Hi Philip, On 09.07.2008 13:14, Philip Aston wrote: > I have MS6178 ver 1.1, supported board, noted as not working on Linux. I can > only get it working reliably with Knoppix although Debian Etch has worked > intermittently. Embedded VGA... does that complicate things? >
I don't have the board in question, but if it has problems running Linux under the factory BIOS, probably something is wrong with the hardware. > I'm an intermediate user finding detail on the readme within Coreboot > download difficult to understand. My chip is soldered and I'll have to > reflash in situ, not worried about that because > 1 without linux the board is useless > 2 might be able to retrieve original image (which I have saved) from > bootblock. > Actually, the "boot block recovery" will not work if flashrom misbehaves or coreboot does not work. > Can I build the .rom on another box? Is there a way to build using a live cd > or do I have to reinstall etch? > You can build the .rom on another box, it's even recommended to do so. > And very important, is this too ambitious for someone who needs to ask these > questions? Thank you. > Well, having a soldered flash is certainly increasing the risk beyond what I'd recommend. A top hat flash override might work in case of problems, but I wouldn't bet on it. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- http://www.hailfinger.org/ -- coreboot mailing list [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
