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Il Sab 15 Mar 2025, 11:21 Walter Sonius  ha scritto:
> Issue #581 has been reported by Walter Sonius.
>
> Support #581: success new variant "compaq_pro_6300_sff" for
> hp/snb_ivb_desktops compatible with "compaq_8300_elite_sff" template
> https://ticket.coreboot.org/issues/581
> Author: Walter Sonius
> Status: New
> Priority: Normal
> Category: board support
> Target version: none
> Start date: 2025-03-15
>
> Successful flash and coreboot SeaBIOS functioning of a HP
> "compaq_pro_6300_sff" with a unchanged "compaq_8300_elite_sff" template
> using coreboot (24.12-758-g1e7ba810c6bb) and SeaBIOS (version
> rel-1.16.3-0-ga6ed6b70).
>
> These two HP Compaq devices are extremely similar, they use the same OEM
> proprietary BIOS upgrade files. Hardware wise the only 3 noticeable
> differences are that the "compaq_8300_elite_sff" comes with a Q77 chipset,
> SuperIO NPCD378 and J32 labeled 16x length "white" PCI-E slot versus a Q75
> chipset, SuperIO NPCD379HAKFX with the J32 labeled slot populated with a
> limited physical 1x length "black" PCI-E slot on the "compaq_pro_6300_sff".
>
> Flashing from OEM proprietary BIOS 3.08revA enabling the FDO jumper on the
> motherboard as described for the compaq_8300_elite_sff works by booting
> with "iomem=relaxed" kernel parameter and specifying the specific 16MB chip
> 25Q128A: flashrom -p internal -w cbtest.rom -c "MT25QL128"
>
> Tested and Working:
> Poweron/Poweroff/Reboot
> CPU i3-3220 / e3-1225v2
> RAM 1x 2x 4x populated slots total of 4GB/8GB/16GB/24GB (both 1.35v and
> 1.5v modules mixed with ECC)
> Serial port (including coreboot)
> PS2 keyboard (including SeaBIOS)
> PS2 mouse
> SATA 3 ports (blue/white/white)
> USB 2.0 4x front & 2x back ports
> USB 3.0 4x back ports
> Ethernet 1Gbit/100Mbit
> Display port works in SeaBIOS and OS
> VGA port only works in OS!
> PCI using realtek RTL8169 1Gb
> PCIE 3.0 16x using 2.0 8x 10Gb intel X540-AT2 / using 1.0 16x Nvidia
> Geforce 6200 LE (also works in SeaBIOS)
> PCIE 2.0 1x using 2.0 1x 2.5Gb realtek RTL8125
> PCIE 2.0 1x using 1.0 1x 1Gb intel 82574L (SeaBIOS loads option rom)
> Audio built-in speaker (plays music in OS compared to legacy bleep
> pc-speaker)
> Audio front panel 3.5 mm headphone jack (auto disables built-in Speakers
> and selects Headphones)
> Audio front panel 3.5 mm headphone&mic jack (only microphone works with 4
> pin 3.5mm combi mic/headphone)
> Audio back panel 3.5mm green jack (manually select Line Out and it works)
> Sensors CPU and 2 motherboard sensors
> SuperIO
> Booting USB / SATA(HDD/DVD)
> OS: Fedora-mate Linux kernel 6.11.4 / 6.13.6, KDE neon Linux kernel
> 6.8.0-52
> Flashrom: needs additional parameters compared to OEM BIOS both for
> read/write depending on flashrom version?
>
> flashrom -p internal:boardmismatch=force,ich_spi_mode=hwseq -w test.rom -c
> "Opague flash chip"
>
> Tested not Working:
> RAM ECC functioning (see coreboot log)
> SATA port black
> Wakeonlan, it just auto wakes from itself so cannot verify...
> iGPU multigpu with PCIE nvidia geforce 6200 le, only PCIE nvidia geforce
> works and iGPU gets disabled.
>
> What to do next to get this "compaq_pro_6300_sff" variant officially
> supported?
>
> *Supply more logs/info?
> *Fill a bug for the ECC not working or first get this variant supported as
> is?
> *Fill a bug that VGA doesn't work in SeaBIOS?
> *Fill a bug/ticket on the flashrom support list for the difference in
> parameters needed pre/post flash?
>
> https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/hp-compaq-pro-6300-small-form-factor-pc...
>
> https://support.hp.com/in-en/drivers/hp-compaq-elite-8300-small-form-factor-...
>
> Walter Sonius
>
> ---Files--------------------------------
> cb-log-hp-compaq_pro_6300_sff.txt (51.8 KB)