Re: [LinuxBIOS] northbridge docs

[Corey Osgood]

[e-mail] wrote:
> Quoting [e-mail]:
> > Hello,
> > I am working on the code for my northbridge (Intel 82830).
> > Particularly the raminit.c file. By looking at the sources from the
> > other northbridges and my datasheets, I am getting a little lost. My
> > datasheet (Intel) lists all the registers and their defaults but
> > doesn't really explain the memory initialization process. Could
> > someone direct me to some good docs that explain how memory
> > initialization happens at boot time? The more detail the better. I am
> > using SDRAM so SDRAM specific would be great. I was looking at the
> > code from the via vt8601, but it seems like alot of the registers are
> > hardcoded into the code (no disrespect Ron, I saw you converted it to
> > C). I would like to write one that is a lot more dynamic (more
> > definitions to uniqe code) so it can also be used to as sort of a
> > template for other SDRAM based northbridges.
> >
> > Thanks - Joe
>
> I just have to say, after hours of reading datasheets and examining  
> code that who ever wrote the code for the e7520 and e7525 nothbridges  
> is brilliant!! The way the code is setup is going to work perfect for  
> me and maybe other people looking for Intel northbridge code starting  
> points. I think if any of you working on the 440bx should just scrap  
> the existing and start over with e7520 and e7525 as a template, maybe  
> not, but you might be able to get it working this way. Anyways, I just  
> wanted to Acknowledge some great code writing.
>
> Thanks  - Joe

Joe, Uwe already did, and I really appreciate it ;) Although neither of
us has gotten it running yet, it definitely is a better design, I've
also been using something similar for via vt82c694 (again, no success
yet). I only wish there was some way to haul apart or examine the
factory bios to figure out what's going on with both of these chips, in
principle this should be so simple. Why does what worked with v1 not
work with v2???

-Corey