[LinuxBIOS] Setting up ethernet - help

Joseph Smith joe at smittys.pointclark.net
Tue Aug 14 18:54:04 CEST 2007


Quoting Peter Stuge <peter at stuge.se>:

> On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 12:30:14PM -0400, Joseph Smith wrote:
>> > On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 12:06:25PM -0400, Joseph Smith wrote:
>> >> lspci-tvv
>> >> -[0000:00]-+-1e.0-[0000:01]----08.0  Intel Corporation 82801DB PRO/100
>> >> VE (CNR) Ethernet Controller
>> >>
>> >> How the heck do I set this up in Config.lb? HELP??
>> >
>> > Looks like it's been done before:
>> >
>> > --8<-- src/mainboard/asus/mew-vm/Config.lb
>> > chip southbridge/intel/i82801xx # Southbridge
>> >   device pci 1e.0 on # PCI Bridge
>> >     #chip drivers/pci/onboard
>> >     #       device pci 1.0 on end
>> >     #       register "rom_address" = "0xfff80000"
>> >     #end
>> >   end
>> > ..
>> > end
>> > -->8--
>>
>> Does that mean I would have to cat in a ethernet rom?
>
> Do you or the chip need one? Is there one in the factory BIOS or in a
> standalone flash chip or none at all?
>
>
>> Also, wouldn't it be device pci 08.0 on end
>
> Yep. I only looked for the PCI-PCI bridge.
>
>
> //Peter
>
I don't need an ethernet rom. Etherboot would take care of that  
correct? But in the config above it is alocating 0xfff80000 for a PCI  
rom, correct? My VGA bios is already using 0xfff80000.


Thanks - Joe




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