PIC instead of APIC mode for KolibriOS

[Paul Menzel]

Dear coreboot folks,

I try to get KolibriOS running on the ASRock E350M1 with coreboot and
SeaBIOS payload. Keyboard and mouse do not work [1] probably because
KolibriOS needs PIC mode.

Was somebody successful in getting KolibriOS working on a board with
coreboot?

Is there an easy way to use PIC instead of APIC mode with coreboot and
SeaBIOS or is APIC mode assumed everywhere?

Thanks,

Paul

[1] http://bugs.kolibrios.org/view.php?id=84

[Scott Duplichan]

Paul Menzel wrote:

]Dear coreboot folks,
]
]
]I try to get KolibriOS running on the ASRock E350M1 with coreboot and
]SeaBIOS payload. Keyboard and mouse do not work [1] probably because
]KolibriOS needs PIC mode.
]
]Was somebody successful in getting KolibriOS working on a board with
]coreboot?
]
]Is there an easy way to use PIC instead of APIC mode with coreboot and
]SeaBIOS or is APIC mode assumed everywhere?
]
]
]Thanks,
]
]Paul
]
]
][1] http://bugs.kolibrios.org/view.php?id=84

The PS/2 keyboard mostly works with KolibriOS on my Asrock
E350M1 with coreboot+SeaBIOS. Out of about 10 tests, it did
fail once. In that case the SeaBIOS debug messages showed
that SeaBIOS did not detect the PS/2 keyboard.

I don't know why the USB mouse doesn't work. It works with
the OEM BIOS, but not coreboot+SeaBIOS.

If you want to see my build options (and rom image+boot log),
it is here:
http://notabs.org/coreboot/e350m1-kolibri.7z

I switched the SATA to IDE mode only to work around an
AMD simnow problem. One line is added to agesa to work
around another simnow problem. Other changes are hacks
to get SeaBIOS to build from Windows. Building SeaBIOS
from Windows is truly a painful experience. When I modify
the makefile to work around a couple of problems with
the Windows build environment, git gets upset.

Thanks,
Scott

[Paul Menzel]

Am Dienstag, den 06.05.2014, 00:18 -0500 schrieb Scott Duplichan:
> Paul Menzel wrote:
> ]I try to get KolibriOS running on the ASRock E350M1 with coreboot and
> ]SeaBIOS payload. Keyboard and mouse do not work [1] probably because
> ]KolibriOS needs PIC mode.
> ]
> ]Was somebody successful in getting KolibriOS working on a board with
> ]coreboot?
> ]
> ]Is there an easy way to use PIC instead of APIC mode with coreboot and
> ]SeaBIOS or is APIC mode assumed everywhere?

[…]
> ][1] http://bugs.kolibrios.org/view.php?id=84
>
> The PS/2 keyboard mostly works with KolibriOS on my Asrock
> E350M1 with coreboot+SeaBIOS. Out of about 10 tests, it did
> fail once. In that case the SeaBIOS debug messages showed
> that SeaBIOS did not detect the PS/2 keyboard.
>
> I don't know why the USB mouse doesn't work. It works with
> the OEM BIOS, but not coreboot+SeaBIOS.

Do you have a picture the KolibriOS kernel messages? You can enable them
in the KolibriOS kernel menu with the key `c` and then choose Yes/On.
> If you want to see my build options (and rom image+boot log),
> it is here:
> http://notabs.org/coreboot/e350m1-kolibri.7z

Thanks a lot for providing this archive. Unfortunately the PS/2 mouse
still does not work with your coreboot + SeaBIOS image in the archive.

Which KolibriOS version do you use? Did you build it yourself or do you
use the distributed binaries? I use the image from May 1st.
> I switched the SATA to IDE mode only to work around an
> AMD simnow problem. One line is added to agesa to work
> around another simnow problem. Other changes are hacks
> to get SeaBIOS to build from Windows. Building SeaBIOS
> from Windows is truly a painful experience. When I modify
> the makefile to work around a couple of problems with
> the Windows build environment, git gets upset.

Interesting. Did you report that to the SeaBIOS developers?

Thanks,

Paul

[Scott Duplichan]

Paul Menzel wrote:

]Am Dienstag, den 06.05.2014, 00:18 -0500 schrieb Scott Duplichan:
]> Paul Menzel wrote:
]
]> ]I try to get KolibriOS running on the ASRock E350M1 with coreboot and
]> ]SeaBIOS payload. Keyboard and mouse do not work [1] probably because
]> ]KolibriOS needs PIC mode.
]> ]
]> ]Was somebody successful in getting KolibriOS working on a board with
]> ]coreboot?
]> ]
]> ]Is there an easy way to use PIC instead of APIC mode with coreboot and
]> ]SeaBIOS or is APIC mode assumed everywhere?
]
][…]
]
]> ][1] http://bugs.kolibrios.org/view.php?id=84
]>
]> The PS/2 keyboard mostly works with KolibriOS on my Asrock
]> E350M1 with coreboot+SeaBIOS. Out of about 10 tests, it did
]> fail once. In that case the SeaBIOS debug messages showed
]> that SeaBIOS did not detect the PS/2 keyboard.
]> 
]> I don't know why the USB mouse doesn't work. It works with
]> the OEM BIOS, but not coreboot+SeaBIOS.
]
]Do you have a picture the KolibriOS kernel messages? You can enable them
]in the KolibriOS kernel menu with the key `c` and then choose Yes/On.

L: /SYS/@DOCKY Param:
L: /SYS/SETUP Param: BOOT
L: /SYS/@ICON Param:
L: /SYS/@SS Param: assm
L: /SYS/TMPDISK Param: A0
trying to add disk
its size is not specified, 10% from free RAM will be used
new DiskSize: 319 MB
operation completed successfully
L: /SYS/SEARCHAP Param:
K : Attach Interrupt 0 Handler 80AB6B20
RTL8169: init OK!
Trying to contact DHCP server
No answer from DHCP server
Searchap: compare files success!
Searchap: mount directory: /cd2/1
L: AUTORUN.DAT processed
No answer from DHCP server
No answer from DHCP server
Link Local IP assigned: 169.254.205.31
Exiting

]> If you want to see my build options (and rom image+boot log),
]> it is here:
]> http://notabs.org/coreboot/e350m1-kolibri.7z
]
]Thanks a lot for providing this archive. Unfortunately the PS/2 mouse
]still does not work with your coreboot + SeaBIOS image in the archive.
]
]Which KolibriOS version do you use? Did you build it yourself or do you
]use the distributed binaries? I use the image from May 1st.

I downloaded the 4 May 2014 LiveCD image and burnt it to CD-RW.

]> I switched the SATA to IDE mode only to work around an
]> AMD simnow problem. One line is added to agesa to work
]> around another simnow problem. Other changes are hacks
]> to get SeaBIOS to build from Windows. Building SeaBIOS
]> from Windows is truly a painful experience. When I modify
]> the makefile to work around a couple of problems with
]> the Windows build environment, git gets upset.
]
]Interesting. Did you report that to the SeaBIOS developers?

I didn't mention it because I am probably the only one
who builds with Windows.

As for the mouse problem, I think it may be PIC interrupt
routing related. I see our PIR table is incomplete and also
the legacy interrupting route reporting registers in PCI
config space are not filled in. I will look at that tomorrow.

Thanks,
Scott

]Thanks,
]
]Paul