I'm looking for a good/adequate tool for LinuxBIOS software integration/development for dual Opteron mainboards.
The American Arium has recently added AMD64 support to their ECM-50 emulator. I've heard that the ECM-50 is $11K plus $4K for AMD64 module and $1.5K for support for a total of $16.5K. I've looked for other AMD64 emulators, but didn't find any. Are there cheaper AMD64 emulators?
Something less than an in-circuit emulator may suffice. Maybe a bus analyzer that simply filters and records bus signals on the mainboard. The bus analyzed could be the processor bus, PCI bus, etc.
I'm looking for at least a POST card. Maybe a POST card with extra features.
I suppose even a processor adapter that allows processor pins to be probed with a logic analyzer might do as well.
What hardware tools (emulators, bus analyzers, POST card, etc.) would you recommend for LinuxBIOS integration/development for dual Opteron mainboards?
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Thank you Ron, YH and David for your comments concerning Nvidia CK8-04 support in LinuxBIOS! It was/is most appreciated!
Sincerely,
Ken Fuchs kfuchs@winternet.com