Re: [coreboot] ASUS KGPE-D16 PIKE slot usable as a PCI-e x4 slot

2017-07-21 Thread Christian E . Jørgensen
On 2017-07-21 20:40, Timothy Pearson wrote: It works, yes. ASUS just flipped the slot around for the PIKE slot as a crude form of lock-in to the PIKE cards. Electrically and firmware-wise it's just a standard 4x slot. A crude form of lock-in indeed. I'm glad that it's only a minor

Re: [coreboot] ASUS KGPE-D16 PIKE slot usable as a PCI-e x4 slot

2017-07-21 Thread Timothy Pearson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/21/2017 01:34 PM, Christian E. Jørgensen wrote: > Has anyone here tried this: > > https://hardforum.com/threads/asus-pike-is-usable-as-pcie-x4.1781277/ > > ? > > Unfortunately, the pictures are gone, but I assume something like this > >

[coreboot] ASUS KGPE-D16 PIKE slot usable as a PCI-e x4 slot

2017-07-21 Thread Christian E . Jørgensen
Has anyone here tried this: https://hardforum.com/threads/asus-pike-is-usable-as-pcie-x4.1781277/ ? Unfortunately, the pictures are gone, but I assume something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/PCI-E-4X-to-4X-Riser-Card-Extender-Express-Extension-Cable-Flexible-Ribbon-cable-/112362728545

[coreboot] ASUS KGPE-D16 Automated Test Failure [master]

2017-07-21 Thread Raptor Engineering Automated Coreboot Test Stand
The ASUS KGPE-D16 fails verification for branch master as of commit c3198543b690fbdeda0f1e1ffaf78048fe765ec0 The following tests failed: BOOT_FAILURE Commits since last successful test: c319854 soc/intel/skylake: Perform LPC offset read after lockdown operation 8e39009 common/block/fast_spi:

Re: [coreboot] Volunteer needed to host the North American coreboot conference 2018

2017-07-21 Thread taii...@gmx.com
Yeah having it in a "destination" city would be nice so we broke people can combine it with a tourist trip. Plus you can easily take the train there from all the major the east coast cities and chicago so you don't have to be hassled by airport "security". (you could bring a server with you