[coreboot] AMD690GM-M2

[Uwe Hermann]

On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 03:13:41AM -0400, Josh wrote:
> > Good, the chip is supported by flashrom.
> I'm having troubling finding a place to buy a W39V040B chip in the US.
> Looks like avnet.com is a good place to buy an alternative chip,
> but I can't to find any information on how to pick a chip that is
> compatible.  What criteria do I need to look at when picking out
> a different chip.  While I'm at it, I'd like to go with a bigger
> chip unless there is a reason not to.

There's a certain size limitation depending on the southbridge (SB600),
will have to check the datasheet (freely available).


> It didn't look too difficult, so I'm in the process of adding dump
> support for IT8726F.  At first glance it seemed pretty similar to
> IT8718F.  If I have any questions, I'll let you know.

Nice, thanks!

I've also ordered an AMD690GM-M2 so I'll be able to port/test in a few
days or so...


Uwe.
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