[LinuxBIOS] RAM limit of TM5800 with VT8231 southbridge

Miernik miernik at ffii.org
Sat Nov 19 18:04:27 CET 2005


Richard Smith <smithbone at gmail.com> wrote:
> Memory aside, I thought there were issues with the transmeta parts and
> not enough documentation from transmeta?

And aside memory, can I currently flash this board with LinuxBIOS, and
how to safely do it, provided the flash part is soldered? I don't wan't
to make it useless.

It has to be a standard desktop computer, with video (may be
framebuffer), USB keyboard, IDE not essenstial, I can have only network
boot and USB flash disk.

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Transmeta Corporation LongRun Northbridge (rev 03)
0000:00:00.1 RAM memory: Transmeta Corporation SDRAM controller
0000:00:00.2 RAM memory: Transmeta Corporation BIOS scratchpad
0000:00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8231 [PCI-to-ISA Bridge] (rev 10)
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1e)
0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1e)
0000:00:11.4 Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ACPI (rev 10)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 51)


Below are the main components on the motherboard:


P558 M/B        (motherboard)
02157-1.
48.3B201 .011
MADE  IN CHINA

CATAC 84V-0
E217196 CTML-1
041503


U8              (PHY)
VIA
VT6103
0408CD TAIWAN
2HF0443886


U4              (AUDIO)
VIA
VT1612A
0406CD TAIWAN
2HA4426311


U15             (Southbridge)
VIA
VT8231
0409CD TAIWAN
13H017100


U21             (VIDEO)
ATI
RAGE XL
215R3LASB41
DE5541.00
0340AA
TAIWAN


U16             (BIOS 2 MB)
----------------
MX B041172
29LV160ATTC-90
2J031300
TAIWAN

on sticker:
P558
U16
V1.09-733
----------------


U18             (CPU)
----------------
TRANSMETA CRUSOE
5800A073310

301320
101070
  0402

A1D23

B610K -2
DD2643.00
TAIWAN
----------------


U20             (2Mx32 = 8MB RAM)
0412        3-2
MT   48LC2M32B2
TG         -6 F



Did anyone do it? Do you recommend just to try it, and what rescue
options will I have if it goes wrong?

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