I have MS6178 ver 1.1, supported board, noted as not working on Linux. I can only get it working reliably with Knoppix although Debian Etch has worked intermittently. Embedded VGA... does that complicate things?
I'm an intermediate user finding detail on the readme within Coreboot download difficult to understand. My chip is soldered and I'll have to reflash in situ, not worried about that because 1 without linux the board is useless 2 might be able to retrieve original image (which I have saved) from bootblock.
Can I build the .rom on another box? Is there a way to build using a live cd or do I have to reinstall etch?
And very important, is this too ambitious for someone who needs to ask these questions? Thank you.
Hi Philip,
On 09.07.2008 13:14, Philip Aston wrote:
I have MS6178 ver 1.1, supported board, noted as not working on Linux. I can only get it working reliably with Knoppix although Debian Etch has worked intermittently. Embedded VGA... does that complicate things?
I don't have the board in question, but if it has problems running Linux under the factory BIOS, probably something is wrong with the hardware.
I'm an intermediate user finding detail on the readme within Coreboot download difficult to understand. My chip is soldered and I'll have to reflash in situ, not worried about that because 1 without linux the board is useless 2 might be able to retrieve original image (which I have saved) from bootblock.
Actually, the "boot block recovery" will not work if flashrom misbehaves or coreboot does not work.
Can I build the .rom on another box? Is there a way to build using a live cd or do I have to reinstall etch?
You can build the .rom on another box, it's even recommended to do so.
And very important, is this too ambitious for someone who needs to ask these questions? Thank you.
Well, having a soldered flash is certainly increasing the risk beyond what I'd recommend. A top hat flash override might work in case of problems, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Regards, Carl-Daniel
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Philip Aston