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problem with PCHIPS M758LT+
by Yann Poupet 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

Hi, my problems are not linuxbios specific, but since I wanted a linuxbios mobo, I've bought one from cwlinux and maybe one of you had the same problems. My mobo is a pcchips M758LT+, whith a sis630ET chipset. When I first plugged my hard disk to this mobo, the problems began. I had lot of HDD input/ouput errors (XFS on a 2.4.20-ck4 kernel), and finaly my HD seems to be dead... I've installed the latest ac patched kernel (2.4.21-pre5-ac3) which is supposed to have latest sis ide drivers, but I'm still having problem with my new HD (some stange sounds, some I/O errors on XFS and corrupts on ext2). The 630ET is supposed to be an ATA133 chipset, but the kernel recognized it as a Sis630 / ATA66 chipset (dmesg says 'SiS630 ATA 66 controller'). Is there still a problem with the drivers or are they fine for SIS630ET? Anyone has this mobo whith no problem? I don't want to play with the embedded Doc LinuxBios before I'm sure all's OK. 2nd problem (and last one). This chipset is supposed to embed a sound card. After some search on the net, I think it should be a sis7012 or 7018 chip. But my kernel can't find such a device (nothing in dmesg, nothing in lspci -vvv). I've activated it in the bios, but it's still invisible. Any experience with sound on this mobo? Thanks

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Support for supermicro 7501 based boards and issues with 3ware raid cards
by Schafer, Christopher L 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

Linux BIOS Team, I was wondering if there is any active work on the above Supermicro boards and are there issues with accessing the 3ware raid controllers bios tools if one is using linux BIOS? Thanks, Chris Schafer

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Re: (no subject)
by ron minnich 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

Sorry about that guys I have just moved email and wanted to see if I was dropping any messages from the list. ron

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(no subject)
by Ronald Minnich 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

testing

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IPMI support in Linux
by Andrew Ip 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

Does anyone know if IPMI works under LinuxBIOS? AFAIK, there is a Linux driver patch but dunno if it still works under LinuxBIOS. -Andrew -- Andrew Ip Email: aip(a)cwlinux.com Tel: (852) 2542 2046 Fax: (852) 2542 2036 Mobile: (852) 9201 9866 Cwlinux Limited Unit 202B 2/F Lai Cheong Factory Building, 479-479A Castle Peak Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel: (852)2542 2046 Fax: (852)2542 2036 For public pgp key, please obtain it from http://www.keyserver.net/en.

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Initializing an ATI Rage 128
by Chris Worley 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

I need to run X on a LinuxBIOS based machine, not for video output... just to use it's framebuffer to render images, and subsequently capture those images. The Virtual Framebuffer is an option, but is quite slow. Setting "ATI Rage128 display support" (CONFIG_FB_ATY128) doesn't help. /dev/fb0 doesn't exist, and X starts with: (II) ATI: ATI driver (version 6.3.6) for chipsets: ati, ativga (II) R128: Driver for ATI Rage 128 chipsets: ATI Rage 128 RE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 RF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RG (AGP), ATI Rage 128 RK (PCI), ATI Rage 128 RL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 SM (AGP), ATI Rage 128 PR, ATI Rage 128 Pro PD (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Pro PF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TL (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TR (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility LE (PCI), ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility MF (AGP), ATI Rage 128 Mobility ML (AGP) (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI Radeon chipsets: ATI Radeon QD (AGP), ATI Radeon QE (AGP), ATI Radeon QF (AGP), ATI Radeon QG (AGP), ATI Radeon VE QY (AGP), ATI Radeon VE QZ (AGP), ATI Radeon Mobility LW (AGP), ATI Radeon Mobility LY (AGP), ATI Radeon Mobility LZ (AGP) (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device (EE) No devices detected. I can run with frame buffer settings, and get a "no screens found" error. The best reference I've found concerning video initialization was in the archive, from Ron Minnich: > Anybody: What's the recommended approach/reference/magic to getting video > going for LinuxBIOS. I'd like to get the on-chip video going on the VIA Epia > board - Hints appreciated. it depends. If you can get the chipset to init by knowing what to do, then do it in the northbridge code (if integrated) or in the mainboard code (if not integrated). If it is a Mystery Chip but you have a VGABIOS for it, try enabling linuxbios VGABIOS support and see if that turns it on. Otherwise you'll have to see if linux framebuffer support will do it, or the user-mode program we also have in freebios/utils. I'm guessing this means freebios/util/vgabios/testbios. With testbios, I need a file name, I'm guessing I need the BIOS binary. Where would I find the bios binary? Thanks, Chris -- Chris Worley <chrisw(a)lnxi.com> Linux Networx

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Config file/Rom image to Jetway B860t
by Ivan Gustavo 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

Hy, I am trying to port the Via Epia freebios files to my Jetway B860T, which is almost equal. I have also a Via Epia M/B to test if necessary. About Why I am doing this port to my M/B, I am working 1 year for a embedded system to the dentist area, and use the suck board from Jetway to run my system, I use linux from basis and Xfree. It not use keyboard, mouse, or other In device, only a nice Serial Infra Red Sensor and Remote Control done by me... Therefore when the power loss (ps), sometimes the bios checksum changes and corrupt, asking to press the F1 on the next cold boot, and how I does not have In Devices Up at this time, my embeed system changes to medical trash :( I asked to many bios manufactures to change it, so we told which can do nothing to me, and how I know a little bit of Assembly and C, I will help the project with my bios development , so I need some information... I done a simple test config file and a b860t.config for my M/B and did run the NLBConfig.py to generate the build directory. (Files Attached) I done also a minor bugfix on the south bridge source code (to correct wrong include file paths)... Now is the problem, I do not know what file I need to use to write on my BIOS, the romfile have up to 900k, and my eeprom is 256k like many others... Some Useful Info: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lspci from my Jetway/b860t 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia] (rev 05) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia AGP] 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40) 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1a) 00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1a) 00:07.4 Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40) 00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50) 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1 (rev 6a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ lspci from my Via/Epia 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia] (rev 05) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia AGP] 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8231 [PCI-to-ISA Bridge] (rev 10) 00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1e) 00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1e) 00:11.4 Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ACPI (rev 10) 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40) 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 51) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1 (rev 6a) -- Ivan Gustavo Munix dos Santos ----------------------------- http://www.munix.com.br mailto:ivan@munix.com.br Skydental SJC. Av. Heitor Vila lobos, 1565 Fone: 12-39232925 Ramal 215 Sao Jose Dos Campos - SP

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new mainboard supported (elitegroup p6stp-fl)
by Felix Kloeckner 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

hello, i got linux linuxbios running on the p6stp-fl from elitegroup using the standard flashrom (no DoC). i successfully booted linux using etherboot i am wondering how to handle dll.inc, at the time i have to manually include it in northsouthbridge/sis/630/chipinit.inc, not the fine way... where can i put the config files, etc? elitegroup/p6stp-fl/ elitegroup/p6stp-fl/Config elitegroup/p6stp-fl/dll.inc elitegroup/p6stp-fl/STATUS elitegroup/p6stp-fl/irq_tables.c elitegroup/p6stp-fl/example.config elitegroup/p6stp-fl/mainboard.c elitegroup/p6stp-fl/no_reset.inc felix kloeckner

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Re: [linux-elitists] Our little side project... Just Linux Hardware (dot com) (fwd)
by Eugen Leitl 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:24:24 +0000 From: Karsten M. Self <kmself(a)ix.netcom.com> To: linux-elitists(a)zgp.org Subject: Re: [linux-elitists] Our little side project... Just Linux Hardware (dot com) on Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 10:48:42AM -0500, Michael Bacarella (mbac(a)netgraft.com) wrote: > Shopping for hardware is a chore. For us elitists, > it's especially bothersome because you have to investigate > devices for Linux compatibility. > > This seems like a barrier to sale to me, so I thought about attacking the > problem by building a site that only lists well supported > Linux hardware, and provides links to purchasing it via > affiliates. > > Here is the unborn unreleased please be gentle in criticism > version we've come up with so far. > > http://justlinuxhardware.com/ > > Probably not a directly viable business model, but I still > think it's worth me spending money on. Consider, if the > site is any good: > > 1. Shopping for Linux becomes a bit easier (hopefully?), > which is better for the community. > > 2. Vendors who support Linux are rewarded by increased sales. > > 3. Retailers who sell vendor's products are rewarded by increased sales. > > 4. Companies who haven't decided to support Linux yet can see > a real picture of what kind of business they're missing out on. > The invisible hand... > > 5. Companies in step #4 who want to develop a Linux strategy > have been introduced to an ally who can help them in their > quest. And if this leads to work, I know a list or two of > consultants who may be able to help us out... > > What do you folks think? Good idea. In one category, at least, there are two tools which may be very useful. Assessing whole systems (particularly laptops) is a crapshoot. You pretty much have to find out who's installed GNU/Linux on the same (or often: a similar) model. And then hand-tweak to get the thing up and running. Fortunately there are two tools which take a lot of the uncertainty out of this picture. One is bootable GNU/Linux systems with extensive hardware autodetection (e.g.: Knoppix). The other are tools to extract system capabilities and configuration, and dump this to a file. I've written one such of the latter, called system-info. There's a copy at http://twiki.wethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/SystemInfoScript, along with sample output. This still isn't fully sufficient, though it's a good start. Among other settings that would be useful: - Suspend/hibernation & APM settings. - hdparm configs. - X configuration and/or spec. Posting system specs and the output of system-info to a system review site would be a strong positive step, and puts a minimal load on the vendor (boot Knoppix, run script). I'd love to see someone run with this. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself(a)ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? "Life," said Marvin dolefully, "loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it." -- HHGTG _______________________________________________ linux-elitists http://zgp.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-elitists

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PCI bus error on VT6102 ethernet
by hcyun＠etri.re.kr 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

Hi, When I tried to enable vt6102 ethernet, i got following error. After tracking down the code, I found that it happen because ISR0 (0xc) register report "PCI Bus error". If someone know any clue of the reason, please let me know. Thanks ---------<from here>------------ # insmod via-rhine debug=7 Using /lib/modules/2.4.17/kernel/drivers/net/via-rhine.o via-rhine.c:v1.10-LK1.1.12 03/11/2001 Written by Donald Becker http://www.scyld.com/network/via-rhine.html via-rhine: reset finished after 5 microseconds. eth0: VIA VT6102 Rhine-II at 0xea002000, 00:40:63:c3:98:09, IRQ 11. eth0: MII PHY found at address 1, status 0x786d advertising 05e1 Link 45e1. # ifconfig eth0 129.254.180.119 up eth0: reset finished after 5 microseconds. eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #1 link partner capability of 45e1. # eth0: Something Wicked happened! 0040. <----------- ERROR, net doesn't work. ---------<end here>------------ - HeeChul Yun, Embedded S/W Team at ETRI phone: +82-42-860-1673

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