发送时间: 2004年4月26日 10:15 收件人: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: tyan s2880 build broken? Hi, I checked out linuxbios2 tree from sourceforge.net, and I have problem with building bios for tyan s2880 motherboard, here is the error message from buildtarget tyan/s2880: Configuring PART mainboard, path tyan/s2880 ===> NOTE: Changing default value of LB_CKS_RANGE_START ===> NOTE: Changing default value of LB_CKS_RANGE_END ===> NOTE: Changing default value of LB_CKS_LOC Configuring DIR ../common/lsi_scsi/Config.lb ===> ERROR: Could not open file "/home/hcwang/linux-bios/freebios2/src/mainboard/tyan/s2880/../common/lsi_sc si/Config.lb" tyan/s2880/Config.lb:0 mainboard/tyan/s2880/Config.lb:0 ../common/lsi_scsi/Config.lb:0 [hcwang@primary targets]$ pwd /home/hcwang/linux-bios/freebios2/targets Has anybody experience similar problem? Thanks, HC

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答复: 答复: 答复: tyan s2880 build broken?
by YhLu 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

When I using the new config to deal with it, the tool seems doesn’t support expression. I will check that in current config tool. YH -----邮件原件----- 发件人: ron minnich [mailto:rminnich@lanl.gov] 发送时间: 2004年4月26日 10:57 收件人: YhLu 抄送: HC Wang; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: Re: 答复: 答复: tyan s2880 build broken? On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, YhLu wrote: > When enabling lsi_scsi support, It need leave 48k in the BIOS ROM for > lsi_scsi fw. So need to change normal mode ROM_SIZE to 512k-48k. OK, BTW you can do this: option ROM_SIZE = 512*1024 - 48*1024 which is not as readable as 512k-48k, but is pretty readable. ron

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答复: 答复: tyan s2880 build broken?
by YhLu 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

When enabling lsi_scsi support, It need leave 48k in the BIOS ROM for lsi_scsi fw. So need to change normal mode ROM_SIZE to 512k-48k. After that, cat fwx, normal linuxbios, fallback linuxbios to 512k final image. YH -----邮件原件----- 发件人: ron minnich [mailto:rminnich@lanl.gov] 发送时间: 2004年4月26日 10:49 收件人: YhLu 抄送: HC Wang; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: Re: 答复: tyan s2880 build broken? On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, YhLu wrote: > Don't forget 2. otherwise the final image will short some. What should it be? ron

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答复: tyan s2880 build broken?
by YhLu 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

1. In freebios2/src/mainboard/tyan/s2880/Config.lb comment out dir ../common/lsi_scsi 2. In freebios2/targets/tyan/s2880/Config.lb comment out option ROM_SIZE = 475136 Don't forget 2. otherwise the final image will short some. Regards YH -----邮件原件----- 发件人: ron minnich [mailto:rminnich@lanl.gov] 发送时间: 2004年4月26日 10:42 收件人: YhLu 抄送: HC Wang; linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 主题: Re: tyan s2880 build broken? I just commented out the #dir ../ entry in mainboard/tyan/s2880/Config.lb and the buildtarget seems ok. I will commit. ron

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tyan s2880 build broken?
by HC Wang 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

Hi, I checked out linuxbios2 tree from sourceforge.net, and I have problem with building bios for tyan s2880 motherboard, here is the error message from buildtarget tyan/s2880: Configuring PART mainboard, path tyan/s2880 ===> NOTE: Changing default value of LB_CKS_RANGE_START ===> NOTE: Changing default value of LB_CKS_RANGE_END ===> NOTE: Changing default value of LB_CKS_LOC Configuring DIR ../common/lsi_scsi/Config.lb ===> ERROR: Could not open file "/home/hcwang/linux-bios/freebios2/src/mainboard/tyan/s2880/../common/lsi_sc si/Config.lb" tyan/s2880/Config.lb:0 mainboard/tyan/s2880/Config.lb:0 ../common/lsi_scsi/Config.lb:0 [hcwang@primary targets]$ pwd /home/hcwang/linux-bios/freebios2/targets Has anybody experience similar problem? Thanks, HC

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答复: 答复: ATI rage xl.init
by YhLu 26 Apr '04

26 Apr '04

3, 4, 5 already in the CVS tree. YH -----邮件原件----- 发件人: Hendricks David W. [mailto:dwh@lanl.gov] 发送时间: 2004年4月23日 14:52 收件人: YhLu 抄送: Li-Ta Lo; ron minnich; Stefan Reinauer; LinuxBIOS 主题: Re: ´ð¸´: ATI rage xl.init The only thing that didn't patch cleanly on my setup was a config file for a Tyan board. Was there anything else that didn't apply cleanly to a CVS tree, Ollie? It might be nice to get that ATi and btext stuff in there quickly since there are likely others who are very, very interested in this patch. Though I know Ron wanted to review the superIO and PNP changes a little more after finishing his paperwork :-/ On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, YhLu wrote: > So I need to produce another patch except 3, 4 & 5? > > -----ÓÊ¼þÔ¼þ----- > ·¢¼þÈË: Li-Ta Lo [mailto:ollie@lanl.gov] > ·¢ËÍÊ±¼ä: 2004Äê4ÔÂ23ÈÕ 11:00 > ÊÕ¼þÈË: YhLu > ³ËÍ: ron minnich; Stefan Reinauer; LinuxBIOS > Ö÷Ìâ: Re: ATI rage xl.init > > On Fri, 2004-04-23 at 11:56, YhLu wrote: > > You only commit 4 & 5 ? > > > > I haven't commit anything yet. I am busy working on > the ibm/e325 HT enumeration problem. I will look at > the patch next week. > > Ollie > > > -----ÓÊ¼þÔ¼þ----- > > ·¢¼þÈË: Li-Ta Lo [mailto:ollie@lanl.gov] > > ·¢ËÍÊ±¼ä: 2004Äê4ÔÂ21ÈÕ 14:47 > > ÊÕ¼þÈË: YhLu > > ³ËÍ: ron minnich; Stefan Reinauer; LinuxBIOS > > Ö÷Ìâ: Re: ATI rage xl.init > > > > On Tue, 2004-04-20 at 19:38, YhLu wrote: > > > Ron, > > > > > > Please commit ati rage xl support. > > > > > > 1. ati rage xl support > > > 2. add btext_console to use rage xl fb. > > > 3. enable pnp init calling > > > 4. superio Winbond: real enable/disable device. > > > 5. superio Winbond: enable HW > > > 6. Tyan S2850 support update > > > 7. Tyan S2875 support added. > > > 8. Move some PCI master enable driver to /driver dir. > > > > > > Stefan, > > > > > > Please test the filo too, I add the btext_console into it. > > > On vocation? Why using stepan(a)openbios.org ? > > > > > > > > > > > > there are some conflicts between your tree and the current > > CVS. Could you do cvs update and send me the patch again ? > > > > Ollie > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxbios mailing list > Linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios >

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