On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:14:30AM +0100, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote: > On 23.02.2010 21:14, Peter Stuge wrote: > > Ward Vandewege wrote: > > > >> The automatic testing framework Stepan built a few years ago - I'd > >> love to get a few boards set up for that. I have some boards lying > >> around that could be used for that. My main problem is cost: > >> > > > > You're not alone. I've wanted to create affordable tester hardware > > for quite some time now. I think it's the only way we'll get more > > boot testing. > > > > [...] I think a small microcontroller and > > actual flash chips may be the simplest and cheapest way to do it. The > > microcontroller is for flashing from ALIX, maybe also GPO pins and > > serial port. > > > > Speaking with y flashrom hat on, I'd like to point out that you can use > the FT2232H Mini Module (~$30) to perform in-system-programming (well, > as long as the machine is powered of) of SPI flash chips right now and
Oh. That sounds like a much more affordable solution! What kind of hardware would one use to hook the spi chip to the mini module? Some sort of top hat? > of LPC/FWH chips in the near future. I guess for lpc/fwh (plcc), one of the plcc adapters Peter and Stepan make would do. Thanks, Ward. -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot