On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Stefan Reinauer < [email protected]> wrote:
> * Dsouza, Malcolm <[email protected]> [110809 14:40]: > > Thanks Corey, > > > > > > > > 1. I agree that before reading through the code, it is better to first > check > > if the BIOS guides are available. However I would still like the > answer to > > my question if I wish to carry on with the investigation for now. > > 2. I am trying to work out an overview of the changes required for a > start; a > > bird’s eye view of what the changes could turn out to be. What is the > best > > approach for this? > > You will have to write "drivers" for all your components. > > * Northbridge (integrated into CPU these days) > * Southbridge > * CPU > * Super I/O / Embedded Controllers / Management Engine > * ... > > Starting a new chipset port for a chipset of that complexity is probably > going to be 6 months to a year of work I also seem to remember something about the iX CPUs having a different bus setup for the multiple northbridges, but I don't remember the specifics, and never looked into what changes might be needed to coreboot. -Corey
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