Hi,
I noticed the wiki supported chipsets page has listed under the southbrigde section "AMD RS690" and "AMD RS780/RS785?". But RS690 and RS780 are northbridges, not southbridges, and there is no RS785.
Sorted by codename, the chipsets I can find are* Codename Product Name Documentation? RS690 AMD 690G chipset x[2] RS690C AMD 690V chipset x[2] RS690E AMD M690E chipset x[2] RS690M AMD M690 chipset x[2] RS690MC AMD M690V chipset x[2] RS690T AMD M690T chipset x[2] RS740 AMD 740G chipset RX740 AMD 740 chipset RD780 AMD 790X chipset RS780 AMD 780G chipset x[1] RS780C AMD 780V chipset x[1] RS780D AMD 790GX chipset x[1] RS780E AMD 780E chipset x[1] RS780L AMD 760G chipset RS780M AMD M780G chipset x[1] RS780MC AMD M780V chipset x[1] RX780 AMD 770 chipset RX781 AMD M770 chipset x[1] RD790 AMD 790FX chipset RS880 AMD 785G chipset
* Cobbled together from wikipedia and amd documentation [1] http://www.coreboot.org/Datasheets#AMD_RS780 [2] http://www.coreboot.org/Datasheets#AMD_RS690
As far as I can tell (though I haven't looked heavily), AMD northbridges are the only ones to use separate code/product names. Since the product names are likely more well-known, I suggest the following: Move "RS690" to northbridges, and rename it to "690G/V, M690/E/V/T" Move "RS780/RS785?" to northbridges, and rename it to "780E/G/V, 790GX, M770, M780G/V"
Now, that assumes that support for these actually exists. I only see one motherboard on the supported motherboards page that uses a 690G, and none that uses a 700-series chipset. Does anyone know the actual status?
And for all the 700-series without documentation, should they be in the list for clarity, as either WIP or NO with a footnote saying they're similar but documentation hasn't been released?
Hi,
On 15.04.2010 10:09, dolphinling wrote:
I noticed the wiki supported chipsets page has listed under the southbrigde section "AMD RS690" and "AMD RS780/RS785?". But RS690 and RS780 are northbridges, not southbridges
For AMD CPUs, the northbridge (the chip which hosts the memory controller) is in the CPU. You could call the RS690/... chips "middlebridge" or something like that, but we simply call them southbridges.
and there is no RS785.
Right. Some board manufacturers call the 785G "RS785", and AMD's own website doesn't have a clear list of which codename corresponds to which product name. Running a search on AMD's website comes up pretty empty. OTOH, RS880 is mentioned in the RS780 RPR, so we can assume it works with the existing code (and IIRC one board in the tree uses 785G, so that assumption is safe).
Sorted by codename, the chipsets I can find are* Codename Product Name Documentation? RS690 AMD 690G chipset x[2] RS690C AMD 690V chipset x[2] RS690E AMD M690E chipset x[2] RS690M AMD M690 chipset x[2] RS690MC AMD M690V chipset x[2] RS690T AMD M690T chipset x[2] RS740 AMD 740G chipset RX740 AMD 740 chipset
Some stuff about AMD 740 family in wikipedia is simply crap/rumor. Basically, AMD 740 is AMD 690 with a smaller process size and slightly updated graphics core. AFAIK you can use the AMD 690 code without problems after adding one PCI ID.
RD780 AMD 790X chipset RS780 AMD 780G chipset x[1] RS780C AMD 780V chipset x[1] RS780D AMD 790GX chipset x[1] RS780E AMD 780E chipset x[1] RS780L AMD 760G chipset RS780M AMD M780G chipset x[1] RS780MC AMD M780V chipset x[1] RX780 AMD 770 chipset RX781 AMD M770 chipset x[1] RD790 AMD 790FX chipset RS880 AMD 785G chipset
- Cobbled together from wikipedia and amd documentation
[1] http://www.coreboot.org/Datasheets#AMD_RS780 [2] http://www.coreboot.org/Datasheets#AMD_RS690
As far as I can tell (though I haven't looked heavily), AMD northbridges are the only ones to use separate code/product names. Since the product names are likely more well-known, I suggest the following: Move "RS690" to northbridges, and rename it to "690G/V, M690/E/V/T" Move "RS780/RS785?" to northbridges, and rename it to "780E/G/V, 790GX, M770, M780G/V"
You have a valid point about RS785. For chipsets, we always use the code name in our source, and most of the time we use the code name on our web pages as well.
Now, that assumes that support for these actually exists. I only see one motherboard on the supported motherboards page that uses a 690G, and none that uses a 700-series chipset. Does anyone know the actual status?
690 family boards in the tree: amd/dbm690t amd/pistachio kontron/kt690 technexion/tim5690 technexion/tim8690
Out-of-tree 690 family board, but working: asus/m2a-vm
780 family boards in the tree: amd/mahogany_fam10 asrock/939a785gmh
And for all the 700-series without documentation, should they be in the list for clarity, as either WIP or NO with a footnote saying they're similar but documentation hasn't been released?
Yes, they should be in the list. AFAIK pretty much every 700 series chipset is supported with the current code, the only problem is that some are just not mentioned in the docs (but adjusting one or two PCI IDs is usually sufficient, and sometimes no change is needed). WIP would not reflect the status properly, and NO would be incorrect. Maybe "?".
Regards, Carl-Daniel
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