On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Peter Stuge <[email protected]> wrote: > Kfir Lavi wrote: > > I'm considering developing coreboot for this platform. > > Well, ok.. > > > > Last time I asked this question in gentoo-embedded mailing lists, > > Peter said it would take 8 months to develop. > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/gentoo/embedded/223304#223304 > > ... > > For an experienced coreboot developer I would estimate an absolute > > minimum of eight man-months of work. This assumes that Intel NDAs and > > document retrieval requests are processed instantly. It took 9 months > > just to get NDAs processed for the coreboot developer who went > > through that process. On the other hand, one Intel FAE I talked to > > mentioned only weeks needed in some of his projects. > > ... > > > > I don't have 8 months for start and I'm really not an experienced > > coreboot developer, so I want you to look again on the attached files, > > so maybe it could be easier then Peter initially stated. > > I didn't make that up. And do not overlook the process of acquiring > NDAs and documentation from Intel. Since the chipset is not supported > you have the worst case scenario ahead of you. And you'd have to > spend some time learning about firmware development in general if you > haven't recently done work in this area. Every new chipset generation > adds more stuff.. > > > > Manufacturer: Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH > > Product Name: ETXexpress-PC > > Version: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU L9400 @ 1.86GHz > > > 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset > Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07) > > The chipset is not supported at all and requires new support to be > written. > > I would, again, recommend looking at hardware which is already > supported. > > > //Peter > > -- > coreboot mailing list: [email protected] > http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot >
Thanks Peter for your prompt response. So I understand that copy and paste from existing code will not help here? Thanks, Kfir
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