> is running the cbfstool line mandatory after building the coreboot even if I > built for each laptop separately? Not mandatory. That's only if you would like to make a universal build that could be flashed to both G505S laptops. Now CC'ing to coreboot mailing list...
On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 10:50 AM <br...@netc.fr> wrote: > > I created a vm to build/patch coreboot, for each build i started clean, then > patched with your scripts, however I never manually used cbfstool, I only > replaced the atombios during "make menuconfig" (so .config reads either > pci1002,6665.rom or pci1002,6663.rom). > is running the cbfstool line mandatory after building the coreboot even if I > built for each laptop separately? > (if not, then maybe i should do a rebuild) > > > De : Mike Banon <mikeb...@gmail.com> > À : br...@netc.fr > Sujet : Re: Lenovo G505s, results irqpoll > Date : 16/05/2019 06:17:02 Europe/Paris > Copie à : awokd <aw...@danwin1210.me> > > Which AtomBIOS you've added to your coreboot? Currently, coreboot's > .config can't be set up to include both HD-8570M and R5-M230 roms even > with my patch, you could only have there one ROM for integrated iGPU > and one ROM for discrete dGPU. If after building the coreboot you > don't run > > ./build/cbfstool $COREBOOT_ROM_PATH add -f $VGABIOS_PATH -n > pci****,****.rom -t optionrom > > command to add the AtomBIOS for another dGPU as well, your coreboot > build will not be fully universal. Although it will make dGPU working > on a one type of discrete G505S, it will not be working with the same > coreboot ROM on another. So, regarding the difference at your > messages: > > > R5 M230 show: > > [drm:radeon_get_bios [radeon]] *ERROR* Unable to locate a BIOS ROM > > > > HD 8570M show: > > [drm:radeon_get_bios [radeon]] *ERROR* ACPI VFCT image header truncated > > - maybe the coreboot ROM flashed to your G505S with R5-M230 dGPU, > contains only the AtomBIOS for HD-8570M dGPU, - can't find for R5-M230 > and there's such an error. E.g. if you built a coreboot.rom and simply > flashed it to both G505S without adding another AtomBIOS. > > "*ERROR* ACPI VFCT image header truncated" is not critical and your > GPU can work with it, but "*ERROR* Unable to locate a BIOS ROM" is > critical. > > P.S. Hopefully you could get a public e-mail that's "for coreboot / > etc. mailing lists", so that we'll be able to repost this knowledge > above to these mailing list archives with your current "br...@netc.fr" > removed everywhere, and also continue discussing freely with your new > e-mail > > On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 10:31 PM <br...@netc.fr> wrote: > > > > Hi there! thanks for your reply. > > > > >> I took a peek too. The only notes.log I found was under R5 > > M230/Qubes/notes. Most of them don't seem bad except the ones about the > > PCI ROM header signature seem to say that GPU isn't getting initialized. > > It might still be available for passthrough, though? Might not even > > matter if dom0 can't use it. > > > > sorry, one notes.log was not saved for whatever reason, but the GPU error > > is also showing when booting Ubuntu, > > so maybe this is something for Mike to have a look at? you can find > > notes.log also in Ubuntu folder. > > > > R5 M230 show: > > [drm:radeon_get_bios [radeon]] *ERROR* Unable to locate a BIOS ROM > > > > HD 8570 show: > > [drm:radeon_get_bios [radeon]] *ERROR* ACPI VFCT image header truncated > > > > perhaps this error is expected, i don't know. > > > > >> Yes, it seems to manifest most when I use the keyboard and/or mouse > > while it's still booting up VMs. Basically, I'll put in my user > > password, then not touch anything until it's all the way up (wifi > > connected, etc.) The more impatient I got, the more it happened. :) > > > > Yes I experienced the same! Would be nice eventually we find the reason for > > this happening, but no big deal right now. > > > > >> shutdown Qubes > > @awokd: remove ioctl on qubes device is busy << that line appears multiple > > times on shutdown of Qubes, that's also normal right? > > i can remember i read some post somewhere at some stage that explained > > this, but i forgot. > > > > OK, enjoy your evening! > > > > > > De : awokd <aw...@danwin1210.me> > > À : br...@netc.fr; > > mikeb...@gmail.com > > Sujet : Re: Lenovo G505s, result111s irqpoll > > Date : 15/05/2019 21:01:34 Europe/Paris > > > > br...@netc.fr wrote on 5/15/19 4:29 PM: > > > > > > @awokd: thanks for your advise, adding irqpoll to kernelopts fixed the > > > usb problem! > > > > > > When inserting UFD, it appears several times as you can see on the > > > screenshot image (attached), is that normal behavior? It's not resulting > > > in any errors, but just checking with you. > > > > > > Yes, that's by design. > > > > > @mikeb: i booted both laptops with Ubuntu 18.04 and Qubes 4.01 - i will > > > attach a zip file containing the journalctl, there are a few 'errors' > > > that I want to check with you: see notes.log (most errors or warnings are > > > the same, but some differ for both laptops/os). > > > > I took a peek too. The only notes.log I found was under R5 > > M230/Qubes/notes. Most of them don't seem bad except the ones about the > > PCI ROM header signature seem to say that GPU isn't getting initialized. > > It might still be available for passthrough, though? Might not even > > matter if dom0 can't use it. > > > > > Also some behavior I found with Qubes only: > > > > > > > > > > > > - when laptops are powered off and then booted, a few times after I got > > > the log-in screen for Qubes, the mouse and keyboard stopped responding. > > > > > > the system was still responsive, but obviously i could not do anything > > > anymore. > > > > > > @awokd: you had this yourself? it just occurs a few times really, cannot > > > replicate it, just random it seems, but only on a cold boot. > > > > Yes, it seems to manifest most when I use the keyboard and/or mouse > > while it's still booting up VMs. Basically, I'll put in my user > > password, then not touch anything until it's all the way up (wifi > > connected, etc.) The more impatient I got, the more it happened. :) > > > > > - only the laptop with the hd8750, when poweroff from a terminal the > > > logoff splash screen of Qubes remains frozen en poweroff does not > > > complete. > > > > > > also this happens random so far, but quite frequently, i will try to find > > > anything in logs related to that (any suggestions are welcome where to > > > look). > > > > > > _______________________________________________ coreboot mailing list -- coreboot@coreboot.org To unsubscribe send an email to coreboot-le...@coreboot.org
