Re: [LinuxBIOS] [Fwd: Re: AMD 690G chipset support in LinuxBIOS v2]

[Marc Jones]

Corey Osgood wrote:
> Marc Jones wrote:
> > Meant to send this to the list.
> > Marc
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: 	Re: [LinuxBIOS] AMD 690G chipset support in LinuxBIOS v2
> > Date: 	Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:05:47 -0600
> > From: 	Marc Jones 
> > To: 	Darmawan Salihun 
> > References:
> >
> > Darmawan Salihun wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >     I've grepped through the source code last night but haven't found 
> > > code for board that uses this chipset. Is there any support coming 
> > > down the road? I'm planning to buy a new system for BIOS experiments 
> > > in the next few days. This chipset is a candidate for me. I want a 
> > > chipset with onboard video and K8 processor.
> > >     I choose K8 because the datasheet for the memory controller is 
> > > readily available. I'm open for any suggestion(s). Basically, I just 
> > > want a system that can run Vista, support multicore processor and can 
> > > be used for LinuxBIOS experiments (preferably without soldering stuff 
> > > needed).
> > >     Anyway, one further question: hot-flashing can be done on SPI 
> > > chips as well, right?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Darmawan Salihun
> > >
> > > -= Human knowledge belongs to the world =-
> >
> > Hi Darmawan,
> > Currently there is no support in LinuxBIOS for any ATI(now AMD) 
> > chipsets. We do plan to work on this in the next six months but I don't 
> > have a specific release date.
> >
> > ==
> > Marc Jones
> > Senior Firmware Engineer
> > [phone] Office
> > mailto:[e-mail]
> > http://www.amd.com/embeddedprocessors
> >
> > Marc
>
> Great news! Is this only for current and future chipsets, or might we
> see some older ones as well? Most interested in the RS480/SB400, btw,
> I'd like to mess around with it on my laptop and see what happens.
>
> Thanks,
> Corey

Corey,

We will focus on current chipsets for now since that is what our 
customers need.

Marc