MSI MS-7260 - Revision history

Uwe: Updates.

2010-09-26T08:57:10Z

Updates.

Uwe: Drop some obsolete or useless stuff.

2010-09-26T08:50:38Z

Drop some obsolete or useless stuff.

Stepan: /* Building coreboot */

2010-05-05T08:14:01Z

‎Building coreboot

Stepan: /* Building coreboot */ svn paths

2009-10-30T18:27:49Z

‎Building coreboot: svn paths

Uwe: MSI MS-7260 Build Tutorial moved to MSI MS-7260

2008-11-16T15:00:34Z

MSI MS-7260 Build Tutorial moved to MSI MS-7260

Stepan at 14:57, 15 January 2008

2008-01-15T14:57:55Z

Uwe: /* Status */

2007-11-18T03:07:13Z

‎Status

Uwe: /* Status */

2007-11-18T00:09:27Z

‎Status

Uwe: /* Status */ Various updates.

2007-11-17T19:59:15Z

‎Status: Various updates.

Uwe: /* Status */

2007-11-07T17:18:41Z

‎Status

@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 |IDE_status = OK
 |IDE_25_status = N/A
 |SATA_status = OK
 |SATA_comments = Tested with a 40 GB SATA disk, connected to the "SATA1" connector of the board (there are four). Works with '''hde2:/vmlinuz initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/sda2''' in [[FILO]] (my Linux partition is /dev/sda2). Mounting the drive also works fine when you don't boot from SATA (e.g. from IDE or via [[etherboot]]).
@@ Line 47: / Line 45: @@
 |Onboard_CF_status = N/A
 |Onboard_PCMCIA_status = N/A
 |ISA_cards_status = N/A
 |AMR_cards_status = N/A
-|AGP_cards_status = N/A
+|Mini_PCI_cards_status = N/A
 |PCI_cards_status = OK
 |PCI_cards_comments = Tested: PCI VGA card (X11 works fine) in all three PCI slots.
 |PCIE_x1_status = Untested
 |PCIE_x2_status = N/A

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Image:Msi_ms7260_k9n_neo.jpg|thumb|The MSI MS-7260 (K9N Neo), revision 1.0]]
-This page describes how to use coreboot on the [http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=255&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171 MSI MS-7260 (K9N Neo)] mainboard. It is maintained by [[User:Uwe|Uwe Hermann]].
+This page describes how to use coreboot on the [http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=1&prod_no=255 MSI MS-7260 (K9N Neo)] mainboard. It is maintained by [[User:Uwe|Uwe Hermann]].
-−
-== The mainboard ==
-−
-Some more information on the board is available [http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2007-September/024684.html 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 [[Mailinglist|mailing list]] and let us know if it has a socketed (and PLCC-type) ROM chip.
-−
-<br clear="all" />
 == Status ==
@@ Line 103: / Line 93: @@
 |WakeOnKeyboard_status = Untested
 |WakeOnMouse_status = Untested
-|Flashrom_status = OK
+|Flashrom_status = WIP
 |Flashrom_comments = Currently [[Flashrom]] works fine with coreboot, but it does ''not'' yet work with the proprietary BIOS.
 }}
 {{GPL}}

@@ Line 118: / Line 118: @@
   $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk coreboot
-Build the coreboot image, containing the payload.
+See the [[Build HOWTO]] for information on how to build coreboot for this board.
-−
- $ cd coreboot/targets
- $ ./buildtarget msi/ms7260
- $ cd msi/ms7260/ms7260
- $ make
 Write the coreboot image onto your ROM chip using [[flashrom]]:

@@ Line 116: / Line 116: @@
 Checkout coreboot:
-  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/repos/trunk/coreboot-v2
+  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/coreboot/trunk coreboot
 Build the coreboot image, containing the payload.
-  $ cd coreboot-v2/targets
+  $ cd coreboot/targets
   $ ./buildtarget msi/ms7260
   $ cd msi/ms7260/ms7260

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Image:Msi_ms7260_k9n_neo.jpg|thumb|The MSI MS-7260 (K9N Neo), revision 1.0]]
-This page describes how to use LinuxBIOS on the [http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=255&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171 MSI MS-7260 (K9N Neo)] mainboard. It is maintained by [[User:Uwe|Uwe Hermann]].
+This page describes how to use coreboot on the [http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=255&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171 MSI MS-7260 (K9N Neo)] mainboard. It is maintained by [[User:Uwe|Uwe Hermann]].
 == The mainboard ==
-Some more information on the board is available [http://www.linuxbios.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-September/024605.html in the mailing list archives].
+Some more information on the board is available [http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2007-September/024684.html in the mailing list archives].
 So far we have verified that revision 1.0 of the mainboard has a socketed PLCC32 ROM chip (512KB).
@@ Line 104: / Line 104: @@
 |WakeOnMouse_status = Untested
 |Flashrom_status = OK
-|Flashrom_comments = Currently [[Flashrom]] works fine with LinuxBIOS, but it does ''not'' yet work with the proprietary BIOS.
+|Flashrom_comments = Currently [[Flashrom]] works fine with coreboot, but it does ''not'' yet work with the proprietary BIOS.
 }}
-== Building LinuxBIOS ==
+== Building coreboot ==
-Build a LinuxBIOS [[Payloads|payload]], e.g. [[FILO]], and copy the resulting file to /tmp/filo.elf.
+Build a coreboot [[Payloads|payload]], e.g. [[FILO]], and copy the resulting file to /tmp/filo.elf.
   $ cp payload.file /tmp/filo.elf
-Checkout LinuxBIOS:
+Checkout coreboot:
-  $ svn co svn://linuxbios.org/repos/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2
+  $ svn co svn://coreboot.org/repos/trunk/coreboot-v2
-Build the LinuxBIOS image, containing the payload.
+Build the coreboot image, containing the payload.
-  $ cd LinuxBIOSv2/targets
+  $ cd coreboot-v2/targets
   $ ./buildtarget msi/ms7260
   $ cd msi/ms7260/ms7260
   $ make
-Write the LinuxBIOS image onto your ROM chip using [[flashrom]]:
+Write the coreboot image onto your ROM chip using [[flashrom]]:
-  $ flashrom -wv linuxbios.rom
+  $ flashrom -wv coreboot.rom
 <div style="color: red">WARNING: This will overwrite your current BIOS! Make sure you know what you're doing! You should have a way to revert back to the original BIOS in case anything goes wrong. It's a good idea to have a spare ROM chip which contains the original proprietary BIOS. Read the [[FAQ]] for more information. If in doubt, contact the [[Mailinglist|mailing list]].</div>
-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.
+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 coreboot.
 == TODO ==

@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 |CPU_multicore_status = OK
 |CPU_multicore_comments = Both cores appear in '''dmesg''' and '''/proc/cpuinfo''' and work fine.
-|CPU_virt_status = Untested
+|CPU_virt_status = OK
-|CPU_virt_comments = '''/proc/cpuinfo''' lists '''svm''', i.e. that the CPU support AMD SVM (a.k.a. Pacifica).
+|CPU_virt_comments = Tested: '''modprobe kvm-amd''' and using '''kvm''' works fine (window title shows ''QEMU/KVM'' instead of just ''QEMU''). '''/proc/cpuinfo''' lists '''svm''', i.e. that the CPU support AMD SVM (a.k.a. Pacifica).
 |RAM_EDO_status = N/A

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 |CPU_multicore_comments = Both cores appear in '''dmesg''' and '''/proc/cpuinfo''' and work fine.
 |CPU_virt_status = Untested
 |RAM_EDO_status = N/A
@@ Line 37: / Line 38: @@
 |RAM_DDR3_status = N/A
 |RAM_dualchannel_status = Untested
-|RAM_ecc_status = Untested
+|RAM_ecc_status = N/A
 |IDE_status = OK
@@ Line 46: / Line 47: @@
 |SATA_comments = Tested with a 40 GB SATA disk, connected to the "SATA1" connector of the board (there are four). Works with '''hde2:/vmlinuz initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/sda2''' in [[FILO]] (my Linux partition is /dev/sda2). Mounting the drive also works fine when you don't boot from SATA (e.g. from IDE or via [[etherboot]]).
 |USB_status = OK
-|USB_comments = Tested: USB thumb drive, USB keyboard, USB webcam, USB DVB-T adapter.
+|USB_comments = Tested: USB thumb drive, USB keyboard (in all 10 USB ports), USB webcam, USB DVB-T adapter.
 |Onboard_VGA_status = N/A
 |Onboard_ethernet_status = OK
@@ Line 61: / Line 62: @@
 |AGP_cards_status = N/A
 |PCI_cards_status = OK
-|PCI_cards_comments = Tested: PCI VGA card (X11 works fine).
+|PCI_cards_comments = Tested: PCI VGA card (X11 works fine) in all three PCI slots.
 |PCIE_x1_status = Untested
 |PCIE_x2_status = N/A
@@ Line 70: / Line 71: @@
 |HTX_status = N/A
-|Floppy_status = Untested
+|Floppy_status = WIP
 |COM1_status = OK
 |COM2_status = N/A
@@ Line 91: / Line 93: @@
 |ACPI_status = No
 |ACPI_comments = There's no ACPI implementation for this board.
-|Reboot_status =
+|Reboot_status = OK
-|Poweroff_status =
+|Poweroff_status = No
 |LEDs_status = N/A
 |HPET_status = Untested

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 |CPU_status = OK
-|CPU_comments = I'm using an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+, both cores work fine.
+|CPU_comments = I'm using an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+.
 |RAM_EDO_status = N/A
@@ Line 26: / Line 35: @@
 |RAM_DDR2_status = OK
 |RAM_DDR2_comments = It seems some combinations of DIMMs and RAM slots don't work. Using only one DIMM (in slot 1) works for me.
 |IDE_status = OK
 |IDE_CF_status = OK
 |IDE_25_status = N/A
-|DiskOnChip_status = N/A
+|CDROM_DVD_status = Untested
 |SATA_status = OK
 |SATA_comments = Tested with a 40 GB SATA disk, connected to the "SATA1" connector of the board (there are four). Works with '''hde2:/vmlinuz initrd=/initrd.img root=/dev/sda2''' in [[FILO]] (my Linux partition is /dev/sda2). Mounting the drive also works fine when you don't boot from SATA (e.g. from IDE or via [[etherboot]]).
@@ Line 38: / Line 50: @@
 |Onboard_ethernet_status = OK
 |Onboard_audio_status = OK
 |Onboard_CF_status = N/A
 |Onboard_PCMCIA_status = N/A
 |ISA_cards_status = N/A
 |AGP_cards_status = N/A
 |PCI_cards_status = OK
-|PCI_cards_comments = There were some problems with PCI add-on cards, but they're fixed as of svn revision [http://tracker.linuxbios.org/trac/LinuxBIOS/changeset/2807 2807]. Tested using a PCI VGA add-on card, X11 works fine.
+|PCI_cards_comments = Tested: PCI VGA card (X11 works fine).
-|PCIE_cards_status = Untested
 |PCIE_x1_status = Untested
 |PCIE_x2_status = N/A
@@ Line 57: / Line 73: @@
 |COM1_status = OK
 |COM2_status = N/A
-|CAN_bus_status = N/A
+|PP_status = OK
-|PP_status = Untested
+|PP_comments = Doing '''modprobe ppdev''' works fine, but further tests were not performed.
-|PS2_keyboard_status = Untested
+|PS2_keyboard_status = OK
-|PS2_mouse_status = Untested
+|PS2_mouse_status = OK
 |Sensors_status = OK
-|Sensors_comments = The '''k8temp''' module loads fine, the sensors tool outputs the CPU temperature (both cores in my case) correctly.
+|Sensors_comments = The '''k8temp''' module loads fine, the '''sensors''' tool outputs the CPU temperature (of both cores in my case) correctly. The '''w83627ehf''' module (for various temperatures and fan speeds) works fine. Also, the '''eeprom''' and '''i2c-nforce2''' modules load fine.
-|CPUfreq_status = OK
+|Watchdog_status = Untested
-|CPUfreq_comments = Probably won't work as long as there's no ACPI implementation for this board(?)
+|CAN_bus_status = N/A
-|Smartcard_status = N/A
+|CPUfreq_status = No
 |ACPI_status = No
 |Flashrom_status = OK
 |Flashrom_comments = Currently [[Flashrom]] works fine with LinuxBIOS, but it does ''not'' yet work with the proprietary BIOS.

@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 |RAM_EDO_status = N/A
 |RAM_SDRAM_status = N/A
 |RAM_DDR_status = N/A
 |RAM_DDR2_status = OK