Re: [LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOS, VMWare & CMOS

[Joe Pub]

On 09/03/07, Joe Pub  wrote:
> I have been speaking to someone, but haven't heard anything for a
> while.  I was hoping the same myself to move the location.
>
> Well the target is a 512KB ROM, initially it has the usual fallback
> and normal image.  I have tried to just have a normal image within the
> ROM without the fallback to see if that moves things around, but it
> still ended up overwriting areas that it shouldn't have.  The ROM
> image does work without BTEXT console and ROM RUN option, but as soon
> as I enable them the problem arises, which I imagine it being down to
> more object code being compiled in.  At the moment I have
> HAVE_OPTION_TABLE disabled, but once I can get around this problem,
> that will be the next stage for me.  The VGA card is emulated as an
> add-on card so there is no need to embed a video ROM.
>
> Thanks
>
> On 09/03/07, ron minnich  wrote:
> > 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

[LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOS, VMWare & CMOS

[ron minnich]

Joe, how could one of us duplicate your setup so as to be able to try
to help out?

thanks

ron

[LinuxBIOS] LinuxBIOS, VMWare & CMOS

[Joe Pub]

Well I can give you my source tree if you like

On 09/03/07, ron minnich  wrote:
> Joe, how could one of us duplicate your setup so as to be able to try
> to help out?
>
> thanks
>
> ron