AMD SimNow - Revision history

Stepan: /* Build a ROM image for SimNow (Skip this step if you have your own Bios you want to use) */

2009-10-30T18:31:04Z

‎Build a ROM image for SimNow (Skip this step if you have your own Bios you want to use)

VincentLim: /* Download SimNow */

2009-04-20T20:17:43Z

‎Download SimNow

VincentLim: /* Download SimNow */

2009-04-20T20:17:23Z

‎Download SimNow

VincentLim: /* Run SimNow */

2009-04-20T20:16:43Z

‎Run SimNow

VincentLim: /* Run SimNow */

2009-04-20T20:16:10Z

‎Run SimNow

VincentLim: /* Download SimNow */

2009-03-09T20:58:32Z

‎Download SimNow

VincentLim: /* Build a ROM image for SimNow (Skip this step if you have your own Bios you want to use) */

2009-03-09T19:37:23Z

‎Build a ROM image for SimNow (Skip this step if you have your own Bios you want to use)

VincentLim: /* Build a ROM image for SimNow (Skip this step if you have your own Bios you want to use) */

2009-03-09T19:30:46Z

‎Build a ROM image for SimNow (Skip this step if you have your own Bios you want to use)

VincentLim: /* Add disks */

2009-03-09T03:09:51Z

‎Add disks

VincentLim: /* Run SimNow */

2009-03-09T03:06:06Z

‎Run SimNow

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 ## filo.elf is generated.
 # Choose Platform Configuration
-## ''svn co svn://coreboot.org/repos/trunk/coreboot-v2'' or go to http://www.coreboot.org/Download_coreboot to download coreboot v2
+## ''svn co svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk coreboot'' or go to http://www.coreboot.org/Download_coreboot to download coreboot
 ## ''cd targets/''
 ## ''./buildtarget amd/serengeti_cheetah/''

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 ## Accept the license agreement
 ## Log in.
-#Untar the .tar.gz file you download in a convenient place (You'll now have a directory called simnow-linux64-4.5.xpub)
+#Untar the .tar.gz file you download in a convenient place (You'll now have a directory called simnow-linux64-4.5.x.pub)
 #Follow the instructions from the help section "Setting up Linux" for the Simulator
 ## To get enough "mmap"able virtual address space, make sure you have a /etc/sysctl.conf file and that it contains the following line:

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 ## Accept the license agreement
 ## Log in.
-#Untar the .tar.gz file you download in a convenient place (You'll now have a directory called simnow-linux64-4.5.xpub - new release by April 2009 that eliminate SimNow patch source on coreboot)
+#Untar the .tar.gz file you download in a convenient place (You'll now have a directory called simnow-linux64-4.5.xpub)
 #Follow the instructions from the help section "Setting up Linux" for the Simulator
 ## To get enough "mmap"able virtual address space, make sure you have a /etc/sysctl.conf file and that it contains the following line:

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 AMD-8111 I/O hub,
 and Winbond W83627HF SuperIO.</nowiki></pre>
-#Copy your coreboot ROM image to simnow-linux64-4.4.1pub/Images for convenience.
+#Copy your coreboot ROM image to simnow-linux64-4.5.xpub/Images for convenience.
 #Open the SimNow Device Window (View->Show Devices)
 #Double click on Memory Device #5 (Your BIOS chip)

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 == Run SimNow ==
-#Run ''./simnow'' from the simnow-linux64-4.4.1pub directory
+#Run ''./simnow'' from the simnow-linux64-4.5.xpub directory
-#Inside the SimNow Main Window do File->Open BSD, browse to the simnow-linux64-4.4.1pub/bsds directory and load either cheetah_1p.bsd or cheetah_1pjh.bsd (jh is dual-core)
+#Inside the SimNow Main Window do File->Open BSD, browse to the simnow-linux64-4.5.xpub/bsds directory and load either cheetah_1p.bsd or cheetah_1pjh.bsd (jh is dual-core)
 <pre><nowiki>Now you have a single Opteron socket motherboard with:
 AMD-8132 PCI-X controller,

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 ##'' make''
 ##'' make DESTDIR=../build install''
 ##''make CC="gcc -m32" LD="ld -b elf32-i386" HOSTCC="gcc" AS="as --32"''
 ## filo.elf is generated.

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 There is PDF documentation that you can download on the same page as the simulator.
 == Build a ROM image for SimNow (Skip this step if you have your own Bios you want to use)==
-# install Intel's ASL iasl tool
+# make sure iasl tool is available
-# ''svn co svn://coreboot.org/buildrom/''
+# Choose Payload Configuration
-# ''cd buildrom/buildrom-devel/''
+## Desired Payload is FILO
-# ''make menuconfig''
+## Download the latest version of FILO from Subversion with
-## Choose Platform Configuration
+##''svn co svn://coreboot.org/filo/trunk/filo''
-### Vendor AMD
+##'' cd libpayload''
-### Platform Target AMD Serengeti-Cheetah
+##'' make defconfig''
-### Select Build for SimNow emulator
+##'' make''
-## Choose Payload Configuration
+##'' make DESTDIR=../build install''
-### Desired Payload Linux-As-Bootloader
+##''make CC="gcc -m32" LD="ld -b elf32-i386" HOSTCC="gcc" AS="as --32"''
-### Desired Target Architecture 64-bit
+## filo.elf is generated.
-### LAB Configuration
+# Choose Platform Configuration
-#### Select Busybox but not reduced-size kexec tools
+## ''svn co svn://coreboot.org/repos/trunk/coreboot-v2'' or go to http://www.coreboot.org/Download_coreboot to download coreboot v2
-## Save and Exit
+## ''cd targets/''
-# ''make''
+## ''./buildtarget amd/serengeti_cheetah/''
-# Enjoy your amd_serengeti_cheetah.rom file
+## ''cd amd/serengeti_cheetah/serengeti_cheetah/''
 == Download SimNow ==
 # Download SimNow from [http://developer.amd.com/simnow.jsp AMD's website]

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 #Hit the Stop Simulation button if the simulation is running
 ##File->Set IDE Primary Master Image
-###Browse to your hard drive image
+###Browse to your hard drive (.HDD) image
 ##File->Set IDE Secondary Master Image
-###Browse to a CD .iso
+###Browse to a CD (.ISO) image
 #Hit Run Simulation again