[coreboot] Good v3 port candidate for Socket F

Marc Jones marcj303 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 23 07:40:35 CET 2008


On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Myles Watson <mylesgw at gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm looking for a system to port to v3.  It needs to be Dual socket F.
>
> Here's the "simplified" block diagram of the system that I have:
>
> Opteron - Opteron
>   |
> Chipset
>   |
>  PCIe
>
> And the system that I need:
>
> Opteron - Opteron
>  |         |
> PCIe       Chipset
>
> Notice that the second socket has an independent link to a PCIe controller.
>
> The Tyan s2895 would work, but I need socket F.
>
> My question is if you know of any Socket F systems that would fit the bill.
> I'm especially interested in what chipsets they use.  I'd like to port it to
> Coreboot-v3.

I am not sure what you mean. You want a HT-PCIe bridge that isn't a
tunnel to the southbridge?
Have you looked at serverworks/broadcom boards?

Marc




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