Dear Stefan, I'm in contact with the BIOs developer of this mainboard. I get the original BIOs and the flash and recovery tool from him.
Now I will start with the D945GCLF and try to get work the superIO. Kind Regards, Wolfgang Stefan Reinauer wrote: > On 1/28/10 5:40 PM, Wolfgang Schaefer wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I'm trying to get coreboot to work on a MSC COM Express Module: CXB-A945M. >> < http://www.msc-ge.com/en/produkte/com/com_express/cxb_a945m.html > >> >> My knowledge from this board is: >> CPU: Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz >> Northbridge 945GME >> Southbridge ICH7M DH >> superIOchip FDC37N972 >> PhoenixBIOS: BIOS Version V2.00 >> HW revision 1.1 >> >> Please find attached the output from flashrom and superiotool. >> >> The current PhoenixBIOS takes nearly 15 seconds to boot. This is too >> much for us! >> We aspire to boot linux and start our application under 20 seconds. >> >> What we need from the board environment is: >> USB >> AC97 >> LAN >> LVDS >> PATA for CF-Card >> I2C >> RTC >> >> Now my question: can I get coreboot to work with this board and what >> can/must I do? >> >> Best Regards, >> Wolfgang >> > Dear Wolfgang, > > First, you should make sure you can recover from any failed flashing > attempts, so you need a SPI programmer. > > Next, you should start with another Atom + i945 target in the tree, such > as the Intel D945GCLF and start adapting it. > > The first task you need to get right is SuperIO initialization, so you > can get messages on the COM port (on the carrier?). Check auto.c of that > board for hints on how it's done on the d945gclf. You might need to > change the defines to select a 945 mobile chipset like on the Kontron > 986LCD-M. The d945gclf uses a non-mobile version of the chipset. > > Once you see coreboot messages on the serial console, you can start > debugging other issues as they might appear. > > The Kontron 986LCD-M we ported coreboot to has an LVDS slot, too, but I > believe LVDS on i945 was not tested so far. > It might just be an issue of the right answer to the int15 calls of the > VGA OPROM though. > > > Best regards, > Stefan > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Dipl. Ing. (FH) Wolfgang Schaefer Senior System Engineer Funkwerk Avionics GmbH Riedweg 5, D-89081 ULM / Germany Phone: +49-731-93697-50 Fax: +49-731-93697-79 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.funkwerk-avionics.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Sitz der Gesellschaft / Registered Office: Gewerbestrasse 2, D-86875 Waal/Germany Handelsregister / Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Kempten HRB 5360 Geschäftsführer / Managing Director: Dr. Thomas Wittig ------------------------------------------------------------ -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
