Re: [coreboot] Geode db800 vs Wyse S50

[Oliver Schinagl]

On 05/25/10 17:58, [e-mail] wrote:
> Is probably IDE, verrrrryyy unlikely its in the BIOS Rom.
>
> Mvh Anders

I'll check the rom as advised on the list; but I wouldn't be supprised
if it was; the IDE port is free and unused
> ----- Reply message -----
> Fra: "Oliver Schinagl" 
> Dato: tir., maj 25, 2010 14:01
> Emne: [coreboot] Geode db800 vs Wyse S50
> Til:
>
> On 05/25/10 13:07, Joseph Smith wrote:
> > On Tue, 25 May 2010 10:45:47 +0200, Oliver Schinagl 
> > wrote:
> > > On 05/25/10 00:16, Joseph Smith wrote:
> > > > On 05/24/2010 04:36 PM, Nils wrote:
> > > > > Hi Oliver,
> > > > >
> > > > > Oliver wrote:
> > > > > > I just found http://www.coreboot.org/AMD_Geode_Porting_Guide over on
> > > > > > the wiki and was wondering if that was maybe slightly outdated
>
> or not
> > > > > > needed for a Wyse S10? The S10 uses similar hardware as the S50.
> > > > >
> > > > > The wiki page is a little outdated.
> > > > > > Actually the only difference is that the S50 has 128kb onboard
>
> flash,
> > > > > > so minor difference.
> > > > >
> > > > > Are you sure ?
> > > > > Joseph reported that his S30 uses a cs5535 instead of the cs5536
>
> on the
> > > > > S50.
> > > >
> > > > Yes my S30 has a GX2 and cs5535.From what I have read both the S30 and
> > > > S50 are upgradable to the S10. It is just a bios and software upgrade.
> > > >
> > > > On another note I just got a V30L, sweet little VIA C& machine....
> > > >
> > > > Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Hmm; I thought that the S10 was the most basic version :)
> > >
> > > Processor:     AMD Geode GX 366MHz
> > > Memory:     0 Flash/128MB RAM
> >
> > So S10 has 0 flash??? Does it just PXE boot?
>
> Well it has a 2MB Bios chip, so I suppose the Wyse OS lives in the
> biosflash area?
>
> Other then that, it only supports RDP, ICA int he Wyse OS; booting it
> does from the following 3 options, IDE, PXE, USB. I'll take a foto of
> the bios, though it really isn't interesting at all.
> > > As the S50 reads:
> > > Processor:     AMD Geode GX 366MHz
> > > Memory:     128MB Flash/256MB RAM
> > >
> > > btw they use a gx in the spec instead of gx2; odd.
> >
> > Yes you will see that alot, the GX is actually the sucsesor to the GX1.
> > Others will call it GX2 for clarification (me :-)).
>
> Ah! ok so there was GX1; and GX, but we call GX GX2 to make it sound as
> a successor, as it is. I know linux uses GX2 in it's naming.
> > > The S30 lists the same btw:
> > >
> > > Processor:     AMD Geode GX 366MHz
> > > Memory:     64MB Flash/128MB RAM
> >
> > S30 comes with different flash/ram combos.
> > Mine has 32MB Flash/ 64MB RAM
>
> I wonder where the flash is located at, in the bios chip, or if it's an
> IDE devices 'flash' thing.
> > > So besides the tool outputs etc etc I posted earlier; I'll take
>
> loads of
> > > pics. Do I need to pry off the CPUs heatsink for a pic of that? Since I
> > > don't know how to best re-attach it; id' like to postpone that.
> >
> > Yes I think this is a great idea :-) No need to take the heatsink
>
> off, we
> > already know what the CPU is. I propose a new wiki page "Wyse Thin
>
> Clients"
> > That we can upload pics too, and information about each system. I
>
> have 3 or
> > 4 different models so a central info point would be cool. I would be
>
> glad
> > to take lots of pics too.
>
> Ok I'll do my best to make some nice pics of front/back of the pcb and
> some of the chips.
> > > Also not having a GX VSA is kinda really off-putting; it basically
>
> means
> > > I can't use coreboot on this thing yet? How did people do it on the S30
> > > and more specifically the S50? The S50 does list as being
>
> supported, how?
> > >
> >
> > Don't worry about VSA too much, I am sure we can up with a solution
>
> when we
> > get to that point.
>
> Ok. Atm I have compiled everything and it seemed to build after some
> tweaking fine; using the Wyse S50 mainboard.