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So far we have verified that revision 1.0 of the mainboard has a socketed PLCC32 ROM chip (512KB). | So far we have verified that revision 1.0 of the mainboard has a socketed PLCC32 ROM chip (512KB). | ||
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| IDE | | IDE | ||
| + | | style="background:lime" | Works | ||
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| + | | IDE using CF-to-IDE adapter | ||
| style="background:lime" | Works | | style="background:lime" | Works | ||
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| − | | Mainboard sensors | + | | Mainboard sensors/fans |
| style="background:yellow" | Untested | | style="background:yellow" | Untested | ||
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| + | | CPU frequency scaling / powersave modes | ||
| + | | style="background:yellow" | Untested | ||
| + | | Probably won't work as long as there's no ACPI implementation for this board(?) | ||
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| + | | [[Flashrom]] | ||
| + | | style="background:yellow" | Works partly | ||
| + | | Currently [[Flashrom]] works fine with LinuxBIOS, but it does not yet work with the proprietary BIOS. | ||
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Revision as of 17:49, 21 September 2007
This page describes how to use LinuxBIOS on the MSI MS-7260 (K9N Neo) mainboard.
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The mainboard
Some more information of the board is available in the mailing list archives.
So far we have verified that revision 1.0 of the mainboard has a socketed PLCC32 ROM chip (512KB).
If you have any other revision of the board, please contact us on the mailing list and let us know if it has a socketed (and PLCC-type) ROM chip.
Status
The respective patch is not yet committed, but it's available in the mailing list archives.
| Device/functionality | Status | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Works | I'm using an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+, both cores work fine. |
| RAM | Works | It seems some combinations of DIMMs and RAM slots don't work. Using only one DIMM works for me. |
| IDE | Works | — |
| IDE using CF-to-IDE adapter | Works | — |
| SATA | Untested | — |
| USB | Works | — |
| On-board ethernet | Works | — |
| On-board audio | Works | — |
| PCI add-on cards | Not working | There seem to be problems with PCI add-on cards. This is being investigated. |
| PCI Express add-on cards | Untested | — |
| Floppy | Untested | — |
| Serial port (COM1) | Works | — |
| Parallel port | Untested | — |
| PS/2 keyboard | Untested | — |
| PS/2 mouse | Untested | — |
| Mainboard sensors/fans | Untested | — |
| CPU frequency scaling / powersave modes | Untested | Probably won't work as long as there's no ACPI implementation for this board(?) |
| Flashrom | Works partly | Currently Flashrom works fine with LinuxBIOS, but it does not yet work with the proprietary BIOS. |
Building LinuxBIOS
Build a LinuxBIOS payload, e.g. FILO, and copy the resulting file to /tmp/filo.elf.
$ cp payload.file /tmp/filo.elf
Checkout LinuxBIOS:
$ svn co svn://linuxbios.org/repos/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2
Build the LinuxBIOS image, containing the payload.
$ cd LinuxBIOSv2/targets $ ./buildtarget msi/ms7260 $ cd msi/ms7260/ms7260 $ make
Write the LinuxBIOS image onto your ROM chip using flashrom:
$ flashrom -wv linuxbios.rom
Note: At the moment flashrom does not work in the MS-7260 (when booted using the original BIOS). Thus, I'm flashing the ROM chip in a different mainboard where flashrom works. However, flashrom works just fine once the MS-7260 is booted using LinuxBIOS.
TODO
- Test the devices marked as "Untested" in the above status table.
- Fix flashrom to also work when the board is booted using the proprietary BIOS.
- Fix the issues with PCI add-on cards.
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