[coreboot] [PATCH] extend the VT8237R ROM decode

bari bari at onelabs.com
Sat Mar 15 07:57:58 CET 2008


Peter Stuge wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 01:27:08AM +0100, Rudolf Marek wrote:
>   
>> Only max 8mbit flashes are supported.
>>     
>
> Is this a limit of 8237R?
>
>
> //Peter
>
>   
There may be a way to extend the range from 1MB to the full range of 
4MByte without hardware changes to a board.

There are some work-arounds that even allow the 8237r to access space 
beyond its 4MB "memory range". I'll be trying it out soon.

-Bari




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