[coreboot] Dell Dimension 4700 Supported?

James Wall scouter389 at gmail.com
Sun Dec 18 22:23:18 CET 2011


I have a Dell Dimension 4700 that I would like to put coreboot on to help
improve performance and unmask CPU flags that the bios is masking. attached
is the output of dmidecode, lspci -tvnn, superiotool -dV, and flashrom -V.
I appreciate any suggestions to help get this project going.
James Wall
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flashrom v0.9.4-runknown on Linux 3.1.0-gentoo-r1 (x86_64), built with libpci 3.1.7, GCC 4.5.3, little endian
flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org

Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 1744M loops per second, 10 myus = 9 us, 100 myus = 94 us, 1000 myus = 937 us, 10000 myus = 9467 us, 4 myus = 4 us, OK.
Initializing internal programmer
No coreboot table found.
DMI string system-manufacturer: "Dell Inc.                "
DMI string system-product-name: "Dimension 4700               "
DMI string system-version: "Not Specified"
DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "Dell Inc.          "
DMI string baseboard-product-name: "0M3918"
DMI string baseboard-version: "   "
DMI string chassis-type: "Mini Tower"
Found chipset "Intel ICH6/ICH6R" with PCI ID 8086:2640. Enabling flash write... 
0xfff80000/0xffb80000 FWH IDSEL: 0x0
0xfff00000/0xffb00000 FWH IDSEL: 0x0
0xffe80000/0xffa80000 FWH IDSEL: 0x1
0xffe00000/0xffa00000 FWH IDSEL: 0x1
0xffd80000/0xff980000 FWH IDSEL: 0x2
0xffd00000/0xff900000 FWH IDSEL: 0x2
0xffc80000/0xff880000 FWH IDSEL: 0x3
0xffc00000/0xff800000 FWH IDSEL: 0x3
0xff700000/0xff300000 FWH IDSEL: 0x4
0xff600000/0xff200000 FWH IDSEL: 0x5
0xff500000/0xff100000 FWH IDSEL: 0x6
0xff400000/0xff000000 FWH IDSEL: 0x7
0xfff80000/0xffb80000 FWH decode enabled
0xfff00000/0xffb00000 FWH decode enabled
0xffe80000/0xffa80000 FWH decode disabled
0xffe00000/0xffa00000 FWH decode disabled
0xffd80000/0xff980000 FWH decode disabled
0xffd00000/0xff900000 FWH decode disabled
0xffc80000/0xff880000 FWH decode disabled
0xffc00000/0xff800000 FWH decode disabled
0xff700000/0xff300000 FWH decode disabled
0xff600000/0xff200000 FWH decode disabled
0xff500000/0xff100000 FWH decode disabled
0xff400000/0xff000000 FWH decode disabled
Maximum FWH chip size: 0x100000 bytes
BIOS Lock Enable: enabled, BIOS Write Enable: disabled, BIOS_CNTL is 0x2
WARNING: Setting 0xdc from 0x2 to 0x3 on ICH6/ICH6R failed. New value is 0x2.
FAILED!
This programmer supports the following protocols: FWH.
Probing for Atmel AT49LH002, 256 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x1a, id2 0xc0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Intel 82802AB, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Intel 82802AC, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for PMC Pm49FL002, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x1a, id2 0xc0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for PMC Pm49FL004, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Sharp LHF00L04, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF002A/B, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x1a, id2 0xc0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF003A/B, 384 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x32, id2 0xed, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF004C, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF008A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF008C, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF016C, 2048 kB: Chip size 2048 kB is bigger than supported size 1024 kB of chipset/board/programmer for FWH interface, probe/read/erase/write may fail. probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FLW040A, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FLW040B, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FLW080A, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FLW080B, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FW002, 256 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x1a, id2 0xc0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FW016, 2048 kB: Chip size 2048 kB is bigger than supported size 1024 kB of chipset/board/programmer for FWH interface, probe/read/erase/write may fail. probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FW040, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FW080, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V040FA, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V040FB, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V040FC, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W49V002FA, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x1a, id2 0xc0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V080FA, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V080FA (dual mode), 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
No EEPROM/flash device found.
Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.
Restoring PCI config space for 00:1f:0 reg 0xdc
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-[0000:00]-+-00.0  Intel Corporation 82915G/P/GV/GL/PL/910GL Memory Controller Hub [8086:2580]
           +-01.0-[01]--
           +-02.0  Intel Corporation 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2582]
           +-02.1  Intel Corporation 82915G Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2782]
           +-1c.0-[02]--
           +-1d.0  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 [8086:2658]
           +-1d.1  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 [8086:2659]
           +-1d.2  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 [8086:265a]
           +-1d.3  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 [8086:265b]
           +-1d.7  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:265c]
           +-1e.0-[03]--+-01.0  Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4318]
           |            \-08.0  Intel Corporation 82562ET/EZ/GT/GZ - PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller [8086:1064]
           +-1e.2  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:266e]
           +-1f.0  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:2640]
           +-1f.1  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller [8086:266f]
           +-1f.2  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA Controller [8086:2651]
           \-1f.3  Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:266a]
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superiotool r
Probing for ALi Super I/O at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x0000, rev=0x00
Probing for ALi Super I/O at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xff
Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff
Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff
Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff
Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x7601, rev=0x9
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x7601, rev=0x9
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x7601, rev=0x9
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x7601, rev=0x9
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x7601, rev=0x9
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=legacy/it8661f) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=legacy/it8671f) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff
Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff
Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x15c...
  Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff
Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x2e...
Found SMSC LPC47M584 (id=0x76, rev=0x01) at 0x2e
No dump available for this Super I/O
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x00, rev=0x00
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x162e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x162e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x00, rev=0x00
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0x00, rev=0x00
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0x00/0x00, rev=0x00
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0x00/0x00, rev=0x00
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0x00/0x00, rev=0x00
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0x00/0x00, rev=0x00
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x250...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x250...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x250...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x250...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Server Engines Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xff


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