Re: [coreboot] Coreboot binary for ASUS F2A85-M

[Maxim Gusev]

Thank you for advise about pc speaker console! I will try it today.
I am using CH341A programmer and its soft of 1.18 version. Also i am using the original WINBOND W25Q64BV 8mb chip.
Yes, if I flash back the original UEFI ROM onto the chip - the system start up again.

Maxim

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Subject: Re: [coreboot] Coreboot binary for ASUS F2A85-M
Local Time: 23 Января 2017 г. 11:03 вечера
UTC Time: 23 Января 2017 г. 20:03
From: [e-mail]
To: Maxim Gusev 
[e-mail]

My F2A85-M is currently down, so I can't test it with your config - sorry (but maybe in two days or so). But one more thing you could try is the pc speaker console:

https://www.coreboot.org/Spkmodem

At least, if it starts beeping this would be already a good sign.

Btw.: How did you actually flash coreboot onto the chip? And did you use the original BIOS chip? If not, did you make sure your other chip is also 8M in size? If you flash back the original ROM onto the chip - does the system start up again?

Cheers, Daniel

On Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:16:25 -0500
Maxim Gusev  wrote:
> I tried different ways to initialize the VGA card - does not work.
> I also tried with your config file - did not work (as I remember, it was further suggested in the manual mode to complete the configuration).
> Here is my config file: http://pastebin.com/RVLcGku8
> I have a feeling that coreboot is programmed or read (from the spi flash) to the wrong address,
> although it is unlikely because it is, as I understand it, is written in the mainboard sources, and I never touched them.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [coreboot] Coreboot binary for ASUS F2A85-M
> Local Time: 23 Января 2017 г. 10:01 вечера
> UTC Time: 23 Января 2017 г. 19:01
> From: [e-mail]
> To: Maxim Gusev 
> Kyösti Mälkki , [e-mail]
>
> On Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:51:16 +0200
> Kyösti Mälkki  wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 2:41 PM, Maxim Gusev via coreboot <
> > [e-mail]> wrote:
> > > Hi Daniel,
> > >
> > > Now I have compiled coreboot 4.5 with the SeaBIOS 1.9.3 as a payload and
> > > the VGAbios:
> > > I am using the Asus EN8600GT as a videocard (PCIe) and I took out the
> > > binary here:
> > > https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/?architecture=&
> > > manufacturer=Asus&model=8600+GT&interface=PCI-E&memType=&
> > > memSize=256&since=
>
> To my understanding, when using an external graphics card you don't need to extract or put any VGA blobs in. But you need to initialize the PCIe video. Can you provide us with the full config you are using, please? Or did you try my config which I linked in my initial answer? (There, it should be already enabled as far as I remember)
> > > Also I have turned on in console settings "Show POST codes...", but there
> > > is nothing works:(
> >
> > You probably also need POST_DEVICE_PCI_PCIE set in your .config. In
> > menuconfig: "Device to send POST codes to" -> "PCI/PCIe".
> >
> > As for the serial port: I think this mainboard is not a retail version, but
> > came from ASUS Essentio Desktop PC CM1745.
> > http://www.ascendtech.us/asus-f2a85-m-cm1745-dp-motherboard_i_mb90mibiw5g0xb...
> >
> > Looks like RS232 level translator ICs are also missing and some other
> > differences on BOM too.
>
> Indeed, there seem to be different versions of the board then. I have the retail version, and mine has the connectors soldered. Can someone update the wiki, please?
>
> Cheers, Daniel