Hello,
I recently bought an Asus KGPE-D16 board, with an Opteron 6238 and 4 Micron MT18JSF25672PDZ-1G4F1DD modules.
Firstly I tried to boot with vendor BIOS but I don't get any output on VGA.
I have a PCI Post Card and it seems it arrives to 3E and then I think it enters in a loop.
I flashed Coreboot with default settings just to try to get some more useful logs. The result I think is more or less the same, it doesn't arrive to payload.
Memory is installed in A2,B2,C2 and D2 slots.
I spent multiple hours trying to figure where is the problem.
Do you have any ideas?
I attach the console log.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
- Eli
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Dead / incompatible DIMM, DIMM(s) in wrong slots, or damaged mainboard. The fact that the vendor BIOS won't post is a very bad sign, since in our experience the vendor BIOS is far more forgiving of faulty DIMMs than coreboot (basically, the vendor BIOS will show something on the VGA port even if the DIMMs are completely damaged and unable to properly store data).
On 02/14/2018 03:28 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Hello,
I recently bought an Asus KGPE-D16 board, with an Opteron 6238 and 4 Micron MT18JSF25672PDZ-1G4F1DD modules.
Firstly I tried to boot with vendor BIOS but I don't get any output on VGA.
I have a PCI Post Card and it seems it arrives to 3E and then I think it enters in a loop.
I flashed Coreboot with default settings just to try to get some more useful logs. The result I think is more or less the same, it doesn't arrive to payload.
Memory is installed in A2,B2,C2 and D2 slots.
I spent multiple hours trying to figure where is the problem.
Do you have any ideas?
I attach the console log.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
- Eli
- -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
Thank you for your reply Timothy.
I removed the heatsink and cleaned the cpu contacts.
Now it boots.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 22:46, Timothy Pearson wrote:
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Dead / incompatible DIMM, DIMM(s) in wrong slots, or damaged mainboard. The fact that the vendor BIOS won't post is a very bad sign, since in our experience the vendor BIOS is far more forgiving of faulty DIMMs than coreboot (basically, the vendor BIOS will show something on the VGA port even if the DIMMs are completely damaged and unable to properly store data).
On 02/14/2018 03:28 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Hello,
I recently bought an Asus KGPE-D16 board, with an Opteron 6238 and 4 Micron MT18JSF25672PDZ-1G4F1DD modules.
Firstly I tried to boot with vendor BIOS but I don't get any output on VGA.
I have a PCI Post Card and it seems it arrives to 3E and then I think it enters in a loop.
I flashed Coreboot with default settings just to try to get some more useful logs. The result I think is more or less the same, it doesn't arrive to payload.
Memory is installed in A2,B2,C2 and D2 slots.
I spent multiple hours trying to figure where is the problem.
Do you have any ideas?
I attach the console log.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
- Eli
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Good to hear. I was going to mention bad CPU but that seemed unlikely; on this end we always make sure the CPU contacts are shiny before attempting boot so that could explain the discrepancy.
On 02/14/2018 04:38 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Thank you for your reply Timothy.
I removed the heatsink and cleaned the cpu contacts.
Now it boots.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 22:46, Timothy Pearson wrote: Dead / incompatible DIMM, DIMM(s) in wrong slots, or damaged mainboard. The fact that the vendor BIOS won't post is a very bad sign, since in our experience the vendor BIOS is far more forgiving of faulty DIMMs than coreboot (basically, the vendor BIOS will show something on the VGA port even if the DIMMs are completely damaged and unable to properly store data).
On 02/14/2018 03:28 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Hello,
I recently bought an Asus KGPE-D16 board, with an Opteron 6238 and 4 Micron MT18JSF25672PDZ-1G4F1DD modules.
Firstly I tried to boot with vendor BIOS but I don't get any output on VGA.
I have a PCI Post Card and it seems it arrives to 3E and then I think it enters in a loop.
I flashed Coreboot with default settings just to try to get some more useful logs. The result I think is more or less the same, it doesn't arrive to payload.
Memory is installed in A2,B2,C2 and D2 slots.
I spent multiple hours trying to figure where is the problem.
Do you have any ideas?
I attach the console log.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
- Eli
-- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
- -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
Yes, I cleaned the CPU before but it's obvious it wasn't shiny :-) .
I want to try your OpenBMC port. I readed I have to solder the 20 pin connector.
Pin 1 is the squared shape, isn't it? But which is Pin 1 in the female connector?
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 23:42, Timothy Pearson wrote:
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Good to hear. I was going to mention bad CPU but that seemed unlikely; on this end we always make sure the CPU contacts are shiny before attempting boot so that could explain the discrepancy.
On 02/14/2018 04:38 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Thank you for your reply Timothy.
I removed the heatsink and cleaned the cpu contacts.
Now it boots.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 22:46, Timothy Pearson wrote: Dead / incompatible DIMM, DIMM(s) in wrong slots, or damaged mainboard. The fact that the vendor BIOS won't post is a very bad sign, since in our experience the vendor BIOS is far more forgiving of faulty DIMMs than coreboot (basically, the vendor BIOS will show something on the VGA port even if the DIMMs are completely damaged and unable to properly store data).
On 02/14/2018 03:28 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Hello,
I recently bought an Asus KGPE-D16 board, with an Opteron 6238 and 4 Micron MT18JSF25672PDZ-1G4F1DD modules.
Firstly I tried to boot with vendor BIOS but I don't get any output on VGA.
I have a PCI Post Card and it seems it arrives to 3E and then I think it enters in a loop.
I flashed Coreboot with default settings just to try to get some more useful logs. The result I think is more or less the same, it doesn't arrive to payload.
Memory is installed in A2,B2,C2 and D2 slots.
I spent multiple hours trying to figure where is the problem.
Do you have any ideas?
I attach the console log.
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
- Eli
-- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
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To try the OpenBMC port you don't need to solder anything; you just need to find an ASMB4-iKVM module and program it. Soldering is for if you want access to the JTAG connector for low-level development (U-Boot development, mostly).
https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB4iKVM/
The ASMB5-iKVM also works from a hardware perspective, but both may be hard to find as the KGPE-D16 and the Opterons it uses are now out of production.
On 02/14/2018 04:50 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Yes, I cleaned the CPU before but it's obvious it wasn't shiny :-) .
I want to try your OpenBMC port. I readed I have to solder the 20 pin connector.
Pin 1 is the squared shape, isn't it? But which is Pin 1 in the female connector?
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 23:42, Timothy Pearson wrote: Good to hear. I was going to mention bad CPU but that seemed unlikely; on this end we always make sure the CPU contacts are shiny before attempting boot so that could explain the discrepancy.
On 02/14/2018 04:38 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Thank you for your reply Timothy.
I removed the heatsink and cleaned the cpu contacts.
Now it boots.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 22:46, Timothy Pearson wrote: Dead / incompatible DIMM, DIMM(s) in wrong slots, or damaged mainboard. The fact that the vendor BIOS won't post is a very bad sign, since in our experience the vendor BIOS is far more forgiving of faulty DIMMs than coreboot (basically, the vendor BIOS will show something on the VGA port even if the DIMMs are completely damaged and unable to properly store data).
On 02/14/2018 03:28 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
> Hello, > > I recently bought an Asus KGPE-D16 board, with an Opteron 6238 and 4 > Micron MT18JSF25672PDZ-1G4F1DD modules. > > Firstly I tried to boot with vendor BIOS but I don't get any output > on VGA. > > I have a PCI Post Card and it seems it arrives to 3E and then I > think it > enters in a loop. > > I flashed Coreboot with default settings just to try to get some more > useful logs. The result I think is more or less the same, it doesn't > arrive to payload. > > Memory is installed in A2,B2,C2 and D2 slots. > > I spent multiple hours trying to figure where is the problem. > > Do you have any ideas? > > I attach the console log. > > Thanks in advance. > > Best Regards, > > - Eli >
-- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
-- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
- -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
Ok, thank you for the clarification.
I thought the connector was needed to program the module.
I have an ASMB4-iKVM. I think it's this, although it has two stickers and I can not see the concrete model
Ok.. flashing is done with your flashrom version. Sorry for not reading the whole instructions.
I will try it in a few days.
Thank you for your help and all the amazing work you are doing.
Regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 23:54, Timothy Pearson wrote:
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To try the OpenBMC port you don't need to solder anything; you just need to find an ASMB4-iKVM module and program it. Soldering is for if you want access to the JTAG connector for low-level development (U-Boot development, mostly).
https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB4iKVM/
The ASMB5-iKVM also works from a hardware perspective, but both may be hard to find as the KGPE-D16 and the Opterons it uses are now out of production.
On 02/14/2018 04:50 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Yes, I cleaned the CPU before but it's obvious it wasn't shiny :-) .
I want to try your OpenBMC port. I readed I have to solder the 20 pin connector.
Pin 1 is the squared shape, isn't it? But which is Pin 1 in the female connector?
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 23:42, Timothy Pearson wrote: Good to hear. I was going to mention bad CPU but that seemed unlikely; on this end we always make sure the CPU contacts are shiny before attempting boot so that could explain the discrepancy.
On 02/14/2018 04:38 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Thank you for your reply Timothy.
I removed the heatsink and cleaned the cpu contacts.
Now it boots.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 22:46, Timothy Pearson wrote: Dead / incompatible DIMM, DIMM(s) in wrong slots, or damaged mainboard. The fact that the vendor BIOS won't post is a very bad sign, since in our experience the vendor BIOS is far more forgiving of faulty DIMMs than coreboot (basically, the vendor BIOS will show something on the VGA port even if the DIMMs are completely damaged and unable to properly store data).
On 02/14/2018 03:28 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
>> Hello, >> >> I recently bought an Asus KGPE-D16 board, with an Opteron 6238 and 4 >> Micron MT18JSF25672PDZ-1G4F1DD modules. >> >> Firstly I tried to boot with vendor BIOS but I don't get any output >> on VGA. >> >> I have a PCI Post Card and it seems it arrives to 3E and then I >> think it >> enters in a loop. >> >> I flashed Coreboot with default settings just to try to get some more >> useful logs. The result I think is more or less the same, it doesn't >> arrive to payload. >> >> Memory is installed in A2,B2,C2 and D2 slots. >> >> I spent multiple hours trying to figure where is the problem. >> >> Do you have any ideas? >> >> I attach the console log. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> - Eli >>
-- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
-- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
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On 02/14/2018 06:08 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
I have an ASMB4-iKVM. I think it's this, although it has two stickers and I can not see the concrete model
If you got your D16 new it comes with one (so that is probably what you have) - its a tiny little module that attaches next to the PCI-e slots - see the manual for a photo. This is one of the reasons I always advise people to buy a new D16 as that module is very hard to find despite being so simple.
I imagine it could be easily reverse engineered and copied for those who don't have one, although I lack the time and have never done that sort of thing before.
re: 6328 - please be aware that this has two NUMA nodes (it is two 4 core CPU's in a single package) and that games won't work well if you don't properly align the memory to have the games memory present on only one node (this appears to be the best arrangement) For gaming I imagine that a C32 board like the KCMA-D8 and one or two of the single node/MCM opteron 4386 would be better but I run games on a dual numa setup in a VM without much issues - I am able to max out newish video games with a decent graphics card (the board also supports crossfire if you have mad money to burn on GPU's)
Hello Taiidan,
I bought it used, but the seller was so kind to send me the module. It was a nice surprise.
If you need high quality photos of this module or anything else, please don´t hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to help.
My cpu is 6238 not 6328, but thank you for your advise :-) .
Regards,
- Eli
On 15/02/2018 2:46, Taiidan@gmx.com wrote:
On 02/14/2018 06:08 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
I have an ASMB4-iKVM. I think it's this, although it has two stickers and I can not see the concrete model
If you got your D16 new it comes with one (so that is probably what you have) - its a tiny little module that attaches next to the PCI-e slots - see the manual for a photo. This is one of the reasons I always advise people to buy a new D16 as that module is very hard to find despite being so simple.
I imagine it could be easily reverse engineered and copied for those who don't have one, although I lack the time and have never done that sort of thing before.
re: 6328 - please be aware that this has two NUMA nodes (it is two 4 core CPU's in a single package) and that games won't work well if you don't properly align the memory to have the games memory present on only one node (this appears to be the best arrangement) For gaming I imagine that a C32 board like the KCMA-D8 and one or two of the single node/MCM opteron 4386 would be better but I run games on a dual numa setup in a VM without much issues - I am able to max out newish video games with a decent graphics card (the board also supports crossfire if you have mad money to burn on GPU's)
On 02/15/2018 01:22 AM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Hello Taiidan,
I bought it used, but the seller was so kind to send me the module. It was a nice surprise.
The rare moral fleabay seller haha.
If you need high quality photos of this module or anything else, please don´t hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to help.
Ah thanks, if you can I would love some to upload to the wiki for future reference as I don't have a good camera (remember to remove EXIF etc)
My cpu is 6238 not 6328, but thank you for your advise :-) .
I suggest obtaining the faster 6386SE ASAP before they become harder to come by (as AMD/ASUS has stopped making all G34/C32 stuff, so stock up while you can)
FYI: https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Opteron-6386-2-8GHz-16-Core-Socket-G34-CPU-OS63... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-4-AMD-Opteron-6386-SE-2-8GHz-Sixteen-Core-OS... Regards, Florentin
----- Mail d'origine ----- De: Taiidan@gmx.com À: Elisenda Cuadros lists@e4L.es, coreboot coreboot@coreboot.org Envoyé: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 23:47:19 +0100 (CET) Objet: Re: [coreboot] New user of KGPE-D16
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My cpu is 6238 not 6328, but thank you for your advise :-) .
I suggest obtaining the faster 6386SE ASAP before they become harder to come by (as AMD/ASUS has stopped making all G34/C32 stuff, so stock up while you can)
...........
Don't forget to check the bottom of the CPU to make sure that all the bits are present and accounted for and there are no scratches on the pads or mis-aligned capacitors (potentially dangerous) all of which are common problems with used CPU's.
Used 6386SE goes for around $150-250, I wouldn't pay more and I wouldn't get one that is damaged or has the missing capacitor issue (what the hell are these ebay guys doing with their CPU's?!??!)
Hi,
Now I trying to use your OpenBMC port.
I followed the instructions and everything was fine (compiling, reading and flashing). I waited several minutes after flashing, but the module didn 't blinked like in the vendor rom, nor did it receive an ip.
I halted the system because I thought maybe it needs a cold start.
After this, the system doesn't boot with the module plugged in. The fans begin to spin for approximately 1/4 second, but nothing else.
My two fans (1 cpu & 1 chassis) have 3 pins and are low speed (~1000rpm)
In the case I have to reflash the module, is it possible to hotplug it?
Thank you very much for your support.
Regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 23:54, Timothy Pearson wrote:
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To try the OpenBMC port you don't need to solder anything; you just need to find an ASMB4-iKVM module and program it. Soldering is for if you want access to the JTAG connector for low-level development (U-Boot development, mostly).
https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ASMB4iKVM/
The ASMB5-iKVM also works from a hardware perspective, but both may be hard to find as the KGPE-D16 and the Opterons it uses are now out of production.
On 02/14/2018 04:50 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Yes, I cleaned the CPU before but it's obvious it wasn't shiny :-) .
I want to try your OpenBMC port. I readed I have to solder the 20 pin connector.
Pin 1 is the squared shape, isn't it? But which is Pin 1 in the female connector?
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 23:42, Timothy Pearson wrote: Good to hear. I was going to mention bad CPU but that seemed unlikely; on this end we always make sure the CPU contacts are shiny before attempting boot so that could explain the discrepancy.
On 02/14/2018 04:38 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Thank you for your reply Timothy.
I removed the heatsink and cleaned the cpu contacts.
Now it boots.
Thank you for your support.
Best regards,
- Eli
On 14/02/18 22:46, Timothy Pearson wrote: Dead / incompatible DIMM, DIMM(s) in wrong slots, or damaged mainboard. The fact that the vendor BIOS won't post is a very bad sign, since in our experience the vendor BIOS is far more forgiving of faulty DIMMs than coreboot (basically, the vendor BIOS will show something on the VGA port even if the DIMMs are completely damaged and unable to properly store data).
On 02/14/2018 03:28 PM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
>> Hello, >> >> I recently bought an Asus KGPE-D16 board, with an Opteron 6238 and 4 >> Micron MT18JSF25672PDZ-1G4F1DD modules. >> >> Firstly I tried to boot with vendor BIOS but I don't get any output >> on VGA. >> >> I have a PCI Post Card and it seems it arrives to 3E and then I >> think it >> enters in a loop. >> >> I flashed Coreboot with default settings just to try to get some more >> useful logs. The result I think is more or less the same, it doesn't >> arrive to payload. >> >> Memory is installed in A2,B2,C2 and D2 slots. >> >> I spent multiple hours trying to figure where is the problem. >> >> Do you have any ideas? >> >> I attach the console log. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> - Eli >>
-- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
-- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com
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On 02/17/2018 09:46 AM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Hi,
Now I trying to use your OpenBMC port.
I followed the instructions and everything was fine (compiling, reading and flashing). I waited several minutes after flashing, but the module didn 't blinked like in the vendor rom, nor did it receive an ip.
I halted the system because I thought maybe it needs a cold start.
After this, the system doesn't boot with the module plugged in. The fans begin to spin for approximately 1/4 second, but nothing else.
My two fans (1 cpu & 1 chassis) have 3 pins and are low speed (~1000rpm)
In the case I have to reflash the module, is it possible to hotplug it?
Hotplugging is dangerous and not supported, don't do it.
Thank you very much for your support.
You can use a test clip to externally flash it via a flashing device (not sure which can do 16 pins though, I would inquire on the flashrom mailinglist)
Are you using the latest coreboot? AFAIK coreboot was patched to support OpenBMC, so you need a new version with the patches.
Actually, for OpenBMC work, hotplugging is often the only way to go. Just be very careful to align the pins correctly the first time; you don't have a second chance if you misalign the pins and fry the module...
On 02/22/2018 03:22 PM, Taiidan@gmx.com wrote:
On 02/17/2018 09:46 AM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Hi,
Now I trying to use your OpenBMC port.
I followed the instructions and everything was fine (compiling, reading and flashing). I waited several minutes after flashing, but the module didn 't blinked like in the vendor rom, nor did it receive an ip.
I halted the system because I thought maybe it needs a cold start.
After this, the system doesn't boot with the module plugged in. The fans begin to spin for approximately 1/4 second, but nothing else.
My two fans (1 cpu & 1 chassis) have 3 pins and are low speed (~1000rpm)
In the case I have to reflash the module, is it possible to hotplug it?
Hotplugging is dangerous and not supported, don't do it.
Thank you very much for your support.
You can use a test clip to externally flash it via a flashing device (not sure which can do 16 pins though, I would inquire on the flashrom mailinglist)
Are you using the latest coreboot? AFAIK coreboot was patched to support OpenBMC, so you need a new version with the patches.
Actually if others of you want to contribute, there is this heads kgpe-d16 port that permits to flash directly from the heads coreboot payload with Timothy's patches on the flashrom tools. You may want to take a look here : https://github.com/flammit/heads/pull/9#issuecomment-362022411
Le jeu. 22 févr. 2018 16:37, Timothy Pearson tpearson@raptorengineering.com a écrit :
Actually, for OpenBMC work, hotplugging is often the only way to go. Just be very careful to align the pins correctly the first time; you don't have a second chance if you misalign the pins and fry the module...
On 02/22/2018 03:22 PM, Taiidan@gmx.com wrote:
On 02/17/2018 09:46 AM, Elisenda Cuadros wrote:
Hi,
Now I trying to use your OpenBMC port.
I followed the instructions and everything was fine (compiling, reading and flashing). I waited several minutes after flashing, but the module didn 't blinked like in the vendor rom, nor did it receive an ip.
I halted the system because I thought maybe it needs a cold start.
After this, the system doesn't boot with the module plugged in. The fans begin to spin for approximately 1/4 second, but nothing else.
My two fans (1 cpu & 1 chassis) have 3 pins and are low speed (~1000rpm)
In the case I have to reflash the module, is it possible to hotplug it?
Hotplugging is dangerous and not supported, don't do it.
Thank you very much for your support.
You can use a test clip to externally flash it via a flashing device (not sure which can do 16 pins though, I would inquire on the flashrom mailinglist)
Are you using the latest coreboot? AFAIK coreboot was patched to support OpenBMC, so you need a new version with the patches.
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On 02/22/2018 04:36 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote:
Actually, for OpenBMC work, hotplugging is often the only way to go. Just be very careful to align the pins correctly the first time; you don't have a second chance if you misalign the pins and fry the module...
I stand corrected, but I am nervous about doing this myself - is it possible to use a tester clip?
Have you found a source for ASMB4 or ASMB5 modules? Many people I know who bought their boards on ebay didn't get one and the D8 unfortunately doesn't come with them either. I am going to contact ASUS and see if they have a stash.
On 02/27/2018 11:15 PM, Taiidan@gmx.com wrote:
On 02/22/2018 04:36 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote:
Actually, for OpenBMC work, hotplugging is often the only way to go. Just be very careful to align the pins correctly the first time; you don't have a second chance if you misalign the pins and fry the module...
I stand corrected, but I am nervous about doing this myself - is it possible to use a tester clip?
We have not been able to do so. There are logic circuits onboard the firmware module that interfere with direct flashing methods.
Have you found a source for ASMB4 or ASMB5 modules? Many people I know who bought their boards on ebay didn't get one and the D8 unfortunately doesn't come with them either. I am going to contact ASUS and see if they have a stash.
As with most of the obsolete Opteron hardware, our sources are rapidly drying up. We have no source for these modules at this time.
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