[coreboot] Mobo Support

Anders Jenbo anders at jenbo.dk
Mon Jun 7 02:51:51 CEST 2010


Ok that is a Hynix chip, no other chips of that bran is currently supported, but the data-sheet is available here:
http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/hynix/HY29F002TT-55.pdf

So it shouldn't be to much trouble to get it working.

It is a 256KB 5v PLCC32. I think it is parallel but you should check with the flashrom developers to confirm this.
You probably want to desolder it and solder on a PLCC32 socket and get a compatible spare to experiment with, so that you do not brick you board. If you are no skilled with a solder iron i highly recommend paying some one who is.

-Anders


On Mon 07/06/10 01:16 , David Borg <borg.db at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Anders, thanks for the reply.
> Good to hear that progress is being made =] I should have some free
> time available in the coming summer holidays, so I'll try to help
> out
> then.
> Regarding the rom chip, I got its number (HY29F002TC-90). I'll
> contact
> the flashrom developers about support for it.
> Cheers,
> David
> On 7 June 2010 00:20, Anders Jenbo  wrote:
> > Hallo David
> >
> > I am currently working on the chip-set that your board uses. So
> support is in progress. I have debug console running via serial and i
> am about a 1/3 in to getting the ram initialized. If you think you can
> help (time is the only real skill required) coding in the support you
> are more then welcome.
> >
> > You should get in contact with the flashrom developers to get
> support for your flash chip. Remove the AMI BIOS lable from the rom
> chip and read the fist number on the actual chip, should be some thing
> similar to these http://www.flashrom.org/Supported_hardware. You can
> find the flashrom developers at freenode.net #flashrom, or .
> >
> > Good luck
> > -Anders
> >
> >
> > On Sun 06/06/10 19:17 , David Borg  wrote:
> >
> >> Hey all,  I was thinking of trying out coreboot on my old desktop
> pc
> >> and would like to check whether the motherboard is supported, as
> it is
> >> not in the list of supported motherboards.
> >> System description:
> >> Board vendor : GigabyteBoard name : GA-6VX7-4XCPU : Intel Celeron
> >> 633MHz
> >> Northbridge : VT82C694X
> >> (URL:
> http://www.datasheetarchive.com/pdf-datasheets/Datasheets-23/DSA-446
> >> 497.pdf[1]) Southbridge : VT82C686A
> >> (URL: http://www.charmed.com/PDF/VT82C686A.pdf [2])
> >>
> >> The output of lspci -tvnn is attached (lscpi.txt).  Note:-0b.0
> >>  Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
> [10ec:8139]
> >>
> >> Links:
> >> ------
> >> [1]
> >>
> http://www.datasheetarchive.com/pdf-datasheets/Datasheets-23/DSA-446497.pdf
> >> [2] http://www.charmed.com/PDF/VT82C686A.pdf
> >> [3]
> >>
> http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=1415&dl=#sp
> >>
> >>
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> >
> 
> 
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