In the targest/tyan/s2850/Config.lb

Change

option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x10000

to

option ROM_IMAGE_SIZE=0x11800

option XIP_ROM_SIZE=0x20000

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From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com]
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 3:05 AM
To: YhLu; linuxbios@clustermatic.org
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

I try to build freebios2-20041216-0400

And I get this compilation error:

gcc -nostdlib -nostartfiles -static -o linuxbios -T ldscript.ld crt0.o

/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: section .reset [fffdfff0 -> fffdffff] overlaps section .rom [fffd88c1 -> fffe0d7f]

/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.3/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: section .id [fffdffd9 -> fffdffef] overlaps section .rom [fffd88c1 -> fffe0d7f]

collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

make: *** [linuxbios] Error 1

What do you think it is?

Sagiv.

-----Original Message-----
From: YhLu [mailto:YhLu@tyan.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 4:57 AM
To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios@clustermatic.org
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

I commit the changes for you. Please check it out from

http://snapshots.linuxbios.org/

one hour later.

YH

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From: Sagiv Yefet [mailto:sagivy@3vium.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 12:09 AM
To: YhLu; linuxbios@clustermatic.org
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

I have this definition in targets/tyan/s2850/Config.lb:

option CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT=1

Not default as you wrote.

Is it ok?

Should I had the same thing in src/mainboard/tyan/s2850/Config.lb?

Sagiv.

-----Original Message-----
From: Yinghai Lu [mailto:yhlu@tyan.com]
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 4:01 AM
To: Sagiv Yefet; linuxbios@clustermatic.org
Subject: RE: Running with VGA

You need to add

uses CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT

default CONFIG_CONSOLE_BTEXT=1

dir /drivers/ati/ragexl

after that you can get ouput in Linuxbios after vga init.

You also need to enable the btext in Etherboot. You should use Etherboot 5.2.6. it includes filo and btext console.

About kernel, you need to use kernel patch to enable ragexl frame buffer support.

YH

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From: linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org [mailto:linuxbios-admin@clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Sagiv Yefet
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:23 AM
To: linuxbios@clustermatic.org
Subject: Running with VGA

Hello,

I am using Linux Bios on Tyan 2850. The machine is running with console.

I add to the command line: "console=ttyS0,115200" and I have linux which runs with console.

How can I run with VGA? Should I add some code to the bios?

The VGA driver is: ATI Rage XL.

Sagiv