BCOM WINNET100 - Revision history

Stepan: /* How to bring LinuxBIOS in */

2010-05-05T08:19:40Z

‎How to bring LinuxBIOS in

Stepan: /* Building a LinuxBIOS image */

2010-05-05T08:19:28Z

‎Building a LinuxBIOS image

Hailfinger: BCOM WINNET100 Build Tutorial moved to BCOM WINNET100

2008-11-16T14:27:44Z

BCOM WINNET100 Build Tutorial moved to BCOM WINNET100

Jbe: Update to a more recent kernel and some improvements done on the X server

2008-04-23T17:46:35Z

Update to a more recent kernel and some improvements done on the X server

Jbe: /* How to build a root filesystem */

2007-12-10T08:25:55Z

‎How to build a root filesystem

Uwe: /* Status */ IDE-to-CF adapters work.

2007-11-27T14:37:19Z

‎Status: IDE-to-CF adapters work.

Uwe: /* Status */ WOL works, PC speaker does not (it seems).

2007-11-25T01:11:17Z

‎Status: WOL works, PC speaker does not (it seems).

Uwe: /* Status */ More updates.

2007-11-25T00:35:44Z

‎Status: More updates.

Uwe: /* Status */ Updates.

2007-11-24T23:28:54Z

‎Status: Updates.

Uwe: /* Status */

2007-11-03T18:53:23Z

‎Status

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 when you run a 300MHz CPU.
-== How to bring LinuxBIOS in ==
+== How to bring coreboot in ==
 I was not successful to boot anything other than the software in the DoC to get some information about this board. It seems a very special BIOS as it only outputs "booting os" and nothing else. Then the splash screen comes up and the graphical environment starts.

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   fffc0000-ffffffff : flash_memory.0
-== Building a LinuxBIOS image ==
+== Building a coreboot image ==
- $ cd targets
+See the [[Build HOWTO]] for information on how to build coreboot for this board.
- $ ./buildtarget bcom/winnet100
- $ cd bcom/winnet100/winnet100
- $ LANG=C make
-−
-The '''LANG=C''' is only for those users (like me) that uses a localised system. Determining some include pathes fails in LB's build system, if the GCC answers in German...
 == Using the hardware with a current kernel ==

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 This question is easy to answer. Download the following archives:
-* [http://www.pengutronix.de/software/geode/OSELAS.BSP-JB-GeoTerm-2.tgz Board Support Package (BSP)]
+* [http://www.pengutronix.de/software/geode/OSELAS.BSP-JB-GeoTerm-3.tgz Board Support Package (BSP)]
-* [http://www.pengutronix.de/software/ptxdist/download/v1.0/ptxdist-1.0.0.tgz Build System]
+* [http://www.pengutronix.de/software/ptxdist/download/v1.0/ptxdist-1.0.2.tgz Build System]
-* [http://www.pengutronix.de/software/ptxdist/download/v1.0/ptxdist-1.0.0-patches.tgz Patch package]
+* [http://www.pengutronix.de/software/ptxdist/download/v1.0/ptxdist-1.0.2-patches.tgz Patch package]
 * [http://www.pengutronix.de/software/ptxdist/download/v1.0/ptxdist-1.0.0-projects.tgz Generic projects package]
-* [http://www.pengutronix.de/oselas/toolchain/download/OSELAS.Toolchain-1.1.0.tar.bz2 Toolchain package]
+* [http://www.pengutronix.de/oselas/toolchain/download/OSELAS.Toolchain-1.1.1.tar.bz2 Toolchain package]
 Start with the BSP, extract it and read the quickstart in Documentation/GeoTerm-Quickstart.pdf. It will guide you through the steps that are required to:
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 * get a cross toolchain for the Geode GX1,
 * configure the BSP and build it,
-* bring this target up and running with LinuxBIOS and GNU/Linux.
+* bring this target up and running with coreboot and GNU/Linux.
-The BSP builds all parts to run this Geode GX1 system. This includes LinuxBIOS and the kernel and also userland with X to run as a terminal (not as host!).
+The BSP builds all parts to run this Geode GX1 system. This includes coreboot (LinuxBIOS) and the kernel and also userland with X to run as a terminal (not as host!).
 Note: This BSP includes all required patches for the kernel. You won't need the patches below.

@@ Line 296: / Line 296: @@
 * get a cross toolchain for the Geode GX1,
 * configure the BSP and build it,
-* bring this target up and running with LinusBIOS and GNU/Linux.
+* bring this target up and running with LinuxBIOS and GNU/Linux.
 The BSP builds all parts to run this Geode GX1 system. This includes LinuxBIOS and the kernel and also userland with X to run as a terminal (not as host!).

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 |IDE_25_status = OK
 |IDE_25_comments = Tested with 2.5" disk.
-|IDE_CF_status = Untested
+|IDE_CF_status = OK
 |CDROM_DVD_status = Untested

@@ Line 71: / Line 71: @@
 |Game_port_status = N/A
 |IR_status = N/A
-|Speaker_status = Untested
+|Speaker_status = WIP
 |DiskOnChip_status = Untested
 |DiskOnChip_comments = Might work using '''mtd-tools'''. [[Flashrom]] has some alpha-level support too, but it's unsupported and can only write (not read) the DoC, AFAICS.
@@ Line 88: / Line 89: @@
 |Reboot_comments = Linux supports this chipset to force a hard reset.
 |Poweroff_status = WIP
-|Poweroff_comments = Could be done in the Super-I/O but needs a piece of software to do so.
+|Poweroff_comments = Doesn't work yet, neither on vendor BIOS nor LinuxBIOS. Could be done in the Super-I/O but needs a piece of software to do so.
 |LEDs_status = N/A
 |HPET_status = N/A
@@ Line 94: / Line 95: @@
 |WakeOnModem_status = N/A
 |WakeOnModem_comments = Probably not feasible, there's no connector available, and no PCI/ISA to attach external modems.
-|WakeOnLAN_status = Untested
+|WakeOnLAN_status = OK
-|WakeOnLAN_comments = Supported by the onboard ethernet device, and it works fine using the vendor BIOS ('''wakeonlan xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx''', supplying the MAC address of the onboard ethernet device).
+|WakeOnLAN_comments = Works fine with '''wakeonlan xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx''' (supplying the MAC address of the onboard ethernet device), both on vendor BIOS and LinuxBIOS. WOL seems to be implemented completely in hardware on this board, thus no special LinuxBIOS support is required.
 |WakeOnKeyboard_status = N/A
 |WakeOnKeyboard_comments = Doesn't seem to be supported by the Super I/O, and there's no BIOS menu to check/enable this feature.

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 |Speaker_status = Untested
 |DiskOnChip_status = Untested
 |Sensors_status = N/A
@@ Line 80: / Line 81: @@
 |CPUfreq_status = OK
 |CPUfreq_comments = Frequency scaling on this CPU is useless. Stop clock on HLT saves more power (enabled by Linux as default).
-|Powersave_status = Untested
+|Powersave_status = WIP
 |Powersave_comments = Hardware supports dozens of such features, but someone must write the software to control them.
 |ACPI_status = N/A
@@ Line 86: / Line 87: @@
 |Reboot_status = OK
 |Reboot_comments = Linux supports this chipset to force a hard reset.
-|Poweroff_status = Untested
+|Poweroff_status = WIP
 |Poweroff_comments = Could be done in the Super-I/O but needs a piece of software to do so.
-|LEDs_status = Untested
+|LEDs_status = N/A
 |HPET_status = N/A
 |RNG_status = N/A
 |WakeOnModem_status = N/A
 |WakeOnLAN_status = Untested
-|WakeOnLAN_comments = Supported by the onboard ethernet device, and it works fine using the vendor BIOS.
+|WakeOnLAN_comments = Supported by the onboard ethernet device, and it works fine using the vendor BIOS ('''wakeonlan xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx''', supplying the MAC address of the onboard ethernet device).
-|WakeOnKeyboard_status = Untested
+|WakeOnKeyboard_status = N/A
-|WakeOnMouse_status = Untested
+|WakeOnKeyboard_comments = Doesn't seem to be supported by the Super I/O, and there's no BIOS menu to check/enable this feature.
 |Flashrom_status = OK
 |Flashrom_comments = Works fine, both with LinuxBIOS and with the proprietary BIOS.

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 |CPU_L2_status = N/A
 |CPU_L2_comments = This CPU does not support L2 cache.
 |CPU_multiple_status = N/A
 |CPU_multicore_status = N/A
 |CPU_virt_status = N/A
 |RAM_SDRAM_status = N/A
 |RAM_SDRAM_comments = No DIMM socket.
 |RAM_SODIMM_status = OK
 |RAM_SODIMM_comments = Tested with 32MiB, 64MiB and 128MiB modules at 85MHz (CPU core clock / 3,5).
 |RAM_DDR_status = N/A
 |RAM_DDR2_status = N/A
 |RAM_dualchannel_status = N/A
 |RAM_ecc_status = N/A
@@ Line 29: / Line 31: @@
 |IDE_25_comments = Tested with 2.5" disk.
 |IDE_CF_status = Untested
-|DiskOnChip_status = Untested
+|CDROM_DVD_status = Untested
 |SATA_status = N/A
 |USB_status = OK
@@ Line 39: / Line 42: @@
 |Onboard_audio_status = OK
 |Onboard_audio_comments = Tested with a special realtime SMI polling (no regular IRQs from the audio hardware) and Kahlua ALSA driver.
 |Onboard_modem_status = N/A
 |Onboard_CF_status = N/A
 |Onboard_PCMCIA_status = N/A
 |ISA_cards_status = N/A
 |PCI_cards_status = N/A
 |AGP_cards_status = N/A
 |PCIE_x1_status = N/A
 |PCIE_x2_status = N/A
@@ Line 57: / Line 62: @@
 |Floppy_status = N/A
 |COM1_status = OK
-|COM2_status = Untested
+|COM2_status = Unknown
-|COM2_comments = Simple UART mode only (due to TTL level, used by the smartcard reader).
+|COM2_comments = Simple UART mode only (due to TTL level, used by the smartcard reader). LinuxBIOS enables COM2, but that's about it.
-|PP_status = Untested
+|PP_status = OK
 |PP_comments = Running '''modprobe ppdev''' works fine, but further tests were not done, yet.
 |PS2_keyboard_status = OK
@@ Line 67: / Line 71: @@
 |Game_port_status = N/A
 |IR_status = N/A
-|Watchdog_status = N/A
+|Speaker_status = Untested
 |Sensors_status = N/A
 |Sensors_comments = This CPU does not need a fan.
 |CPUfreq_status = OK
 |CPUfreq_comments = Frequency scaling on this CPU is useless. Stop clock on HLT saves more power (enabled by Linux as default).
-|Smartcard_status = Unknown
+|Powersave_status = Untested
-|Smartcard_comments = Probably won't work in Linux as there are no public datasheets [http://www.linuxbios.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-October/025800.html].
+|Powersave_comments = Hardware supports dozens of such features, but someone must write the software to control them.
-|CAN_bus_status = N/A
-|Flashrom_status = OK
-|Flashrom_comments = Works fine, both with LinuxBIOS and with the proprietary BIOS.
 |ACPI_status = N/A
-|HPET_status = N/A
 |Reboot_status = OK
 |Reboot_comments = Linux supports this chipset to force a hard reset.
 |Poweroff_status = Untested
 |Poweroff_comments = Could be done in the Super-I/O but needs a piece of software to do so.
 }}