答复: 答复: new config language.

[YhLu]

Ron,

Is there any MB can boot to execute into LinuxBIOS after copying it to RAM?

The _RAMBASE WE use for E7501 is 0x8000, and the FreeBIOS2 default for K8 is
0x4000. How should I set the value to make the LinuxBIOS can boot into
hardwaremain.c.
It seems MB only execute the auto.c and crt0.base and can not jump to the
right address.

Regards

Yinghai Lu

-----邮件原件-----
发件人: ron minnich [mailto:[e-mail]] 
发送时间: 2003年6月9日 22:01
收件人: YhLu
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主题: Re: 答复: new config language.

On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, YhLu wrote:
> How about the status of freebios2 support on K8?

we're working on it.

There are 3 big efforts going on. First, Eric is working on romcc for K8 
so that it works well. Suse is trying to get it to boot. I am working on a 
new config language which I hope is rich enough to capture the needs of 
freebios2.

Where are we? We are all collectively close. But we're not done.

ron

[ron minnich]

On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, YhLu wrote:
> Is there any MB can boot to execute into LinuxBIOS after copying it to
> RAM?

yes, many.
> The _RAMBASE WE use for E7501 is 0x8000, and the FreeBIOS2 default for K8 is
> 0x4000. How should I set the value to make the LinuxBIOS can boot into
> hardwaremain.c.
> It seems MB only execute the auto.c and crt0.base and can not jump to the
> right address.

I'm not sure what's wrong here. You may have to start checking the object 
code to see if it is correct.

For what it is worth the new config tool is almost working ... just trying 
to get the sizing of the romimage correct.

Hopefully I can start paying attention to linuxbios itself soon, now that 
I can bulid it.

ron

答复: 答复: new config language.

YhLu  writes:
> Ron,
>
> Is there any MB can boot to execute into LinuxBIOS after copying it to RAM?
>
> The _RAMBASE WE use for E7501 is 0x8000, and the FreeBIOS2 default for K8 is
> 0x4000. How should I set the value to make the LinuxBIOS can boot into
> hardwaremain.c.
> It seems MB only execute the auto.c and crt0.base and can not jump to the
> right address.

???????????????

I think there is a fundamental disconnect here.  Except when
I miscompile auto.c the AMD reference board boots fine.  And in this
aspect the code is fundamentally the same as earlier revision of
LinuxBIOS.  auto.c just gets compiles into auto.inc

And I can't think of a board where I have had problems with jumping
to hardwaremain.  _RAMBASE should not strongly affect anything, it
just need to be in a location where the ram initialization code
always puts ram.  Only with respect to stack size, and the LinuxBIOS
tables should it have any issues with various locations in ram.

Eric