Re: [coreboot] Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 with MB chipset Intel 7100

[Remi Lefevre]

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Remi Lefevre 
Date: Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: [coreboot] Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 with MB chipset Intel 7100
To: ron minnich

Hi Ron,

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM, ron minnich  wrote:
> It's a lot harder with Intel CPUs as they will not help you.
>
> AMD on the other hand will help you-- they support coreboot.
>
> Do you have to use Intel CPUs?

Why do you talk only about Intel CPU ? Isn't the chipset (3100) more
 difficult to integrate than the CPU ?

To answer your question, we have a very (I mean very) long life cycle
 on our product, and my hardware team seems to think (perhaps not
 wrongly) that they will be able to support Intel CPU longer than AMD
 ones... (they may change their mind with good arguments, but I doubt
 it, or they will propose ppc). And yes, I'm the software part ;)

I have to understand that I would have to do a lot of reverse
 engeniering for Intel support (too bad they don't support this kind of
 Industry need).

Warmly,
 rémi
> thanks
>
> ron

Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 with MB chipset Intel 7100

Quoting Remi Lefevre :
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Remi Lefevre 
> Date: Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 12:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [coreboot] Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 with MB chipset Intel 7100
> To: ron minnich
>
> Hi Ron,
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:59 PM, ron minnich  wrote:
> > It's a lot harder with Intel CPUs as they will not help you.
> >
> > AMD on the other hand will help you-- they support coreboot.
> >
> > Do you have to use Intel CPUs?
>
> Why do you talk only about Intel CPU ? Isn't the chipset (3100) more
>  difficult to integrate than the CPU ?
>
> To answer your question, we have a very (I mean very) long life cycle
>  on our product, and my hardware team seems to think (perhaps not
>  wrongly) that they will be able to support Intel CPU longer than AMD
>  ones... (they may change their mind with good arguments, but I doubt
>  it, or they will propose ppc). And yes, I'm the software part ;)
>
> I have to understand that I would have to do a lot of reverse
>  engeniering for Intel support (too bad they don't support this kind of
>  Industry need).

I agree, it is really too bad they don't jump aboard the coreboot  
train, they are the ones getting left behind.......

Thanks - Joe