Linuxbios on a webpad ?

[Jest]

Hi, I'd like to know if you think it would be feasible without too much trouble
to use linuxbios on Frontpath's Progear webpad.
The whole thing is actually usable on linux, the input is the touchscreen or an
usb device.
No distro ( linux from scratch ).
The CPU is a transmeta crusoeTM3200, and here s the /proc/pci :

PCI devices found:
  Bus  0, device   0, function  0:
    Host bridge: Transmeta Corporation Northbridge (rev 1).
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfc000000 [0xfc0fffff].
  Bus  0, device   4, function  0:
    Multimedia audio controller: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5451 PCI South
Bridge Audio (rev 1).
      IRQ 5.
      Master Capable.  Latency=64.  Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=24.
      I/O at 0x1000 [0x10ff].
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfc100000 [0xfc100fff].
  Bus  0, device   5, function  0:
    CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1410 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev
1).
      IRQ 10.
      Master Capable.  Latency=168.  Max Lat=5.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x10000000 [0x10000fff].
  Bus  0, device   6, function  0:
    VGA compatible controller: Silicon Motion, Inc. SM710 LynxEM (rev 163).
      IRQ 11.
      Master Capable.  Latency=64.  
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfd000000 [0xfdffffff].
  Bus  0, device   7, function  0:
    ISA bridge: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin
IV] (rev 0).
  Bus  0, device  15, function  0:
    IDE interface: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5229 IDE (rev 195).
      Master Capable.  Latency=64.  Min Gnt=2.Max Lat=4.
      I/O at 0x1f0 [0x1ff].
      I/O at 0x3f6 [0x3f6].
      I/O at 0x170 [0x177].
      I/O at 0x376 [0x376].
      I/O at 0x1400 [0x140f].
  Bus  0, device  17, function  0:
    Bridge: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M7101 PMU (rev 0).
  Bus  0, device  20, function  0:
    USB Controller: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5237 USB (rev 3).
      IRQ 9.
      Master Capable.  Latency=64.  Max Lat=80.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfc101000 [0xfc101fff].
  Bus  1, device   0, function  0:
    Ethernet controller: PCI device 13d1:ab02 (rev 17).
      IRQ 10.
      Master Capable.  No bursts.  Min Gnt=255.Max Lat=255.
      I/O at 0x4000 [0x40ff].
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x10800000 [0x108003ff].

(note : the ethernet controller is a pcmcia one, just forget it)

-Thierry-

[Bari Ari]

Jest wrote:
> Hi, I'd like to know if you think it would be feasible without too much trouble
> to use linuxbios on Frontpath's Progear webpad.
> The whole thing is actually usable on linux, the input is the touchscreen or an
> usb device.
> No distro ( linux from scratch ).
> The CPU is a transmeta crusoeTM3200, and here s the /proc/pci :
>
> PCI devices found:
>  Bus  0, device   0, function  0:
>    Host bridge: Transmeta Corporation Northbridge (rev 1).
>      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfc000000 [0xfc0fffff].
>  Bus  0, device   4, function  0:
>    Multimedia audio controller: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5451 PCI South
> Bridge Audio (rev 1).

If you have the specs from Transmeta and ALI, it will probably be as 
much work as any other port. I wish you success in getting the specs out 
of them though.

The other problem with laptops and webpads is dealing with the system 
management microcontrollers that are typically used for power management 
and keyboard scan and miscellaneous other ports.

Bari

[Bari Ari]

Jest wrote:
> Hi, I'd like to know if you think it would be feasible without too much trouble
> to use linuxbios on Frontpath's Progear webpad.
> The whole thing is actually usable on linux, the input is the touchscreen or an
> usb device.
> No distro ( linux from scratch ).
> The CPU is a transmeta crusoeTM3200, and here s the /proc/pci :
>
> PCI devices found:
>  Bus  0, device   0, function  0:
>    Host bridge: Transmeta Corporation Northbridge (rev 1).
>      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfc000000 [0xfc0fffff].
>  Bus  0, device   4, function  0:
>    Multimedia audio controller: Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M5451 PCI South

If you want to do a LinuxBIOS port to a webpad, I'd try a P-III+830 or 
up coming Banias design or one using Via Eden, SiS55x or NSC SC1xxx.

Bari

[Ronald G Minnich]

> If you have the specs from Transmeta and ALI, it will probably be as
> much work as any other port. I wish you success in getting the specs out
> of them though.

I now have the transmeta specs and they have agreed to a port.

ron

[Jest]

Great!
I took the docs available on transmeta's homepage, but everything's around the
TM5500/5800, and i'm not sure of the full compatibility with the TM3200, any infos ?

Oh, and just a question, as bios is onboard, are there rescue methods if
something goes wrong ? or how can i make sure an image _will_ work ?
just to precise things there is only one HDD, one usb, a FIR and one PCMCIA port
and soundcard I/O.

-Thierry-
> > If you have the specs from Transmeta and ALI, it will probably be as
> > much work as any other port. I wish you success in getting the specs
>
> out
> > of them though.
>
> I now have the transmeta specs and they have agreed to a port.
>
> ron
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