[coreboot] Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 with MB chipset Intel 7100
joe at smittys.pointclark.net
joe at smittys.pointclark.net
Tue Mar 11 23:39:16 CET 2008
Quoting Remi Lefevre <rlefevre at gmail.com>:
> Thank you for your very fast answer.
>
> I wonder if you may have a linuxbios porting experience to help me
> evaluate the work needed to make this configuration supported by
> coreboot.
> (I mean a very gross evaluation considering that it would be someone
> valuable in low level work who would work on it).
>
> Regards,
> rémi
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:45 PM, <joe at smittys.pointclark.net> wrote:
>>
>> Quoting Remi Lefevre <rlefevre at gmail.com>:
>>
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > At first, this project is great, thanks to everyone that contributed
>> > to make it alive.
>> >
>> > I build a new embedded system (Linux based) and seriously consider for
>> > various reasons to replace the proprietary BIOS by coreboot.
>> > Before promising heaven to business guys, I would like to see if
>> > nothing will prevent me to realize it.
>> >
>> > My system will probably have the following components:
>> > * CPU: Core 2 Duo L7400
>> > - Overview:
>> http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/core2duo/316663.pdf
>> > - Core 2 Duo datasheet:
>> > http://www.intel.com/design/mobile/datashts/316745.htm
>> > * MB chipset: Intel 3100
>> > - Overview:
>> http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/prodbref/315817.htm
>> > - Datasheet:
>> http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/313458.htm
>> > * The motherboard will probably be custom (at least adapted) and I
>> > don't have enough information yet to provide.
>> >
>> > Without wasting time from you, do you see anything that could prevent
>> > me to port coreboot to this system (given your Intel NDA experience or
>> > whatever...)
>> >
>> > This port would surely contribute to the coreboot repository.
>> >
>> I don't see anything that would prevent you from porting coreboot to
>> this board, except that the chips are not supported yet, so you would
>> have alot of work ahead of you....
>>
>>
>>
I just finished porting the Intel i82830 Northbridge. I would
certianly try to answer any questions you have, but I am far too busy
right now to dedicate myself to your project.......Good Luck:-)
Thanks - Joe
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