[LinuxBIOS] Will it work?

[Daniel Hill]

Im just wondering if this is compatible with my computer

AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ (Venice)
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (PCB 1.0) (MS-7125)
NVIDIA® nForce4 Ultra Chipset  
(http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=165&maincat...) 
for more detail
lspci:
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00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller 
(rev a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 
Audio Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller 
(rev f3)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller 
(rev f3)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
Miscellaneous Control
01:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host 
Controller (rev 80)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8053 PCI-E 
Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R430 [Radeon 
X800 XL] (PCIe)
05:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc R430 [Radeon X800 XL] 
(PCIe) Secondary
00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller 
(rev a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 AC'97 
Audio Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller 
(rev f3)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller 
(rev f3)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
Miscellaneous Control
01:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host 
Controller (rev 80)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8053 PCI-E 
Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R430 [Radeon 
X800 XL] (PCIe)
05:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc R430 [Radeon X800 XL] 
(PCIe) Secondary
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PLCC BIOS

Winbond W38627THF

Also wondering if it will work using window x64?
and I assume freeDOS wouldn't work either?

[Peter Stuge]

Hi Daniel,

On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 06:27:57AM +1200, Daniel Hill wrote:
> Im just wondering if this is compatible with my computer
>
> AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ (Venice)
> MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (PCB 1.0) (MS-7125)

The mainboard is not supported per se..
> 00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller 
> (rev a3)

..but K8 and CK804 are both supported, so it could probably be made
to work if you're interested in getting into the code.
> PLCC BIOS

Is it socketed?
> Winbond W38627THF

W83627HF is supported so THF will probably work too, or only need
minor changes in the code.
> Also wondering if it will work using window x64?

I guess so, XP was booted by LB recently.
> and I assume freeDOS wouldn't work either?

I don't see why it wouldn't work? The K8 can run 32-bit code?

//Peter

[Jordan Crouse]

On 30/07/07 23:44 +0200, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 06:27:57AM +1200, Daniel Hill wrote:
> > Im just wondering if this is compatible with my computer
> >
> > AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ (Venice)
> > MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (PCB 1.0) (MS-7125)
>
> The mainboard is not supported per se..
> > 00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller 
> > (rev a3)
>
> ..but K8 and CK804 are both supported, so it could probably be made
> to work if you're interested in getting into the code.
> > PLCC BIOS
>
> Is it socketed?
> > Winbond W38627THF
>
> W83627HF is supported so THF will probably work too, or only need
> minor changes in the code.
> > Also wondering if it will work using window x64?
>
> I guess so, XP was booted by LB recently.
> > and I assume freeDOS wouldn't work either?
>
> I don't see why it wouldn't work? The K8 can run 32-bit code?

Of course.

Jordan

[Daniel]

Jordan Crouse wrote:
> On 30/07/07 23:44 +0200, Peter Stuge wrote:
> > Hi Daniel,
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 06:27:57AM +1200, Daniel Hill wrote:
> > > Im just wondering if this is compatible with my computer
> > >
> > > AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ (Venice)
> > > MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (PCB 1.0) (MS-7125)
> >
> > The mainboard is not supported per se..
> > > 00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller 
> > > (rev a3)
> >
> > ..but K8 and CK804 are both supported, so it could probably be made
> > to work if you're interested in getting into the code

I have Basic Programming knowledge ( with C# also know a bit of bash and
php)
I think i will be able to pick up on C pretty easily
> > > PLCC BIOS
> >
> > Is it socketed?

Not sure what you mean by socketed but it looks exactly the same as
Pictured in your FAQ
> > > Winbond W38627THF
> >
> > W83627HF is supported so THF will probably work too, or only need
> > minor changes in the code.
> > > Also wondering if it will work using window x64?
> >
> > I guess so, XP was booted by LB recently.

Don't Use x64 much anymore hate the whole "restart for settings to take
affect"
I assume it will work as it basicly is the same as winxp but has 64bit
binaries and doesn't use any BIOS calls and it does boot from grub
> > > and I assume freeDOS wouldn't work either?
> >
> > I don't see why it wouldn't work? The K8 can run 32-bit code?

I would have thought that FreeDOS used alot of BIOS calls as it seams to
work "as is" with out any drivers (based off the fact that it runs off a
floppy) and by the way FreeDOS is 16bit and it runs on my computer just
doesn't pick up extended partitions
also since win9x is based off MS-DOS I would have thought that's why it
uses BIOS calls
> Of course.
>
> Jordan