FW: Re: NXTV's current linuxbios patch [PMX:#]

Tue Mar 9 10:23:00 CET 2004

Note: this was not successful for VGA

>>This is the latest cvs co of freebios on epia-m with one 256MB DDR RAM 
>>(128MB
>>hangs).  This uses vgabios.bin, filo payload, and boots into kernel OK.  
>>Note that
>>VGA BIOS is not turned on/ detected.  In a few cases, upon hot swaping 
>>flash after
>>boot of older freebios, soft boot will yield VGA, but will disappear upon 
>>hard reset.
>>
>>
>>snip<>
>>
>>rite config byte bus 0, devfn 0x88, reg 0x50, val 0x81
>>Write config byte bus 0, devfn 0x80, reg 0x4, val 0x7
>>Write config byte bus 0, devfn 0x81, reg 0x4, val 0x7
>>Write config byte bus 0, devfn 0x82, reg 0x4, val 0x7
>>Write config byte bus 0, devfn 0x0, reg 0x61, val 0xff
>>Write config byte bus 0, devfn 0x0, reg 0xac, val 0x2f
>>Write config byte bus 0, devfn 0x0, reg 0xae, val 0x4
>>INSTALL REAL-MODE IDT
>>DO THE VGA BIOS
>>NO VGA FOUND
>>Checking IRQ routing tables...
>>/usr/src/OMS/cvs030804a/freebios/src/arch/i386/lib/pirq_routing.c:    
>>30:check_0
>>done.
>>Copying IRQ routing tables to 0xf0000...done.
>>Verifing priq routing tables copy at 0xf0000...failed
>>Wrote linuxbios table at: 00000500 - 00000660  checksum e140
>>
>>Welcome to elfboot, the open sourced starter.
>>January 2002, Eric Biederman.
>>Version 1.2
>>
>>    37:init_bytes() - zkernel_start:0xfffc0000  zkernel_mask:0x0000ffff
>>Found ELF candiate at offset 0
>>header_offset is 0
>>Try to load at offset 0x0
>>malloc Enter, size 32, free_mem_ptr 00012db0
>>malloc 0x00012db0
>>New segment addr 0x100000 size 0x26400 offset 0xc0 filesize 0xc368
>>(cleaned up) New segment addr 0x100000 size 0x26400 offset 0xc0 filesize 
>>0xc368
>>lb: [0x0000000000004000, 0x00000000000524ec)
>>malloc Enter, size 32, free_mem_ptr 00012dd0
>>malloc 0x00012dd0
>>New segment addr 0x126400 size 0x48 offset 0xc440 filesize 0x48
>>(cleaned up) New segment addr 0x126400 size 0x48 offset 0xc440 filesize 
>>0x48
>>lb: [0x0000000000004000, 0x00000000000524ec)
>>Dropping non PT_LOAD segment
>>Dropping non PT_LOAD segment
>>Loading Segment: addr: 0x0000000000100000 memsz: 0x0000000000026400 
>>filesz: 0x08
>>[ 0x0000000000100000, 000000000010c368, 0x0000000000126400) <- 
>>00000000000000c0
>>Clearing Segment: addr: 0x000000000010c368 memsz: 0x000000000001a098
>>Loading Segment: addr: 0x0000000000126400 memsz: 0x0000000000000048 
>>filesz: 0x08
>>[ 0x0000000000126400, 0000000000126448, 0x0000000000126448) <- 
>>000000000000c440
>>Loaded segments
>>verified segments
>>closed down stream
>>Jumping to boot code at 0x108c54
>>entry    = 0x00108c54
>>lb_start = 0x00004000
>>lb_size  = 0x0004e4ec
>>adjust   = 0x07eadb14
>>buffer   = 0x07e63628
>>     elf_boot_notes = 0x0000c2e0
>>adjusted_boot_notes = 0x07eb9df4
>>FILO version 0.4.1 (root at localhost) Mon Mar 15 23:02:20 EST 2004
>>collect_sys_info: boot eax = 0xe1fb007
>>collect_sys_info: boot ebx = 0x7eb9df4
>>collect_sys_info: boot arg = 0x7eb9df4
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 0 bytes (0 blocks), free: 16376 bytes (1 blocks)
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 24 bytes (1 blocks), free: 16352 bytes (1 blocks)
>>collect_elfboot_info: Bootloader: elfboot
>>collect_elfboot_info: Version: 1.2
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 40 bytes (2 blocks), free: 16336 bytes (1 blocks)
>>collect_linuxbios_info: Searching for LinuxBIOS tables...
>>find_lb_table: Found canidate at: 00000500
>>find_lb_table: header checksum o.k.
>>find_lb_table: table checksum o.k.
>>find_lb_table: record count o.k.
>>collect_linuxbios_info: Found LinuxBIOS table at: 00000500
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 96 bytes (3 blocks), free: 16280 bytes (1 blocks)
>>convert_memmap: 0x00000000000000 0x000000000006c4 16
>>convert_memmap: 0x000000000006c4 0x0000000009f93c 1
>>convert_memmap: 0x00000000100000 0x00000007e00000 1
>>collect_sys_info: 00000000000006c4-00000000000a0000
>>collect_sys_info: 0000000000100000-0000000007f00000
>>collect_sys_info: RAM 127 MB
>>relocate: Current location: 0x100000-0x126447
>>relocate: Relocating to 0x7ed9bb0-0x7effff7... ok
>>setup_timers: CPU 600 MHz
>>pci_init: Scanning PCI: found 11 devices
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 240 bytes (4 blocks), free: 16136 bytes (1 blocks)
>>pci_init: 00:00.0 1106:3123 0600 00
>>pci_init: 00:01.0 1106:b091 0604 00
>>pci_init: 00:0d.0 1106:3044 0c00 10
>>pci_init: 00:10.0 1106:3038 0c03 00
>>pci_init: 00:10.1 1106:3038 0c03 00
>>pci_init: 00:10.2 1106:3038 0c03 00
>>pci_init: 00:10.3 1106:3104 0c03 20
>>pci_init: 00:11.0 1106:3177 0601 00
>>pci_init: 00:11.1 1106:0571 0101 8a
>>pci_init: 00:11.5 1106:3059 0401 00
>>pci_init: 00:12.0 1106:3065 0200 00
>>boot: hdc1:/boot/fvmlinuz  root=/dev/hdc1 devfs=mount hda=ide-scsi acpi=ht
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 320 bytes (5 blocks), free: 16056 bytes (1 blocks)
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 336 bytes (6 blocks), free: 16040 bytes (1 blocks)
>>file_open: dev=hdc1, path=/boot/fvmlinuz
>>find_ide_controller: found PCI IDE controller 1106:0571 prog_if=0x8a
>>find_ide_controller: secodary channel: compatibility mode
>>find_ide_controller: cmd_base=0x170 ctrl_base=0x374
>>ide_software_reset: Waiting for ide1 to become ready for reset... ok
>>init_drive: Testing for hdc
>>init_drive: Probing for hdc
>>init_drive: LBA mode, sectors=160086528
>>init_drive: Init device params... ok
>>hdc: LBA 81GB: Maxtor 98196H8
>>devopen: Partition 1 start 63 length 12287457
>>Mounted reiserfs
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 320 bytes (5 blocks), free: 16056 bytes (1 blocks)
>>elf_load: Not a bootable ELF image
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 336 bytes (6 blocks), free: 16040 bytes (1 blocks)
>>file_open: dev=hdc1, path=/boot/fvmlinuz
>>devopen: already open
>>malloc_diag: alloc: 320 bytes (5 blocks), free: 16056 bytes (1 blocks)
>>Found Linux version 2.4.25 (root at localhost) #11 Sat Mar 6 02:57:2.
>>init_linux_params: Setting up paramters at 0x90000
>>set_memory_size: 00000000000006c4 - 00000000000a0000
>>set_memory_size: 0000000000100000 - 0000000007f00000
>>set_memory_size: ramtop=0x7f00000
>>set_memory_size: ext_mem_k=64512, alt_mem_k=129024
>>parse_command_line: original command line: " root=/dev/hdc1 devfs=mount 
>>hda=ide"
>>parse_command_line: kernel command line at 0x91000
>>parse_command_line: kernel command line (47 bytes): "root=/dev/hdc1 
>>devfs=mount"
>>load_linux_kernel: offset=0x1600 addr=0x100000 size=0x1057b2
>>Loading kernel... ok
>>start_linux: eip=0x100000
>>Jumping to entry point...
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: ron minnich <rminnich at lanl.gov>
>>>To: Dave Ashley <linuxbios at xdr.com>
>>>CC: linuxbios at clustermatic.org
>>>Subject: Re: NXTV's current linuxbios patch [PMX:#]
>>>Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:05:29 -0700 (MST)
>>>
>>>dave, can you diff cvs-current against your known-good july linuxbios?
>>>
>>>This sounds like a memory setup problem.
>>>
>>>ron
>>>
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