Re: [LinuxBIOS] Strange reset loading linux on epia! was "EPIA hang after patch"

2007-06-14 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/6/14, Alex Mauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Thomas Ekstrand wrote: > > That was the problem! Once I've blacklisted the module it comes up > > like it should. > > > > Did you need to blacklist both, or just via_agp? > I don't know whether I had to or

Re: [LinuxBIOS] bigger flash part for via/epia

2007-06-14 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/6/14, Peter Stuge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 12:10:13PM +0200, Thomas Ekstrand wrote: > > I want a bigger bios flash so I'm wondering, what is the maximum > > size possible for a flash memory chip to a via epia board? > > 4Mbit or 512kb

[LinuxBIOS] bigger flash part for via/epia

2007-06-14 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! I want a bigger bios flash so I'm wondering, what is the maximum size possible for a flash memory chip to a via epia board? The original is only 256KByte. Any recommended part numbers are welcome! Thanks in advance! /Thomas -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linux

Re: [LinuxBIOS] buggy burn with uniflash ? (was "EPIA hang after patch")

2007-06-14 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/6/14, Dieter Bloms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > On Thu, Jun 14, Corey Osgood wrote: > > > Alright, looking just at the possible flashing issue for the moment, if > > you flash the original bios (to your spare chip) does it work correctly? > > And please remind me, what board and flash part a

Re: [LinuxBIOS] buggy burn with uniflash ? (was "EPIA hang after patch")

2007-06-13 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
That would depend on what kind of problem you have... ? Funny! I am prone to flashrom because uniflash won't do my board :P /Thomas 2007/6/12, Dieter Bloms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > On Tue, Jun 12, Thomas Ekstrand wrote: > > > I got passed it! seemed to be a

Re: [LinuxBIOS] Strange reset loading linux on epia! was "EPIA hang after patch"

2007-06-13 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
That was the problem! Once I've blacklisted the module it comes up like it should. Thanks for all your help! /Thomas 2007/6/13, Alex Mauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Ben Hewson wrote: > > From the linux log it looks like the reset happen while doing agp > > stuff, which wont be initialised > > This

[LinuxBIOS] Strange reset loading linux on epia! was "EPIA hang after patch"

2007-06-12 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
I got passed it! seemed to be a buggy flash and/or burn. The vt8231 is working with flashrom, except for the verify :/ Anyway I rebuilt and reflashed it and now it almost works. I get an immediate reset during linux startup I have no Idea what might cause it. I've attached the serial output Thank

Re: [LinuxBIOS] compilation error

2007-06-12 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/6/12, Stefan Reinauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > * Thomas Ekstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070612 09:55]: > > Hi! > > > > I've tried to compile linuxbios for the broadcom/blast with only > > fallback but i get this error message: > > > >

[LinuxBIOS] compilation error

2007-06-12 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! I've tried to compile linuxbios for the broadcom/blast with only fallback but i get this error message: -snip- 1: Error: can't resolve `.L0' {*ABS* section} - `c' {*UND* section} make[1]: *** [crt0.o] Error 1 -snip- Any ideas? Thanks! /Thomas -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxb

[LinuxBIOS] EPIA hang after patch

2007-06-11 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! I checked out r2717 and at first it behaved like Markus Boas Epia V but then I applied Ben's patch to the vt8231_early_serial.c and it booted into filo, once, then hanged at the dram setup. then I applied the vt8231_lpc.c patch and it hangs on this: LinuxBIOS-2.0.0.0Normal Mon Jun 11 22:28:57

Re: [LinuxBIOS] IRQ plz help!

2007-05-31 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/5/30, Juergen Beisert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wednesday 30 May 2007 15:34, Thomas Ekstrand wrote: > > Hi! > > > > This is most certainly incredible easy for some but I feel lost in the > > dark! :) I want to use linuxbios on a custom system board based on

Re: [LinuxBIOS] MSI interrupts

2007-05-31 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
1. custom board based on the broadcom blast. 2. via PCIX bridge internally in the ht2000 Thomas 2007/5/30, yhlu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 1. Blast based, what doesn't mean? > 2. your broadcom is PCIX or PCI-E? > > YH > > On 5/30/07, Thomas Ekstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED

[LinuxBIOS] IRQ plz help!

2007-05-30 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! This is most certainly incredible easy for some but I feel lost in the dark! :) I want to use linuxbios on a custom system board based on the broadcom blast. It boots like a charm but most of the IRQs are wrong. The default is wrong and the getpir generated table is bogus and after filling the

[LinuxBIOS] MSI interrupts

2007-05-30 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! I have this error: --snip-- tg3: eth0: No interrupt was generated using MSI, switching to INTx mode. Please report this failure to the PCI maintainer and include system chipset information. tg3: eth1: No interrupt was generated using MSI, switching to INTx mode. Please report this failure to t

[LinuxBIOS] IRQ problem

2007-05-30 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/5/24, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On 24.05.2007 17:17, Thomas Ekstrand wrote: > 2007/5/24, Jeremy Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 15:31 +0200, Thomas Ekstrand wrote: >> >> Each bridge must have a Hypertransport MSI M

[LinuxBIOS] mptable irq trouble

2007-05-29 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! What does this line in mptable represent? Im mostly interested in what the bus:dev.fun, apicid and irq are in the sample below for comparing. ...snip... "smp_write_intsrc(mc, mp_INT, MP_IRQ_TRIGGER_LEVEL|MP_IRQ_POLARITY_LOW, bus_bcm5780[2], (4<<2)|i, apicid_bcm5785[1], 0xa + (0+i)%4); " my i

Re: [LinuxBIOS] IRQ problem

2007-05-28 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
> setting "HAVE_MPTABLE=0" in mainboard Conif.lb makes the system halt at: Typo, I meant the mainboard Options.lb > > "... > Searching for server (DHCP)...\ > Me: 192.168.0.8, DHCP: 192.168.0.1, TFTP: 192.168.0.1 > Loading 192.168.0.1:linux2.elf (ELF)... done > Firmware type: LinuxBIOS" > > Displa

Re: [LinuxBIOS] IRQ problem

2007-05-24 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/5/24, Jeremy Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Thu, 2007-05-24 at 15:31 +0200, Thomas Ekstrand wrote: > But the main issue still remain, I don't get any interrupts from the > network interfaces! > what have I done wrong? > Have you configured LinuxBIOS to build m

Re: [LinuxBIOS] IRQ problem

2007-05-24 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/5/24, Stefan Reinauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > * Thomas Ekstrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070524 13:46]: > > I have trouble getting some Interrupts. I have used getpir to create a > > irq_tables.c but I get a warning message during startup: > > "Inconsis

[LinuxBIOS] IRQ problem

2007-05-24 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! I have trouble getting some Interrupts. I have used getpir to create a irq_tables.c but I get a warning message during startup: "Inconsistent IRQ routing table size (0xd0/0xc0)" mainly it is the network interfaces that does not work. It feels like i have missed a leap in the IRQ configuratio

Re: [LinuxBIOS] appropriate alternative for SST39SF040A ?

2007-05-04 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/5/4, fikin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > i'm planing to flash EPIA ME6000 motherboard. > > based on > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg07565.html > my idea was to use SST39SF040 and do a hot swap. > > but it turns out no one in finland is importing it. > buying it from place like mous

[LinuxBIOS] register settings 5780, 5785

2007-04-26 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! I'd like to change some register settings in bcm5780 and 5785. I don't know how this works, I have tried to scout the code for someplace where the registers are set but with no luck. Where would this be done? Thanks in advance! Thomas -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http:/

[LinuxBIOS] register settings 5780,5785

2007-04-26 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! I'd like to change some register settings in bcm5780 and 5785. I don't know how this works, I have tried to scout the code for someplace where the registers are set but with no luck. Where would this be done? Thanks in advance! Thomas -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http:/

[LinuxBIOS] SAS boot

2007-04-23 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
Hi! I'm wondering what payloads can be used to boot from a sas-controller? I want to be able to try network boot first and if it fails go to sas or ide, can this be done? what network boot possibilities are there with a kernel in flash? Thanks! /Thomas -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@lin

Re: [LinuxBIOS] List of supported mainboards in the wiki

2007-04-18 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
2007/4/18, Uwe Hermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > I've reworked the list of supported mainboards in the wiki quite a bit > recently. The most notable change is that the boards are now sorted into > categories. > > http://linuxbios.org/Supported_Motherboards > > For now we have these categories:

Re: [LinuxBIOS] Fallback checking normal

2007-03-27 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
> -Original Message- From: Stefan Reinauer [ *mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > Sent: den 23 mars 2007 17:55 To: Thomas Ekstrand (AL/EAB) Cc: linuxbios@linuxbios.org Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] Fallback checking normal * Thomas Ekstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] [

Re: [LinuxBIOS] Fallback checking normal

2007-03-27 Thread Thomas Ekstrand
> -Original Message- From: Stefan Reinauer [*mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: den 23 mars 2007 17:55 To: Thomas Ekstrand (AL/EAB) Cc: linuxbios@linuxbios.org Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] Fallback checking normal * Thomas Ekstrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] [070323 17:0

[LinuxBIOS] Fallback checking normal

2007-03-23 Thread Thomas Ekstrand \(AL/EAB\)
I'm wondering wether the fallback ever checks the normal image to see if it is ok before jumping to it? If not, why? How is LinuxBIOS support for: SMBIOS SMI Vmware Does it exist? /Thomas -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios

[LinuxBIOS] Store cmos on flash

2007-03-14 Thread Thomas Ekstrand \(AL/EAB\)
> Hi! > > I'm quite new to this and i'm doing some research to learn more but > i'm having trouble finding some answers. > > Is there a way to store cmos settings in the BIOS flash chip? > Or is there another way of resolving the issue of an unpowered cmos? > (no battery) > > Does it matters wha