New Board?: CK804K8MA-KS

[Klaus Zimmermann]

Hello *,

I'd like to start support for my old board, the CK804K8MA-KS
On IRC I was told to post 'lspci -tvnn', 'superiotool -dV' and I'll add
'lspci -vvv'.
I also got my bios (a SST49LF004B 4Mbit Flash) socketed and am now
waiting for my spare chips to arrive.
Is there something I can do inbetween?
What's next?

Cheers,
Klaus

[Klaus Zimmermann]

Am Dienstag, den 20.05.2008, 23:29 +0200 schrieb Klaus Zimmermann:
> Hello *,
>
> I'd like to start support for my old board, the CK804K8MA-KS
> On IRC I was told to post 'lspci -tvnn', 'superiotool -dV' and I'll add
> 'lspci -vvv'.

All work and no play makes Klaus a dull boy.

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

Hi Klaus,

On 21.05.2008 09:55, Klaus Zimmermann wrote:
> Am Dienstag, den 20.05.2008, 23:29 +0200 schrieb Klaus Zimmermann:
> > Hello *,
> >
> > I'd like to start support for my old board, the CK804K8MA-KS
> > On IRC I was told to post 'lspci -tvnn', 'superiotool -dV' and I'll add
> > 'lspci -vvv'.
>
> All work and no play makes Klaus a dull boy.

Short answer: Support is doable, but it will take some time. Most
developers are occupied with important projects for the next few weeks,
so expect slow responses.
First thing to investigate is whether you flash chip is socketed. If it
is, test flashrom support and keep a backup of your current flash chip
contents handy. You either need a ROM emulator (Bari's PLAICE or the
Artec Dongle) or a few spare flash chips you can program in another board.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

[Stefan Reinauer]

Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> You either need a ROM emulator (Bari's PLAICE or the
> Artec Dongle) or a few spare flash chips you can program in another board.

Oh, the rom emulator is implemented in the PLAICE now?

[bari]

Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> > You either need a ROM emulator (Bari's PLAICE or the
> > Artec Dongle) or a few spare flash chips you can program in another board.
>
> Oh, the rom emulator is implemented in the PLAICE now?

Not Yet. Haven't had time.  No emulation and no outputs yet.

The logic analyzer still captures up to 32 channels and up to 200mHz 
with a SPI and I2C Bus protocol analyzer .

Xilinx updated the MicroBlaze cpu core with an MMU. So it could be 
dropped in, and the board could run full Linux vs uCLinux.

Anyone is welcome to do so  :)
http://flash-plaice.wikispaces.com/

-Bari

[Myles Watson]

> Am Dienstag, den 20.05.2008, 23:29 +0200 schrieb Klaus Zimmermann:
> > Hello *,
> >
> > I'd like to start support for my old board, the CK804K8MA-KS
> > On IRC I was told to post 'lspci -tvnn', 'superiotool -dV' and I'll add
> > 'lspci -vvv'.
>
> All work and no play makes Klaus a dull boy.

It looks pretty similar to the asus/a8n_e.  I would start by trying to
understand what's different.  It looks like it has the same processor,
southbridge, and superIO.

Thanks,
Myles