Freebios2 amd/serenade keyboard init error

      I have built LinuxBIOS for the amd/serenade target and I get about 600
lines of good output to the serial port, which ends with

 

Initializing devices...

PCI: 00:18.0 init

PCI: 00:18.3 init

NB: Function 3 Misc Control.. done.

PCI: 00:19.0 init

PCI: 00:19.3 init

NB: Function 3 Misc Control.. done.

PCI: 01:01.0 init

PCI: 01:02.0 init

PNP: 002e.0 init

PNP: 002e.2 init

PNP: 002e.5 init

POST: 0x00

POST: 0x00

POST: 0x00

POST: 0x00

POST: 0x00

POST: 0x00

 

The last line "POST: 0x00" repeats forever.  PC80/keyboard.c is trying
to initialize the keyboard.  The code that is running is

 

            /* empty input buffer or any other command/data will be lost
*/

            while ((inb(0x64) & 0x02))

                        post_code(0);

 

The inb(0x64) reads 0xff forever.  I heard that the keyboard
initialization may not be needed. 

How can I fix this?   Thanks.

 

Steve

[Tony Cheng]

      you can try to comment out the "init_pc_keyboard" from superio.c

Tony
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stephen.Kimball(a)bench.com 
  To: linuxbios(a)clustermatic.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 8:27 AM
  Subject: Freebios2 amd/serenade keyboard init error


  I have built LinuxBIOS for the amd/serenade target and I get about 600 lines of good
output to the serial port, which ends with



  Initializing devices...

  PCI: 00:18.0 init

  PCI: 00:18.3 init

  NB: Function 3 Misc Control.. done.

  PCI: 00:19.0 init

  PCI: 00:19.3 init

  NB: Function 3 Misc Control.. done.

  PCI: 01:01.0 init

  PCI: 01:02.0 init

  PNP: 002e.0 init

  PNP: 002e.2 init

  PNP: 002e.5 init

  POST: 0x00

  POST: 0x00

  POST: 0x00

  POST: 0x00

  POST: 0x00

  POST: 0x00



  The last line "POST: 0x00" repeats forever.  PC80/keyboard.c is trying to
initialize the keyboard.  The code that is running is



              /* empty input buffer or any other command/data will be lost */

              while ((inb(0x64) & 0x02))

                          post_code(0);



  The inb(0x64) reads 0xff forever.  I heard that the keyboard initialization may not be
needed. 

  How can I fix this?   Thanks.



  Steve

[ron minnich]

      On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 Stephen.Kimball(a)bench.com wrote:

  I have built LinuxBIOS for the amd/serenade target and
I get about 600
 lines of good output to the serial port, which ends with
 
  
 
 Initializing devices...
 
 PCI: 00:18.0 init
 
 PCI: 00:18.3 init
 
 NB: Function 3 Misc Control.. done.
 
 PCI: 00:19.0 init
 
 PCI: 00:19.3 init
 
 NB: Function 3 Misc Control.. done.
 
 PCI: 01:01.0 init
 
 PCI: 01:02.0 init
 
 PNP: 002e.0 init
 
 PNP: 002e.2 init
 
 PNP: 002e.5 init
 
 POST: 0x00
 
 POST: 0x00
 
 POST: 0x00
 
 POST: 0x00
 
 POST: 0x00
 
 POST: 0x00
 
  
 
 The last line "POST: 0x00" repeats forever.  PC80/keyboard.c is trying
 to initialize the keyboard.  The code that is running is
 
  
 
             /* empty input buffer or any other command/data will be lost
 */
 
             while ((inb(0x64) & 0x02))
 
                         post_code(0);
 
  
 
 The inb(0x64) reads 0xff forever.  I heard that the keyboard
 initialization may not be needed. 
 
 How can I fix this?   Thanks.
As was noted earlier on this list, that keyboard controller part is
"seriously fucked up" on that board.

for now, turn off the keyboard, there's something wrong on that mobo we 
have not worked out. 

Second, write user-mode linux programs to try to get that stupid part to 
work, and see what is wrong.

ron

p.s. note I am back, but under really bizarre circumstances, as you can
tell by the line at the end of this note. 

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