Here is how I got coreboot working on a Wyse S50: Prerequisites: - VSA blob for AMD Geode - Coreboot toolchain on Ubuntu VM - TinyCore Linux USB boot stick (for flashing with flashrom)
VSA blob for AMD Geode: There is a blob available for download on the coreboot sites, but I haven’t tested it. I built my own blob using this method: I did all my work in VirtualBox VMs, starting with a fresh install of Windows 2000, updated to SP4, plus some newer patches. C drive is NTFS. Then I did the following: Install unzip: I used this one: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/unzip.ht Install MASM 6.11: download it from: http://cvrce.blog.com/2009/08/28/masm-v611-free-download/ masm611.zip masm 615.zip run setup.exe from the disk1 directory NT only MASM.EXE: no Help files: no Sample programs: no Install to C:\MASM611\BIN add to path C:\MASM611\BIN Patch to MASM 6.14: unpack ML614.EXE to a temporary directory Follow the directions in README.TXT copy patch files to C:\MASM611 - PATCH.EXE - PATCH.RTD - PATCH.RTP run PATCH.EXE from within C:\MASM611 copy H2INC.EXE and H2INC.ERR to C:\MASM611\BIN (overwrite the existing files) Install VC++ 1.52c: download it from: http://vetusware.com/download/Visual%20C%2B%2B%201.52c/?id=9008 Microsoft - Visual C++ 1.52c - Installation CD.zip unzip the MSVC15 folder to C:\ (you don't need to run setup) create environment variable LIB=C:\MSVC15\LIB add to path C:\MSVC15\BIN I used an Ubuntu machine to get the source files: git clone http://dev.laptop.org/git/geode-vsa If you've done everything right, then go in to the source build directory, and run: nmake all Based on my coreboot mailing list post of January 10, 2014 http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2014-January/076992.html Coreboot toolchain on Ubuntu VM: I did all my work in VirtualBox VMs, starting with a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04. Then I did this: Install sshd: sudo apt-get install openssh-server Install ncurses sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev Install git: sudo apt-get install git-core Install subversion: sudo apt-get install subversion Install g++: sudo apt-get install g++ Get buildrom: svn co svn://coreboot.org/buildrom Get source for geode-vsa: git clone http://dev.laptop.org/git/geode-vsa Install Coreboot: (yes, but this installs the newest branch - need the one specified in fijam’s blog posting instead: git clone http://review.coreboot.org/p/coreboot cd coreboot git checkout eb84f6a978147fbe543fbe15af254632f215098a git submodule update --init (that last step gets aebd21811dc9c9a171e629150d9d8a239a8b0338) Then optionally get the binary blobs: git clone http://review.coreboot.org/p/blobs.git in there, in the cpu/amd/geode_lx directory is the publically available binary Geode VSA blob. Else can use the one I built. Assuming the Geode VSA blob has already been built, we are now ready to configure and build Coreboot. make menuconfig make (make V=1 to get verbose output) Based on fijam’s blog posting: http://fijam.eu.org/blog/how-to-put-coreboot-on-wyse-S30s50/ Flashing the ROM using flashrom on TinyCore Linux, USB boot stick, running on stock Wyse S50: I’m not sure that these notes are 100% correct, but I’ll include them anyway. Get Tiny Core Linux base system: http://tinycorelinux.net/5.x/x86/release/TinyCore-current.iso Boot from the CD, choose: “Core with X/GUI (TinyCore) + Installation Extension” Run the tc-install app, and choose these options to install to a USB stick: install to sdx (the one that is not the one booted from!) Boot options - 800x600 VGA (and optional foreign language keyboard layout - Norwegian in my case): vga=789 kmap=qwerty/no-latin1 Other: - Choose GUI or CLI only - Installer Application (if need to use for installing) - Remaster Tool (if need to use for making USB boot sticks) - Non-US keyboard layout support On first boot, might want to change/fix screen resolution: - Control Panel > xvesa Set keyboard map to norwegian: - Exit X (ctrl-alt-F1) - sudo loadkmap < /usr/share/kmap/qwerty/no-latin1.kmap - Test the new map - Re-enter X (ctrl-alt-F2) - Make the change permanent - edit /mnt/sda1/tce/boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf, append bootcode: kmap=qwerty/no-latin1 (kmap=qwerty/dk-latin1 for Danish) Installing apps on CLI: http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:install_app_commands Shutdown with backup from CLI: filetool.sh -b exitcheck.sh shutdown Install OpenSSH: (to get ssh, scp, sshd etc.) tce-load -wi openssh.tcz Configure sshd (optional): in /usr/local/etc/ssh/ sudo cp sshd_config.example sshd_config sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/openssh start set tc user's password Install dev tools: tce-load -wi compiletc.tcz tce-load -wi gcc.tcz tce-load -wi make.tcz tce-load -wi libpci-dev.tcz Install other tools (optional - not needed for build): tce-load -wi man.tcz tce-load -wi appbrowser-cli.tcz Install svn: tce-load -wi svn.tcz Get flashrom source: svn co svn://flashrom.org/flashrom/trunk flashrom Build flashrom: cd flashrom make sudo make install Based on the guide at http://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/wyse/s10/Firmware.shtml To be used for reading and writing flash module in Wyse S50. I couldn’t get the built flashrom to be persistent across TinyCore boots, but it is easy enough to just repeat the “Build flashrom” step to get it working again. Sorry, I have not noted the details of what was configured in make menuconfig, but as I recall, I chose the Wyse platform wish SeaBIOS and set console serial port speed to whatever value I was using on my terminal machine. Important, as there is no working VGA, and I’m not sure that USB is working either (for keyboard). I then booted NanoBSD that I had previously installed on the internal IDE storage, and could ssh into it just fine. Hurrah. Good luck! -Jamie On Sep 22, 2014, at 22:39 , Olliver Schinagl <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/09/2014 10:29 PM, Jamie Lodberg wrote: >> >> On Apr 8, 2014, at 21:58 , Jamie Lodberg wrote: >> >>> On 8. apr. 2014, at 13:40, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I then tested again on another S50: Backed up the factory ROM image, >>>> flashed my coreboot.rom, then flashed again with the factory ROM image - >>>> that box is still working. When I find my PLCC puller, I will try to >>>> revive the bricked S50. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> A quick status update here - I found my PLCC puller! >>> >>> My Tiny Core Linux flashrom rig is definitely working - I revived the >>> bricked S50 by flashing a factory image to it. >>> >>> (Then I bricked it again hehe) >> >> Success! >> >> Haha silly me - I don't think they were bricked at all… as fijam wrote on >> his blog posting, the power button and LED don't work with coreboot. I had >> forgotten about this. I connected up a serial cable and saw that it was >> starting coreboot! Then I watched NanoBSD boot (with NO pcib hangs!!) and >> was able to ssh into it. >> >> Only problem so far is FreeBSD complaining about an interrupt storm on IRQ >> 10 when I have the serial port connected. Hm. >> >> Anyway, this is fantastic!!! :D > When you get it all sorted, can you get us enlightened folks some more > detailed instructions how to get it all to build :) > > Olliver >> >> -Jamie >> > > > -- > coreboot mailing list: [email protected] > http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
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