I'm trying to get LinuxBIOS working on a SMP xeon board: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/GC_LE/P4DL6.htm
I'm attaching the lspci -vv output.
Is there any possibility of this board being supported? Would it require writing numerous new device drivers?
If this board is a poor fit for use with the LinuxBIOS project. Can anyone recommend a more compatible dual p4 xeon board with 1000baseT?
Dale J Robson dale.j.robson@lmco.com writes:
I'm trying to get LinuxBIOS working on a SMP xeon board: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/GC_LE/P4DL6.htm
I'm attaching the lspci -vv output.
Is there any possibility of this board being supported?
I don't know of anyone one who has managed to get serverworks to give them documentation at this point.
Would it require writing numerous new device drivers?
Several. The hardest one is the memory controller, but for a new chipset there are several other chips that need support as well.
If this board is a poor fit for use with the LinuxBIOS project. Can anyone recommend a more compatible dual p4 xeon board with 1000baseT?
I have worked primarily with the supermicro p4dpr. Based on the intel E7500 chipset. It has onboard 10/100 and onboard gibabit.
Depending on what you are doing we at LinuxNetworx might even be able to sell you some support.
Eric
On 11 Oct 2002, Eric W Biederman wrote:
Dale J Robson dale.j.robson@lmco.com writes:
I'm trying to get LinuxBIOS working on a SMP xeon board: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/GC_LE/P4DL6.htm
oops, dale, sorry! I blew it! I totally misread the chipset type.
Serverworks, we just can't do, The company refuses to help. I had a one-year NDA with them and in that year they never returned phone calls or email, and I got ZERO information from them.
ron
This board will be a good fit. Plus lmco builds cool gear so we'll make sure you get it going, as long as I can get a poster of whatever it flies in :-)
ron
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