ASUS TX97LE mainboard seems support too.

[bendany]

ASUS TX97LE , the northbridge is 82439TX, southbridge is 82371AB,
and I try it with the linuxbios build by mainboard digitallogic/smartcore-p5, test it. and succeeded 
loading the etherboot payload.

need more test.

[ron minnich]

As soon as you verify this is working we will add it to the tree. Please 
move fast I will hold up the freeze of this one!

ron

[bendany]

ASUS Tx97LE mainboard works fine with digitallogic/smartcore-p5 code.
so I think you can add this mainboard to support list.

the code current only support standard flash chip. I think if support DoC,
will much better.
I am glad to do some jobs, but  I have no idea what to do next. or maybe you
can give me
some tips on how to get this mainboard support  DoC.

----- Original Message -----
From: "ron minnich" 
To: "bendany" 
Cc: 
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: ASUS TX97LE mainboard seems support too.
> As soon as you verify this is working we will add it to the tree. Please
> move fast I will hold up the freeze of this one!
>
> ron
>
> Linuxbios mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

[Adam Agnew]

If you'd like to see if you can get ADLO with video working on that board,
that would be good.

- Adam Agnew

On Thu, 15 May 2003, bendany wrote:
> ASUS Tx97LE mainboard works fine with digitallogic/smartcore-p5 code.
> so I think you can add this mainboard to support list.
>
> the code current only support standard flash chip. I think if support DoC,
> will much better.
> I am glad to do some jobs, but  I have no idea what to do next. or maybe you
> can give me
> some tips on how to get this mainboard support  DoC.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ron minnich" 
> To: "bendany" 
> Cc: 
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 10:59 AM
> Subject: Re: ASUS TX97LE mainboard seems support too.
> > As soon as you verify this is working we will add it to the tree. Please
> > move fast I will hold up the freeze of this one!
> >
> > ron
> >
> > Linuxbios mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
>
> Linuxbios mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

[bendany]

> If you'd like to see if you can get ADLO with video working on that board,
> that would be good.
> Adam Agnew

I have tested the tx97le with ADLO. apply the ADLO 440bx patch.
and I use the etherboot to load ADLO from network, works. but get some
problems.
I use a 3c905cx netcard & a winfast S600DX videocard.

seems that bochs couldn't init the IDE controller. and vga display works.

========================
Bochs BIOS, 1 cpu, $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/11/25 02:07:53 $
[BOCHS BIOS VER:1.79]
[COMPILE DATE:May 11 2003 TIME:19:16:53]

DEVICE:0

int13_harddisk: function 02, unmapped device for DL=80
Boot from Hard Disk 0 failed
FATAL: Could not read the boot disk
=========================

I also try the polled IDE patch for the etherboot.

=========================
Bochs BIOS, 1 cpu, $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/11/25 02:07:53 $
[BOCHS BIOS VER:1.79]
[COMPILE DATE:May 11 2003 TIME:19:16:53]
DEVICE:0

ROM segment 0xc800 length 0x8000 reloc 0x9400
int15: Func 24h, subfunc 01h, A20 gate control not supported
Etherboot 5.0.6 (GPL) ELF for [EEPRO100]

Trying polled ide
Waiting for ide disks to spin up
This is a hard coded delay and longer than necessary.
I am now initializing the ide system
Controller 0: detect FAILED
Initializing the main controller failed!
=========================

[Adam Agnew]

Neither Bochs/ADLO or Etherboot try to "initialize" the ide controllers.
Rather they just detect them and assume that they've already been
initialized. Perhaps you can check to see if the ide controllers are
initialized in your linuxbios southbridge code? It's usually trivial to
do. Great to hear that video works in ADLO, that part is turning out to
work a lot more often then i really anticipated.

- Adam Agnew

On Wed, 14 May 2003, bendany wrote:
> > If you'd like to see if you can get ADLO with video working on that board,
> > that would be good.
> > Adam Agnew
>
> I have tested the tx97le with ADLO. apply the ADLO 440bx patch.
> and I use the etherboot to load ADLO from network, works. but get some
> problems.
> I use a 3c905cx netcard & a winfast S600DX videocard.
>
> seems that bochs couldn't init the IDE controller. and vga display works.
>
> ========================
> Bochs BIOS, 1 cpu, $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/11/25 02:07:53 $
> [BOCHS BIOS VER:1.79]
> [COMPILE DATE:May 11 2003 TIME:19:16:53]
>
> DEVICE:0
>
> int13_harddisk: function 02, unmapped device for DL=80
> Boot from Hard Disk 0 failed
> FATAL: Could not read the boot disk
> =========================
>
> I also try the polled IDE patch for the etherboot.
>
> =========================
> Bochs BIOS, 1 cpu, $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2002/11/25 02:07:53 $
> [BOCHS BIOS VER:1.79]
> [COMPILE DATE:May 11 2003 TIME:19:16:53]
> DEVICE:0
>
> ROM segment 0xc800 length 0x8000 reloc 0x9400
> int15: Func 24h, subfunc 01h, A20 gate control not supported
> Etherboot 5.0.6 (GPL) ELF for [EEPRO100]
>
> Trying polled ide
> Waiting for ide disks to spin up
> This is a hard coded delay and longer than necessary.
> I am now initializing the ide system
> Controller 0: detect FAILED
> Initializing the main controller failed!
> =========================
>
> Linuxbios mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

[Adam Sulmicki]

On Tue, 13 May 2003, Adam Agnew wrote:
> Neither Bochs/ADLO or Etherboot try to "initialize" the ide controllers.
> Rather they just detect them and assume that they've already been
> initialized. Perhaps you can check to see if the ide controllers are
> initialized in your linuxbios southbridge code? It's usually trivial to
> do. Great to hear that video works in ADLO, that part is turning out to
> work a lot more often then i really anticipated.

You did doubt about my design? I'm hurt.

Anyway, the purose of this email is to remind folks that there are are TWO
Adams on the list and BOTH are from University of Maryland at College
Park, and BOTH work on LinuxBIOS.

Thus, the following two are *DISTINCT* individuals.

Adam Agnew 
    	http://www.adamagnew.com

Adam Sulmicki 
    	http://www.eax.com

[Gregg C Levine]

Hello from Gregg C Levine
Okay, Adam Agnew why did you doubt him? As far as I am concerned,
there's nothing wrong with a little doubt now and then. 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail] [mailto:linuxbios-
> [e-mail]] On Behalf Of Adam Sulmicki
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 3:50 PM
> To: Adam Agnew
> Cc: bendany; [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: ASUS TX97LE mainboard seems support too.
>
> On Tue, 13 May 2003, Adam Agnew wrote:
> > Neither Bochs/ADLO or Etherboot try to "initialize" the ide

controllers.
> > Rather they just detect them and assume that they've already been
> > initialized. Perhaps you can check to see if the ide controllers

are
> > initialized in your linuxbios southbridge code? It's usually

trivial to
> > do. Great to hear that video works in ADLO, that part is turning

out to
> > work a lot more often then i really anticipated.
>
> You did doubt about my design? I'm hurt.
>
> Anyway, the purose of this email is to remind folks that there are

are TWO
> Adams on the list and BOTH are from University of Maryland at

College
> Park, and BOTH work on LinuxBIOS.
>
> Thus, the following two are *DISTINCT* individuals.
>
> Adam Agnew 
>    	http://www.adamagnew.com
>
> Adam Sulmicki 
>    	http://www.eax.com

registers
> Linuxbios mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

[ron minnich]

On Thu, 15 May 2003, bendany wrote:
> the code current only support standard flash chip. I think if support
> DoC, will much better. I am glad to do some jobs, but I have no idea
> what to do next. or maybe you can give me some tips on how to get this
> mainboard support DoC.

Is the socket DIP-32?

I am not sure you can get that chipset turned on in 256 bytes, however. 
Does it look feasible?

ron

[ron minnich]

On Tue, 13 May 2003, bendany wrote:
> ASUS TX97LE , the northbridge is 82439TX, southbridge is 82371AB, and I
> try it with the linuxbios build by mainboard digitallogic/smartcore-p5,
> test it. and succeeded loading the etherboot payload.

I have added this mainboard, please test.

The name is asus/tx97le. Please update the STATUS file if you wish to be 
the owner and send me the new file.

ron