- Make sure you can recover from a bad image (extra flash chip with
the original BIOS)
Ok, I have got a spare rom which is a "SST SST49LF008A" (1024 KB, FWH) with the original bios, but i don't have an external programmer to flash if the first one is bricked..
- Make sure you can get serial output
I believe I can do it, the board has an RS232 port, so I guess i need a null modem cable to connect it to the computer..
- Choose the most similar supported motherboard
I guess it is the iWave iW-RainboW-G6 as Idwer Vollering suggested..
- Change the code to support your board
Well this is a little problem, I don't know exactly where and what to change in the code, I believe i need to make a copy of src/mainboard/iwave/iWRainbowG6 and modify files to fit it my mainboard.. I have some C knowledge, but I would really need help, and some people to show me the way what and where to change in the code at least to make it work?
- Try it
- Iterate on 4&5 until you're happy with it
- Send a patch
I would for sure send a patch if I can make it work :) Btw the CPU and the southbridge/northbridge matches with the Rainbow-G6, but I don't know about the SuperIO of it, there is just a "-" in the list of supported motherboards for superIO of Rainbow-G6..
Thanks in advance, Alp
2011/10/5 Myles Watson mylesgw@gmail.com
2011/10/5 Alp Eren Köse alperenkose@buyutech.com.tr:
Anyone has an idea?
Another question is I can't find my mainboard vendor "Axiomtek" in
Mainboard
Vendor selection list in menuconfig as expectedly, but all the chips and chipset of it seem to be supported as I see them in coreboot website. Is
it
still possible to install coreboot, if so how can I do it? It would be really nice if someone could point a way..
Generally the steps are:
- Make sure you can recover from a bad image (extra flash chip with
the original BIOS) 2. Make sure you can get serial output 3. Choose the most similar supported motherboard 4. Change the code to support your board 5. Try it 6. Iterate on 4&5 until you're happy with it 7. Send a patch
If you don't have 1 & 2 you shouldn't try at all.
Good luck! Myles