Hello Mohan, On 13.10.2016 09:14, Mohan Shanmuga Sundaram wrote: > Dear Coreboot Community! > I have modified the following CMOS option table bit using 'nvramtool' > utility from Ubuntu: > 384 1 e 4 boot_option > > Its default value was 'Normal', which I modified to 'Fallback'. After > rebooting, the coreboot seems to be not loading the default payload. > In what way I can recover it? > Where does the CMOS modification resides? this all heavily depends on the version of coreboot you are using and the configuration. See https://www.coreboot.org/Fallback_mechanism for the (hopefully) current state.
> > I have redone the coreboot.rom flashing completely, yet the coreboot > didn't load the default payload. I can see only one payload in your CBFS. To clarify, is it booting any payload at all? > The following is my CBFS: > Performing operation on 'COREBOOT' region... > Name Offset Type Size > cbfs master header 0x0 cbfs header 32 > fallback/romstage 0x80 stage 30868 > cpu_microcode_blob.bin 0x7980 microcode 208896 > fallback/ramstage 0x3aa00 stage 51629 > config 0x47400 raw 749 > revision 0x47740 raw 575 > cmos_layout.bin 0x479c0 cmos_layout 1212 > pci8086,0f31.rom 0x47ec0 optionrom 65536 > fallback/dsdt.aml 0x57f40 raw 12527 > fallback/payload 0x5b080 payload 61165 > payload_config 0x69fc0 raw 1563 > payload_revision 0x6a640 raw 243 > (empty) 0x6a780 null 1333016 > fsp.bin 0x1afec0 fsp 294912 > (empty) 0x1f7f00 null 30168 > bootblock 0x1ff500 bootblock 2480 The general idea is that you can switch between files below fallback/ and normal/. But there is only fallback/ in your image. > > Regards, > Mohan > > "DISCLAIMER: This message is proprietary to Aricent and is intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. It may > contain privileged or confidential information and should not be > circulated or used for any purpose other than for what it is intended. > If you have received this message in error, please notify the > originator immediately. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > notified that you are strictly prohibited from using, copying, > altering, or disclosing the contents of this message. Aricent accepts > no responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use of the > information transmitted by this email including damage from virus." Please don't send such disclaimers to public mailing lists. Regards, Nico -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot

