[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Corey Osgood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Quoting Uwe Hermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 03:54:18PM +0100, Peter Stuge wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 09:42:00AM -0500, Corey Osgood wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Peter Stuge wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I think we need to make it configurable. >>>>>>> >>>>>> I don't like that. With a factory bios, you expect the correct >>>>>> microcode update for your CPU to be present, no matter what CPU you >>>>>> put in a socket. >>>>>> >>>>> (Actually no, not always.) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> We should be able to do the same. >>>>>> >>>>> I agree, but we should also try to be even more flexible. I think we >>>>> should allow inclusion of 0<=n<=all microcode updates. Definately an >>>>> advanced option, but still. >>>>> >>>> Yep, that's what I meant. It's fine if the default is "all microcode >>>> updates", but there should be an option for advanced users to only use >>>> the one(s) you really want or need in order to save time and space. >>>> >>>> >>>> Uwe. >>>> >>>> >>> That makes perfect sense.....I like the advanced option idea:-) >>> >>> Thanks - Joe >> >> This seems like it would get very messy, very quickly. The only way I >> can come up with to do it is #if's for every single ID, perhaps in some >> intel_custom folder, so it doesn't make a mess of the existing stuff. >> >> Anyways, I'll get on top of testing this weekend, I have slot 1 (440zx), >> socket 370 (i810), and socket 479 (i830) boards I can test with, >> assuming they all still work. If those work, I'll bet the farm that the >> rest of them do. Everything passes abuild, btw. >> >> -Corey >> > Yeh, even though it is a good idea it probibly would complicate things > alot. For now it may be better to just commit a piece at a time for > each processor tested. I'm really interested in how the socket 479 > (Pentium M) testing goes. Let us know:-) > > > Thanks - Joe
I know ;) Uwe, do you have a 440bx board you can try this on? Mine has officially bit the dust. I can say that i810/socket 370 works as expected with 3 different cores. I'll get to the socket 479 if I have time tomorrow, I've been tinkering with the i810 most of the last couple days. Thanks, Corey -- coreboot mailing list [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
