For business reasons I'll be in Bay Area for a week. I'll tray to give these guys(ServerWorks) a call or may be plane for a visit. I don't understand their attitude!!!
Thanks for now. John >From: Ronald G Minnich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: john strike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: your mail >Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 15:58:39 -0600 (MDT) > >On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, john strike wrote: > > > First thing I've done install RedHat 7.1 It seems to be working OK. > > Then, I looked into LinuxBIOS CVS database and the closest mainboard I >found > > was l440gx, made a ROM, and installed on my new motherboard. > > Surprisingly(HAPPY) I see something coming out from COM1: > > Ram1 > > Ram2 > > > > >>>>>Hangs. > >That is a total miracle. I can't believe you even got that far given the >serverworks chipset. > > > > 1- What are the files I have to change in order to add support for this > > mainboard and ServerWorks chip-set in LinuxBIOS database? > >You will need to add a northbridge/serverworks/le directory. That's easy. >The hard part is dealing with that miserable company. Do you know, my >one-year NDA with serverworks just expired. In that whole time, they gave >me nothing -- not one file, not one page of documentation, not one return >of our phone calls. I can take a hint. > >If we want serverworks support we're going to get it via some clever >person figuring it out. But the company won't help a bit -- they have a >very bad reputation in that regard. They do not help poeple -- period. > > > 2- Is there anybody out there have already done some work on this > > ServerWorks chip-set? > >no > > > 3- In general, how long does it take to add a brand new >motherboard+chip-set > > to LinuxBIOS? > >motherboard -- a few days, given a supported chipset > >chipset -- given docs, 3-6 months (you better go fishing) > >ron > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
