Sorry if this is posted twice, but am having problems with mail clients!
There is GX1 support in LinuxBIOS - Graphics and Audio are a little tricky with the Geode processors, but we are working on implementing the VSA firmware into LinuxBIOS at the moment. I have a workaround running for this at the moment, so it is doable, but a proper implementation will be following in the not too distant future once I have a pressing project out of the way in the next week or so.
Essentially, you will be good to go with this, but there may be a bit of work involved!
Hamish
-----Original Message----- From: linuxbios-bounces@openbios.org [mailto:linuxbios-bounces@openbios.org] On Behalf Of Keven Tipping Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:14 PM To: linuxbios@openbios.org Subject: [LinuxBIOS] Linux BIOS on Embedded board
Greetings to all!
I hope this is the correct address to use when posting- I'm somewhat new to the whole mailing list thing.
Anyways. I recently picked up a nice PCM-5820 Rev. B2 Board, made by Advantech. It runs a GX1 300mhz Processor, 256mb PC100 Ram (SODIMM), and 2 40gb Samsung IDE Drives.
The unit also has 2 USB 1.1 ports, AC97 Audio, Realtek RL8139 10/10 Ethernet.
I'm planning on running Linux, probably Fedora Core 3/4 on the machine, as a VPN endpoint and network server serving up SMB/NFS. It might eventually be used as a MP3 player for my home theater system, so I do need audio capabilities. The two USB ports are being dedicated to a Crystalfontz 635 and 634 displays, which will be used to monitor and control the system heedlessly.
I'm wondering- will LinuxBIOS run on this machine properly? It has no expansion so-to-say, just PC104 which will remain unused. I've heard things about the Audio and Graphics for the unit, but nothing definite. Will this board run LinuxBIOS, with Video and Audio capabilities?
If I have to, I'll grab one of those nifty swap-a-bios chips that lets me select between the Advantech Phoenix BIOS and the Linux BIOS. This system will be encased in a acrylic case (custom made, laser cut), so this is more of a hobby then anything else, but I'd like to have a system running Linux that boots Linux BIOS for the kick of it.
Cheers! Keven Tipping
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