I have a usb to serial device, but I think it will not be helpful since I think I first need to make aware i965 about my device, right? However, if it is ok, which steps do I need to follow? Is there a link? (And say assume I will be pretty successful in low level programming) :)
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Stefan Reinauer stepan@coresystems.de wrote:
On 5/20/10 4:09 AM, ahmet alper parker wrote:
I know it is still not easy to support laptops, but is it possible to support coreboot on my vaio vgn-fz21m now? Best Regards...
Details: Probably the motherboard is cited as: PCG-391M http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/specifications/index.aspx?m=VGN-F...
The good news is the i965 is rather similar to the i945 so you might have fair chance of the needed changes not eating up months but only weeks.
The flash chip is attached to the EC. So better try to get the EC's datasheets and solder a TSOP socket to the laptop's mainboard so you have some means of recovery.
Also make sure you have a USB debug device because the laptop has no serial.
In order to do this I suggest you get a 965 board with serial port first, port coreboot to that, and then continue from there.
Stefan
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