Re: [LinuxBIOS] Problem to Support SuperIO Winbond W83977AF

> [e-mail] wrote:
> > > Do you have a POST card? If so, set up a post code at the start of

w83977af_early_serial() so you can make sure LinuxBIOS is in fact
making
> > > it that far. Do a post code with outb(0x[code], 0x80);
> >
> > For this question the POST is Power-On Self-Test, but I don't know what is
> > the POST card !!!
>
> POST codes are codes sent to port 0x80 while the computer is booting

(POST-ing), which can then be detected by an ISA or PCI card, and
usually are displayed on an LCD screen. Like this one:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158065
>
> They're also sometimes called PCI debug cards or port 80 debug cards.

And you can get them for much cheaper than the one I linked to, I spent
like $9 on mine on ebay, with shipping.
> -Corey

Ok thanks for your explanation, but I don't have a pci or isa port on my
embedded motherboard :(

regards

Tigroo_TDN

[LinuxBIOS] Problem to Support SuperIO Winbond W83977AF

[Corey Osgood]

[e-mail] wrote:
> Ok thanks for your explanation, but I don't have a pci or isa port on my
> embedded motherboard :(

USB or LPT? http://www.shentech.com/stemptlptusb.html

Again, shop around for better prices, shentech iirc sucks on the
shipping costs.

-Corey

[LinuxBIOS] Problem to Support SuperIO Winbond W83977AF

> [e-mail] wrote:
> > Ok thanks for your explanation, but I don't have a pci or isa port on my
> > embedded motherboard :(
>
> USB or LPT? http://www.shentech.com/stemptlptusb.html
>
> Again, shop around for better prices, shentech iirc sucks on the
> shipping costs.
>
> -Corey

Yes USB it's better for me, thanks for your help ;)

regards

Ccases

[LinuxBIOS] Problem to Support SuperIO Winbond W83977AF

[Peter Stuge]

On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 02:33:38PM +0200, [e-mail] wrote:
> > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > Ok thanks for your explanation, but I don't have a pci or isa
> > > port on my embedded motherboard :(

Then you are out of luck, until the flash-plaice is ready or until
you get the superio serial port working.
> > USB or LPT? http://www.shentech.com/stemptlptusb.html
> > Again, shop around for better prices, shentech iirc sucks on the
> > shipping costs.
>
> Yes USB it's better for me, thanks for your help ;)

Unfortunately, this device will not work. It requires special
software support in the BIOS.

You could look into YhLu's early usb debug code however, and get a
USB Debug Device. I'm not sure if all of the code is in the tree yet,
it was in the tree tarball he sent to the list a few months ago.

Maker:
http://www.plxtech.com/products/NET2000/NET20DC/default.asp

Shop:
http://www.semiconductorstore.com/Pages/asp/Item.asp?ItemNumber=NET20DC-USB

//Peter

[LinuxBIOS] Problem to Support SuperIO Winbond W83977AF

> On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 02:33:38PM +0200, [e-mail] wrote:
> > > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > > Ok thanks for your explanation, but I don't have a pci or isa
> > > > port on my embedded motherboard :(
>
> Then you are out of luck, until the flash-plaice is ready or until
> you get the superio serial port working.
> > > USB or LPT? http://www.shentech.com/stemptlptusb.html
> > > Again, shop around for better prices, shentech iirc sucks on the
> > > shipping costs.
> >
> > Yes USB it's better for me, thanks for your help ;)
>
> Unfortunately, this device will not work. It requires special
> software support in the BIOS.
>
> You could look into YhLu's early usb debug code however, and get a
> USB Debug Device. I'm not sure if all of the code is in the tree yet,
> it was in the tree tarball he sent to the list a few months ago.
>
> Maker:
> http://www.plxtech.com/products/NET2000/NET20DC/default.asp
>
> Shop:
> http://www.semiconductorstore.com/Pages/asp/Item.asp?ItemNumber=NET20DC-USB
>
> //Peter

Thanks for the information ;)

regards

Ccases