[coreboot] [SOLVED] Internal Ethernet controller on Mohon Peak CRB failed to get activated

[WANG FEI]

Patrick,

It's great to know the issue has been solved with my suggestion.

Thanks your update.

-Fei

On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Patrick Agrain <
patrick.agrain at alcatel-lucent.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> This issue is solved.
> Fei, your tip concerning the Intel Firmware Descriptor was good.
>
> Another tip came from here: http://www.sublab.org/wiki/coreboot-x201/
>
> I've found an Intel tool 'fict', with which I could build a valid
> descriptor (checked by the 'ifdtool').
> Enabling the INCLUDE_ME and ME_PATH in coreboot does the rest.
>
> Now, the Mohon Peak CRB boots with all internal GbE enabled and
> functionning.
>
> Thank to all.
> Kind regards,
> Patrick Agrain
>
> Le 05/01/2015 15:37, Alexander Couzens a écrit :
>
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>> On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 13:49:05 +0100
>> Patrick Agrain <patrick.agrain at alcatel-lucent.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Hello Fei,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your answer.
>>> Indeed, the INCLUDE_ME and ME_PATH are not configured, because I do not
>>> really know what is the constitution of a "descriptor.bin" file.
>>>
>>> May anybody have any pointer which could explain me what it is ?
>>>
>> It's the intel management engine. It's does some power management and a
>> lot "other" things. It's a cpu
>> and has access to *everything* like ram, chipset, ...
>>
>> http://www.coreboot.org/Intel_Management_Engine
>>
>> Best,
>> lynxis
>> - -- Alexander Couzens
>>
>> mail: lynxis at fe80.eu
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