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[[Image:Via pc2500e.jpg|thumb|The VIA pc2500e, V1.0C]]
 
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This page describes how to use coreboot on the '''[http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/empowered/pc2500_mainboard/index.jsp VIA pc2500e]''' mainboard.
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This page describes how to use coreboot on the '''[http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/empowered/pc2500_mainboard/index.jsp VIA pc2500e]''' mainboard. It is maintained by [[User:Uwe|Uwe Hermann]].
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Note that the '''via/pc2500e''' code will likely also work for the PC2000, PC2000e+, PC2500, PC2500e+, or PC2500g (though this is untested).
  
 
== Status ==
 
== Status ==
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|RAM_DDR_status = N/A
 
|RAM_DDR_status = N/A
 
|RAM_DDR2_status = OK
 
|RAM_DDR2_status = OK
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|RAM_DDR2_comments = The CN700 code in svn currently only supported one DIMM. The RAM inserted in the second DIMM will not be usable.
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|RAM_DDR2_comments = The CN700 code in svn currently only supports one DIMM. The RAM inserted in the second DIMM will not be usable.
 
|RAM_DDR3_status = N/A
 
|RAM_DDR3_status = N/A
 
|RAM_dualchannel_status = N/A
 
|RAM_dualchannel_status = N/A
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|RAM_ecc_status = ?
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|RAM_ecc_status = N/A
  
 
|IDE_status = OK
 
|IDE_status = OK
 
|IDE_comments = The IDE device names in [[FILO]] are '''hde''' and '''hdf''' (hda, hdb, hdc, hdd are for SATA)!
 
|IDE_comments = The IDE device names in [[FILO]] are '''hde''' and '''hdf''' (hda, hdb, hdc, hdd are for SATA)!
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|IDE_CF_status = OK
 
 
|IDE_25_status = N/A
 
|IDE_25_status = N/A
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|CDROM_DVD_status = ?
 
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|CDROM_DVD_comments =
 
 
|SATA_status = ?
 
|SATA_status = ?
 
|SATA_comments =  
 
|SATA_comments =  
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|Onboard_CF_status = N/A
 
|Onboard_CF_status = N/A
 
|Onboard_PCMCIA_status = N/A
 
|Onboard_PCMCIA_status = N/A
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|Onboard_SCSI_status = N/A
  
 
|ISA_cards_status = N/A
 
|ISA_cards_status = N/A
 
|AMR_cards_status = Untested
 
|AMR_cards_status = Untested
 
|AMR_cards_comments = There's a CNR header on the board.
 
|AMR_cards_comments = There's a CNR header on the board.
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|Mini_PCI_cards_status = N/A
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|PCIX_cards_status = N/A
 
|AGP_cards_status = N/A
 
|AGP_cards_status = N/A
 
|PCI_cards_status =  ?
 
|PCI_cards_status =  ?
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|PP_status = OK
 
|PP_status = OK
 
|PP_comments = Doing '''modprobe ppdev''' works fine, but further tests were not performed.
 
|PP_comments = Doing '''modprobe ppdev''' works fine, but further tests were not performed.
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|PS2_keyboard_status = ?
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|PS2_keyboard_status = OK
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|PS2_mouse_status = ?
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|PS2_mouse_status = OK
 
|Game_port_status = N/A
 
|Game_port_status = N/A
 
|IR_status = Untested
 
|IR_status = Untested
 
|Speaker_status = OK
 
|Speaker_status = OK
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|DiskOnChip_status = NA
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|DiskOnChip_status = N/A
  
 
|Sensors_status = OK
 
|Sensors_status = OK
 
|Sensors_comments = Works fine using the '''it87''' kernel module.
 
|Sensors_comments = Works fine using the '''it87''' kernel module.
 
|Watchdog_status = N/A
 
|Watchdog_status = N/A
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|SMBus_status = ?
 
|CAN_bus_status = N/A
 
|CAN_bus_status = N/A
 
|CPUfreq_status = ?
 
|CPUfreq_status = ?
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|ACPI_status = No
 
|ACPI_status = No
 
|ACPI_comments = No ACPI support (yet?) for this board.
 
|ACPI_comments = No ACPI support (yet?) for this board.
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|Reboot_status = ?
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|Reboot_status = OK
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|Poweroff_status = ?
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|Poweroff_status = No
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|Poweroff_comments = Doesn't work yet, probably requires (at least partial) ACPI support.
 
|LEDs_status = N/A
 
|LEDs_status = N/A
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|HPET_status = ?
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|HPET_status = OK
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|HPET_comments =  
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|HPET_comments = Using '''hpet=force''' on the Linux command line works, but it's unclear whether using the HPET is better or not.
 
|RNG_status = OK
 
|RNG_status = OK
 
|RNG_comments = Doing '''modprobe via-rng''' works fine, further test were not performed, yet.
 
|RNG_comments = Doing '''modprobe via-rng''' works fine, further test were not performed, yet.
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== Build tutorial ==
 
== Build tutorial ==
  
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$ svn co svn://coreboot.org/repos/trunk/coreboot-v2
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See the [[Build HOWTO]] for information on how to build coreboot for this board.
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$ cd coreboot-v2/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r
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$ svn up -r3566
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$ cd ../../../../targets
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$ ./buildtarget via/pc2500e
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$ cd via/pc2500e/via_pc2500e
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$ make -s
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The resulting '''coreboot.rom''' is your coreboot ROM image you can flash using [[flashrom]].
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{{PD-self}}
 
{{PD-self}}

Latest revision as of 08:16, 5 May 2010

The VIA pc2500e, V1.0C

This page describes how to use coreboot on the VIA pc2500e mainboard. It is maintained by Uwe Hermann.

Note that the via/pc2500e code will likely also work for the PC2000, PC2000e+, PC2500, PC2500e+, or PC2500g (though this is untested).

[edit] Status

Device/functionality Status Comments
CPU
CPU works OK VIA Esther processor 1500MHz
L1 cache enabled OK CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
L2 cache enabled OK CPU: L2 Cache: 128K (64 bytes/line)
L3 cache enabled N/A
Multiple CPU support N/A
Multi-core support N/A
Hardware virtualization N/A
RAM
EDO N/A
SDRAM N/A
SO-DIMM N/A
DDR N/A
DDR2 OK The CN700 code in svn currently only supports one DIMM. The RAM inserted in the second DIMM will not be usable.
DDR3 N/A
Dual channel support N/A
ECC support N/A
On-board Hardware
On-board IDE 3.5" OK The IDE device names in FILO are hde and hdf (hda, hdb, hdc, hdd are for SATA)!
On-board IDE 2.5" N/A
On-board SATA  ?
On-board SCSI N/A
On-board USB  ?
On-board VGA OK Works fine with the openchrome X.org driver. No VGA BIOS needed, no BOCHS needed!
On-board ethernet  ?
On-board audio OK
On-board modem  ?
On-board FireWire N/A
On-board smartcard reader N/A
On-board CompactFlash N/A
On-board PCMCIA N/A
Add-on slots/cards
ISA add-on cards N/A
Audio/Modem-Riser (AMR/CNR) cards Untested There's a CNR header on the board.
PCI add-on cards  ?
Mini-PCI add-on cards N/A
PCI-X add-on cards N/A
AGP graphics cards N/A
PCI Express x1 add-on cards N/A
PCI Express x2 add-on cards N/A
PCI Express x4 add-on cards N/A
PCI Express x8 add-on cards N/A
PCI Express x16 add-on cards N/A
PCI Express x32 add-on cards N/A
HTX add-on cards N/A
Legacy / Super I/O
Floppy Untested
Serial port 1 (COM1) OK
Serial port 2 (COM2) N/A
Parallel port OK Doing modprobe ppdev works fine, but further tests were not performed.
PS/2 keyboard OK
PS/2 mouse OK
Game port N/A
Infrared Untested
PC speaker OK
DiskOnChip N/A
Miscellaneous
Sensors / fan control OK Works fine using the it87 kernel module.
Hardware watchdog N/A
SMBus  ?
CAN bus N/A
CPU frequency scaling  ?
Other powersaving features  ?
ACPI No No ACPI support (yet?) for this board.
Reboot OK
Poweroff No Doesn't work yet, probably requires (at least partial) ACPI support.
Suspend Unknown
Nonstandard LEDs N/A
High precision event timers (HPET) OK Using hpet=force on the Linux command line works, but it's unclear whether using the HPET is better or not.
Random number generator (RNG) OK Doing modprobe via-rng works fine, further test were not performed, yet.
Wake on modem ring Untested
Wake on LAN Untested
Wake on keyboard Untested
Wake on mouse Untested
Flashrom OK Works fine out of the box with the vendor BIOS as well as with coreboot.

[edit] Build tutorial

See the Build HOWTO for information on how to build coreboot for this board.

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