I have a usb to serial device, but I think it will not be helpful since I think I first need to make aware i965 about my device, right? However, if it is ok, which steps do I need to follow? Is there a link? (And say assume I will be pretty successful in low level programming) :)
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Stefan Reinauer <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/20/10 4:09 AM, ahmet alper parker wrote: >> I know it is still not easy to support laptops, but is it possible to >> support coreboot on my vaio vgn-fz21m now? >> Best Regards... >> >> Details: >> Probably the motherboard is cited as: PCG-391M >> http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/specifications/index.aspx?m=VGN-FZ21M&l=en_GB >> > The good news is the i965 is rather similar to the i945 so you might > have fair chance of the needed changes not eating up months but only weeks. > > The flash chip is attached to the EC. So better try to get the EC's > datasheets and solder a TSOP socket to the laptop's mainboard so you > have some means of recovery. > > Also make sure you have a USB debug device because the laptop has no serial. > > In order to do this I suggest you get a 965 board with serial port > first, port coreboot to that, and then continue from there. > > Stefan > > -- > coreboot mailing list: [email protected] > http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot > -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
