epia problem

[Luc Belliveau]

I compiled from freebios2 from cvs, when I boot all I get back from the 
serial port is:

LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal <date> starting..
vt8601 init starting
Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2
Slot 01 is empty
Slot 02 is empty
Slot 03 is empty
vt8601 is done
0

that's it.  I tried changing the DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL but when I do 
that the resulting rom stops at Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2.

I can't add uses DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL or option 
DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL in the Config.lb file either, the buildtarget 
scripts shuns it.

I'm using FILO as the payload, with no vga bios yet.

Could it be a FILO problem?  I've never seen linuxBIOS before yesterday 
so I don't know what should be appearing on the terminal..

Any assistance would be appreciated :)

Luc

Hi Luc,
       Can you check that you have the following lines in
mainboard/via/epia/Options.lb

use CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250

default CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250=1

I had a similar problem until I added these.

You should see LB getting a little further.

Regards
Mark Wilkinson

Quoting Luc Belliveau :
> I compiled from freebios2 from cvs, when I boot all I get back from the
> serial port is:
>
> LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal <date> starting..
> vt8601 init starting
> Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2
> Slot 01 is empty
> Slot 02 is empty
> Slot 03 is empty
> vt8601 is done
>
> that's it.  I tried changing the DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL but when I do
> that the resulting rom stops at Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2.
>
> I can't add uses DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL or option
> DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL in the Config.lb file either, the buildtarget
> scripts shuns it.
>
> I'm using FILO as the payload, with no vga bios yet.
>
> Could it be a FILO problem?  I've never seen linuxBIOS before yesterday
> so I don't know what should be appearing on the terminal..
>
> Any assistance would be appreciated :)
>
> Luc
> _______________________________________________
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> [e-mail]
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[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> I compiled from freebios2 from cvs, when I boot all I get back from the serial
> port is:
>
> LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal <date> starting..
> vt8601 init starting
> Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2
> Slot 01 is empty
> Slot 02 is empty
> Slot 03 is empty
> vt8601 is done
> 0
>
> that's it.  I tried changing the DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL but when I do that
> the resulting rom stops at Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2.

well we need to ping mark wilkinson, as he just committed a bunch of fixes 
...

Mark?

ron

epia problem/Epia status update

Ron,
    Consider me Pre-Pinged !

I've already e-mailed Luc and the list, I guess you haven't caught up 
with your
e-mail yet :-)

There is definately a need to add the following 2 lines to
mainboard/via/epia/Options.lb

use CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250
default CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250=1

Current status of my epia code is as follows :-
     It's booted ! All the way though LB, loaded a kernel via filo from 
the hard
disk and let me login. There are issues with the speed, the boot sequence
seemed painfully slow. This could be for any number of mis-configured settings
at my end.

I also seem to have some spurious output before getting to the following line
LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal (date) starting...

which seems to be part of the northbridge debug lines.... I haven't 
tracked down
whats going on here yet.

At present, I'm trying to clean up the southbridge code.

Regards
Mark.

Quoting "Ronald G. Minnich" :
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> > I compiled from freebios2 from cvs, when I boot all I get back from 
> > the serial
> > port is:
> >
> > LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal <date> starting..
> > vt8601 init starting
> > Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2
> > Slot 01 is empty
> > Slot 02 is empty
> > Slot 03 is empty
> > vt8601 is done
> >
> > that's it.  I tried changing the DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL but when I do that
> > the resulting rom stops at Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2.
>
> well we need to ping mark wilkinson, as he just committed a bunch of fixes
> ...
>
> Mark?
>
> ron
> _______________________________________________
> Linuxbios mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

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epia problem/Epia status update

[Luc Belliveau]

Thanks for the feedback, those lines helped.  Now I get as far as:

Welcome to elfboot, the open sourced starter.
January 2002, Eric Bierderman.
Version 1.3

And it sits there... should it be doing something else before it loads 
up FILO, or does this mean LinuxBIOS has finished it's job and now I 
need to play with the payload?

Thanks,

Luc

[e-mail] wrote:
> Ron,
>    Consider me Pre-Pinged !
>
> I've already e-mailed Luc and the list, I guess you haven't caught up 
> with your
> e-mail yet :-)
>
> There is definately a need to add the following 2 lines to
> mainboard/via/epia/Options.lb
>
> use CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250
> default CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250=1
>
> Current status of my epia code is as follows :-
>     It's booted ! All the way though LB, loaded a kernel via filo from 
> the hard
> disk and let me login. There are issues with the speed, the boot sequence
> seemed painfully slow. This could be for any number of mis-configured 
> settings
> at my end.
>
> I also seem to have some spurious output before getting to the 
> following line
> LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal (date) starting...
>
> which seems to be part of the northbridge debug lines.... I haven't 
> tracked down
> whats going on here yet.
>
> At present, I'm trying to clean up the southbridge code.
>
> Regards
> Mark.
>
> Quoting "Ronald G. Minnich" :
> > On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> > > I compiled from freebios2 from cvs, when I boot all I get back from 
> > > the serial
> > > port is:
> > >
> > > LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal <date> starting..
> > > vt8601 init starting
> > > Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2
> > > Slot 01 is empty
> > > Slot 02 is empty
> > > Slot 03 is empty
> > > vt8601 is done
> > >
> > > that's it.  I tried changing the DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL but when I 
> > > do that
> > > the resulting rom stops at Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2.
> >
> > well we need to ping mark wilkinson, as he just committed a bunch of 
> > fixes
> > ...
> >
> > Mark?
> >
> > ron
> > _______________________________________________
> > Linuxbios mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
>
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epia problem/Epia status update

[Luc Belliveau]

Oh, ok.  I just tried an etherboot payload, and that loads.  So it must 
be my FILO config.  .. I don't even get the boot: prompt..

I'm going to try the etherboot ide_disk maybe and and see what that does.

Any ideas what's going on with FILO?

Luc Belliveau wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback, those lines helped.  Now I get as far as:
>
> Welcome to elfboot, the open sourced starter.
> January 2002, Eric Bierderman.
> Version 1.3
>
> And it sits there... should it be doing something else before it loads 
> up FILO, or does this mean LinuxBIOS has finished it's job and now I 
> need to play with the payload?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Luc
>
> [e-mail] wrote:
> > Ron,
> >    Consider me Pre-Pinged !
> >
> > I've already e-mailed Luc and the list, I guess you haven't caught up 
> > with your
> > e-mail yet :-)
> >
> > There is definately a need to add the following 2 lines to
> > mainboard/via/epia/Options.lb
> >
> > use CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250
> > default CONFIG_CONSOLE_SERIAL8250=1
> >
> > Current status of my epia code is as follows :-
> >     It's booted ! All the way though LB, loaded a kernel via filo 
> > from the hard
> > disk and let me login. There are issues with the speed, the boot 
> > sequence
> > seemed painfully slow. This could be for any number of mis-configured 
> > settings
> > at my end.
> >
> > I also seem to have some spurious output before getting to the 
> > following line
> > LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal (date) starting...
> >
> > which seems to be part of the northbridge debug lines.... I haven't 
> > tracked down
> > whats going on here yet.
> >
> > At present, I'm trying to clean up the southbridge code.
> >
> > Regards
> > Mark.
> >
> > Quoting "Ronald G. Minnich" :
> > > On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> > > > I compiled from freebios2 from cvs, when I boot all I get back from 
> > > > the serial
> > > > port is:
> > > >
> > > > LinuxBIOS-1.1.7.0Normal <date> starting..
> > > > vt8601 init starting
> > > > Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2
> > > > Slot 01 is empty
> > > > Slot 02 is empty
> > > > Slot 03 is empty
> > > > vt8601 is done
> > > >
> > > > that's it.  I tried changing the DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL but when 
> > > > I do that
> > > > the resulting rom stops at Slot 00 is SDRAM 04000000 bytes x2.
> > >
> > > well we need to ping mark wilkinson, as he just committed a bunch of 
> > > fixes
> > > ...
> > >
> > > Mark?
> > >
> > > ron
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Linuxbios mailing list
> > > [e-mail]
> > > http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
> >
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epia problem/Epia status update

[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> Oh, ok.  I just tried an etherboot payload, and that loads.  So it must be my
> FILO config.  .. I don't even get the boot: prompt.. I'm going to try the
> etherboot ide_disk maybe and and see what that does.

wow. Usually here it's always etherboot that won't work.

I can send you a working filo.elf if you want.

ron

epia problem/Epia status update

[Luc Belliveau]

yes, that could help.

Thanks

Luc

Ronald G. Minnich wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> > Oh, ok.  I just tried an etherboot payload, and that loads.  So it must be my
> > FILO config.  .. I don't even get the boot: prompt.. I'm going to try the
> > etherboot ide_disk maybe and and see what that does.
>
> wow. Usually here it's always etherboot that won't work.
>
> I can send you a working filo.elf if you want.
>
> ron

epia problem/Epia status update

[Luc Belliveau]

umm.. ok now FILO loads, but I get "IDE channel 0 not found"

Ronald G. Minnich wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> > Oh, ok.  I just tried an etherboot payload, and that loads.  So it must be my
> > FILO config.  .. I don't even get the boot: prompt.. I'm going to try the
> > etherboot ide_disk maybe and and see what that does.
>
> wow. Usually here it's always etherboot that won't work.
>
> I can send you a working filo.elf if you want.
>
> ron

epia problem/Epia status update

[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> umm.. ok now FILO loads, but I get "IDE channel 0 not found"

This is a good sign. trust me.

I'll try to build you a better one :-)

ron

epia problem/Epia status update

[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Luc Belliveau wrote:
> umm.. ok now FILO loads, but I get "IDE channel 0 not found"

this means your filo build is broken.

send me your defconfig for filo.

ron

epia problem/Epia status update

[Adam Sulmicki]

with all this talk on the list about epia.. does anyone knwo off hand how 
to change this "wait 4 seconds reboot" to instantenous reboot when I press 
the on button?

sh-2.05b# cat /proc/cpuinfo
vendor_id       : CentaurHauls
model name      : VIA Samuel 2

sh-2.05b# /sbin/lspci
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia]
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8601 [Apollo ProMedia AGP]
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8231 [PCI-to-ISA Bridge] 
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1e)
0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 1e)
0000:00:11.4 Non-VGA unclassified device: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ACPI (r)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 )
0000:00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. Intel 537 [AC97 M)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev)

epia problem/Epia status update

[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, Adam Sulmicki wrote:
> with all this talk on the list about epia.. does anyone knwo off hand how to
> change this "wait 4 seconds reboot" to instantenous reboot when I press the on
> button?

you mean machine is on, and you want it to cycle real fast?

we need to figure out how to trap the power button even to linux. Normally 
it is caught by the fuctory bios, but we don't have one in there. It makes 
most sense to have the OS catch that sort of thing anyway.

ron

epia problem/Epia status update

[Adam Sulmicki]

> > with all this talk on the list about epia.. does anyone knwo off hand how to
> > change this "wait 4 seconds reboot" to instantenous reboot when I press the on
> > button?
>
> you mean machine is on, and you want it to cycle real fast?

yeah. When I was looking over sis chipset docs I saw that you could setup 
a pci register to toggle this setting between AT-style press-reset and 
ATX-style 4 second delay reset

however, lokoing over vt82c686 docs seems like there's no corresponding 
capability :-(
> we need to figure out how to trap the power button even to linux. Normally
> it is caught by the fuctory bios, but we don't have one in there. It makes
> most sense to have the OS catch that sort of thing anyway.

it was just meant to be quick hack... beats holding button for 4 seconds 
when board crashes, or pulling the power plug..

epia problem/Epia status update

[Ronald G. Minnich]

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004, Adam Sulmicki wrote:
> however, lokoing over vt82c686 docs seems like there's no corresponding
> capability :-(

don't give up.

If VIA has wired a GPIO pin to power control, then it might still be 
possible. Not sure.

ron