[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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