LC2430 - laptop candidate for LinuxBIOS (Intel 845G)?

[Peter Lister]

On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 18:38, Bari Ari wrote:

> Cooperation would be nice... but they may not even know some of the 
> details needed to get all the features working with LinuxBIOS.

Yes, but presumably a supplier who might handle a reasonable number of
units is likelier to get a hearing from the upstream vendor than the
average end user, especially if there is no intervening retail vendor
who understands nothing but M$.

Just out of interest, my laptop is a Clevo SiS unbranded, no Windows
job. Winmodem doesn't work, as one might expect, and the sound card
needs Linux ACPI support turned on, but other than that it's fine.

Oh, and the VGA text mode is badly aligned when the framebuffer is
working. But that's liveable with. Nothing else wrong, though.

lspci attached. What are the chances??

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 650 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 85C503/5513 (rev 25)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Intel 537 [56k Winmodem] (rev a0)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7002 USB 2.0
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
00:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
00:0c.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS650/651/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 650 Host (rev 01)
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 64
	Region 0: Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 99
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68
	I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff
	Memory behind bridge: ec100000-ec1fffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f7ffffff
	BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-

00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 85C503/5513 (rev 25)
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 0

00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (prog-if 80 [Master])
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 128
	Interrupt: pin ? routed to IRQ 5
	Region 4: I/O ports at 1000 [size=16]

00:02.6 Modem: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Intel 537 [56k Winmodem] (rev a0) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 4201
	Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 5
	Region 0: I/O ports at 1400 [size=256]
	Region 1: I/O ports at 1080 [size=128]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator (rev a0)
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 173 (13000ns min, 2750ns max)
	Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 5
	Region 0: I/O ports at 1c00 [size=256]
	Region 1: I/O ports at 1800 [size=128]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+
	Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: Memory at ec000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB Controller (rev 0f) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR+
	Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
	Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 10
	Region 0: Memory at ec001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7002 USB 2.0 (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 64 (20000ns max)
	Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 10
	Region 0: Memory at ec002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 64 (8000ns min, 16000ns max)
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
	Region 0: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
	Region 1: Memory at ec003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 64 (500ns min, 1000ns max), cache line size 04
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
	Region 0: Memory at ec003800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
	Region 1: Memory at ec004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>

00:0c.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 168, cache line size 20
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
	Region 0: Memory at 1e000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
	Memory window 0: 1e400000-1e7ff000 (prefetchable)
	Memory window 1: 1e800000-1ebff000
	I/O window 0: 00004000-000040ff
	I/O window 1: 00004400-000044ff
	BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- ISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset+ 16bInt+ PostWrite+
	16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS650/651/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter (prog-if 00 [VGA])
	Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer: Unknown device 2263
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5
	BIST result: 00
	Region 0: Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
	Region 1: Memory at ec100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
	Region 2: I/O ports at 9000 [size=128]
	Capabilities: <available only to root>