[LinuxBIOS] How about the mainboard support with socket AM2 or Socket F in LinuxBIOS

[Ning (Michael) Qu]

Sorry about that making a mistake just now. I want to do some
experiments on mainboard with socket AM2 or Socket F. Can anybody
recommend some mainboards which are well supported by LinuxBIOS? Great
thanks!

On 2/26/07, Ning (Michael) Qu <quning at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, Ward,
>
> Thanks for your quick reply!
>
> And I haven't such a machine, so I still need make sure about the BIOS
> flash model of them. I want order the programmer soon. Do you know any
> information about the BIOS model of tyan 2881 and 2882? I just find
> the SST 49LF080A from
> (http://www.linuxbios.org/Tyan_S2881_Build_Tutorial), but it seems not
> the default one. And from the webpage
> (http://www.ioss.com.tw/web/English/RD1BIOSSavior/SelectionSheet.html),
> the 49LF080A suites for the programmer (-/PL4).
>
> Do you have any idea about that? Thanks again for your help!
>
> Best,
> Ning
>
> On 2/26/07, Ward Vandewege <ward at gnu.org> wrote:
> > Hi Ning,
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 10:37:26PM -0500, Ning (Michael) Qu wrote:
> > > I asked a question about AMD mainboard support in LinuxBIOS last
> > > weekend. I want to narrow the question as how about the support for
> > > tyan 2881 and 2882 in LinuxBIOS?
> > >
> > > I found there are detailed build guidance on the official website of
> > > LinuxBIOS. Does that mean LinuxBIOS supports them very well?
> >
> > Yes, LinuxBIOS works well on those 2 boards. The only things that are missing
> > are:
> >
> > - acpi support
> > - fan speed control
> >
> > But for a server, these are not so important anyway.
> >
> > Make sure you have a bios savior before you begin :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ward.
> >
> > --
> > Ward Vandewege <ward at fsf.org>
> > Free Software Foundation - Senior System Administrator
> >
>