[coreboot] Unsupported MB?

[Corey Osgood]

On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Aaron P <viautbellum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, I'm on Windows, so I can't really really use the tools listed
> there. If necessary, for instance to rebuild coreboot, I have Debian and
> FreeBSD on a VM, but obviously they can't access information about my
> system. Most of the information is info I already inadvertently gathered
> looking for my motherboard model and updating the BIOS.
>
> I've done a bit more digging, but I'm having trouble finding the
> northbridge.
>
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Gregg Levine <gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Aaron P <viautbellum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I've noticed that there are no AOpen motherboards on the list. Is there
>> > any
>> > possibility of getting coreboot (and SeaBIOS) working on my old AX4BS-V?
>> > I'd
>> > like to be able to boot the FreeBSD installer via USB, but my BIOS
>> > doesn't
>> > support booting from it.
>> >
>> > vendor: AOpen
>> > model: AX4BS-V
>> >
>> > From CPU-Z:
>> > CPU: Pentium 4
>> > Southbridge: Intel 82801BA (ICH2)
>> > LPCIO: Winbond W83627HF
>> >
>> > from EZWinFlash:
>> > Flash Type: SST 49LF002A /3.3V
>> >
>> >
>> > --
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>> > http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
>> >
>>
>> Hello!
>> An admirable goal. However to help you better, (much better even)
>> we'll need the information provided on the Wiki regarding your target.
>> That information is found here http://www.coreboot.org/Support and
>> most of what we need to know you've already provided.
>> -----
>> Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com
>> "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

CPU-Z (google it) should tell you what the northbridge is, that's the
most important bit at this point.

-Corey