FILO dependencies

I'm using FILO with nVidia reference board with a CK804. I've got LinuxBIOS to load FILO and FILO sees the IDE controller but not the drive.  I thought FILO was device independent, but could the IDE controllers on the CK804 require FILO changes?
Thanks.

Steve

----------------------- serial output -----------------------------------
Press <Enter> for default boot, or <Esc> for boot prompt...
boot: hdc1:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp initrd=hdc1:/boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667smp.img
 root=LABEL=/1 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200 desktop splash=silent showopts
malloc_diag: alloc: 624 bytes (5 blocks), free: 15752 bytes (1 blocks)
malloc_diag: alloc: 640 bytes (6 blocks), free: 15736 bytes (1 blocks)
file_open: dev=hdc1, path=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp
find_ide_controller: found PCI IDE controller 10de:0053 prog_if=0x8a
find_ide_controller: secodary channel: compatibility mode
find_ide_controller: cmd_base=0x170 ctrl_base=0x374
Detected floating bus
No drive detected on IDE channel 1
devopen: failed to open ide
malloc_diag: alloc: 624 bytes (5 blocks), free: 15752 bytes (1 blocks)
malloc_diag: alloc: 456 bytes (4 blocks), free: 15920 bytes (1 blocks)
boot: hdc1:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp initrd=hdc1:/boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667smp.img
 root=LABEL=/1 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200 desktop splash=silent showopts
malloc_diag: alloc: 624 bytes (5 blocks), free: 15752 bytes (1 blocks)
malloc_diag: alloc: 640 bytes (6 blocks), free: 15736 bytes (1 blocks)
file_open: dev=hdc1, path=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp
Drive 2 does not exist
devopen: failed to open ide
malloc_diag: alloc: 624 bytes (5 blocks), free: 15752 bytes (1 blocks)
malloc_diag: alloc: 456 bytes (4 blocks), free: 15920 bytes (1 blocks)
boot: hdc1:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp initrd=hdc1:/boot/initrd-2.6.9-1.667smp.img
 root=LABEL=/1 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200 desktop splash=silent showopts

[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 [e-mail] wrote:
> I'm using FILO with nVidia reference board with a CK804. I've got
> LinuxBIOS to load FILO and FILO sees the IDE controller but not the
> drive.  I thought FILO was device independent, but could the IDE
> controllers on the CK804 require FILO changes?

Wow, you've taken this far.

Not sure yet. I need  a board, so guess we'll order some.
ron

[Stefan Reinauer]

* [e-mail]  [050302 19:40]:
> I'm using FILO with nVidia reference board with a CK804. I've got
> LinuxBIOS to load FILO and FILO sees the IDE controller but not the
> drive.  I thought FILO was device independent, but could the IDE
> controllers on the CK804 require FILO changes?  Thanks.

You should be using 0.4.2 and be sure to set
PCI_BRUTE_SCAN = 1

You probably end up with filo not looking at anything but bus 0.
Common problem on amd64 boards.

Stefan

[yhlu]

Why not try Etherboot at first? That would be easier.

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:06:40 +0100, Stefan Reinauer  wrote:
> [e-mail]  [050302 19:40]:
> > I'm using FILO with nVidia reference board with a CK804. I've got
> > LinuxBIOS to load FILO and FILO sees the IDE controller but not the
> > drive.  I thought FILO was device independent, but could the IDE
> > controllers on the CK804 require FILO changes?  Thanks.
>
> You should be using 0.4.2 and be sure to set
> PCI_BRUTE_SCAN = 1
>
> You probably end up with filo not looking at anything but bus 0.
> Common problem on amd64 boards.
>
> Stefan
>
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[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, yhlu wrote:
> Why not try Etherboot at first? That would be easier.

we've never found it to be easier, but that is a point of disagreement 
between several places :-)

ron