Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-15 Thread Peter Stuge
On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 01:04:45AM +0100, Stefan Reinauer wrote: > does this mean we can not flash while the board is running, or will > we risk destroying the mainboard even by attempting a flash while > is is powered off? Right, this will depend on what the flash is connected to. > Many memory

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-15 Thread Stefan Reinauer
* Paul Millar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070315 23:47]: > > I think we want to experiment with this to see what we can expect to > > work. It would be neat, I know it's done in some systems (PS2 > > modchips) but I don't know how well PC chipsets would cope. > > Showing my ignorance here, but wouldn't t

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-15 Thread Peter Stuge
On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 10:47:18PM +, Paul Millar wrote: > > > > shared memory between a microcontroler and the motherboard > > > > (using tristable drivers for arbitrage) > > I guess something like three octal bus transceivers (e.g. 75HC245) > for the logic and something a bit more clever for

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-15 Thread Paul Millar
On Thursday 15 March 2007 19:37, Peter Stuge wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 06:51:41PM +0100, Stefan Reinauer wrote: > > * todthgie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070314 20:37]: > > > - as a minimum savior like way to update the bios, but much better > > > is this can be done remote [...] shared memory bet

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-15 Thread Carl-Daniel Hailfinger
On 15.03.2007 20:37, Peter Stuge wrote: > On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 06:51:41PM +0100, Stefan Reinauer wrote: >> Plugging such a microcontroller onto a soldered on flash chip with >> a plcc piggyback clip or a plcc socket/plug combination would make >> an additional flash chip unnecessary, and allow t

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-15 Thread Peter Stuge
On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 06:51:41PM +0100, Stefan Reinauer wrote: > * todthgie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070314 20:37]: > > in some time i will start to install it in some machines here > > starting whit the to be carpc. > > I'm more a hardware engineer that a software one (but i concider > > firmware al

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-15 Thread Stefan Reinauer
* todthgie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070314 20:37]: > in some time i will start to install it in some machines here starting whit > the to be carpc. > I'm more a hardware engineer that a software one (but i concider firmware > almost hardware;-) ) > and i think i can and maybe will design a (new) devi

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-14 Thread todthgie
a flash 'disk' with a 'bios' Greetings Reinder de Haan The Netherlands - Original Message - From: "Peter Stuge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 19:14 Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWT

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-14 Thread Peter Stuge
On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 05:44:12PM +0100, Stefan Reinauer wrote: > It might be an interesting idea to integrate the bios savior into > the circuit as well, as IOSS does not produce the bios savior > anymore. No doubt the way to go. //Peter -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-14 Thread Stefan Reinauer
* Paul Millar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070314 12:52]: > Slide 13 shows a schematic containing a CP2102. This looks like its accepts > a ^ The Test Integration Manual goes into more detail than the slides: http://www.coresystems.de/PDFs/LinuxBIOS-testing/TestIntegrationManual.pdf > USB connec

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-14 Thread Paul Millar
Hi Stefan, On Tuesday 13 March 2007 09:18, Stefan Reinauer wrote: > * Quux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070313 06:38]: > > for starters, there is > > http://www.linuxbios.org/Distributed_and_Automated_Testsystem > > of course. So, putting together the circuit for remote boot is a > > requirement, yes ? -

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-13 Thread Stefan Reinauer
* Quux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070313 06:38]: > for starters, there is > http://www.linuxbios.org/Distributed_and_Automated_Testsystem > of course. So, putting together the circuit for remote boot is a > requirement, yes ? --Q Yes, pretty much. If we get a couple of systems for the test system, w

Re: [LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-12 Thread Quux
Quux schrieb: > can someone knowledgable tell us about those automated build reports on > mainboards ? how does it work ? greetinx: --Q for starters, there is http://www.linuxbios.org/Distributed_and_Automated_Testsystem of course. So, putting together the circuit for remote boot is a requir

[LinuxBIOS] google support: automatic build reports: HOWTO ?

2007-03-12 Thread Quux
can someone knowledgable tell us about those automated build reports on mainboards ? how does it work ? greetinx: --Q -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios