Re: [LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOS, VMWare & CMOS

[Joe Pub]

On 09/03/07, Joe Pub  wrote:
> Haven't had much experience with ldscripts before, could you give me
> an example on how perhaps I might do this.
>
> Thanks
>
> On 09/03/07, ron minnich  wrote:
> > On 3/9/07, Joe Pub  wrote:
> > > By enabling CONFIG_PCI_ROM_RUN for instance, includes extra object
> > > files within the resulting binary, hence making the used part of the
> > > ROM image greater.  Here lies my problem.  VMWare seems to load the
> > > LinuxBIOS rom, but then overwrite the address at 0xFA000 with 8K of
> > > NVRAM data, basically overwriting portions of the LinuxBIOS code.
> >
> > One possibility that comes to mind is an ldscript. They can be
> > unreliable but this is one case where it might be very helpful.
> >
> > Just set up the script to tear a hole in memory at a certain address.
> >
> > This might work, I have not tried it :-)
> >
> > ron

[LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOS, VMWare & CMOS

[ron minnich]

On 3/9/07, Joe Pub  wrote:
> On 09/03/07, Joe Pub  wrote:
> > Haven't had much experience with ldscripts before, could you give me
> > an example on how perhaps I might do this.

Now you would have to go and ask me that :-)

Let's start with the setup you are using. Tell me about your target etc.

This is going to be interesting and will take a few days to get right
... I'm "ok" at ldscripts but no genius :-)

One question: did you talk to anyone at vmware about moving their
NVRAM area somewhere else?

thanks

ron