[coreboot] 440BX - DFI P2XBL - Which Target?

[Kevin O'Connor]

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:01:37PM -0900, Roger wrote:
> I've got Boot!  ... But ...
> 
> Using the ASUS P2B only on a warm boot, and I deselected some Run non-VGA
> option Roms:
> 
> [*] Run VGA option ROMs
> [ ] Run non-VGA option ROMs

For best results, disable both of these options.

> I'm attaching the warmboot log, and then a cold boot log (again, the cold boot
> fails at raminit).  (I'm also attaching .config for kicks for anybody browsing
> the lists.)
> 
> When I'm booted, I get a constant reboot after loading SeaBIOS.  Pressing F12
> quickly doesn't show any boot options.  Likely because I've disabled the "Run
> non-VGA option ROMs"?

SeaBIOS runs all the option roms directly.


[...]
> CBFS:  Could not find file pci10de,0253.rom
> On card, ROM address for PCI: 01:00.0 = f9000000
> PCI expansion ROM, signature 0xaa55, INIT size 0xf000, data ptr 0x0104
> PCI ROM image, vendor ID 10de, device ID 0253,
> PCI ROM image, Class Code 030000, Code Type 00
> Copying VGA ROM Image from f9000000 to 0xc0000, 0xf000 bytes
> Real mode stub @00000600: 606 bytes
> Calling Option ROM...
> Oops, exception 8 while executing option rom
> ... Option ROM returned.

Coreboot is still having issues running the vga rom.

[...]
> Writing high table forward entry at 0x00000500
> Wrote coreboot table at: 00000500 - 00000518  checksum 17df
[...]
> Start bios (version 0.6.1-20100913_130029-morn.localdomain)
> Unable to find coreboot table!
> Found CBFS header at 0xfffffc9e
> Ram Size=0x01000000 (0x0000000000000000 high)

Not being able to find the coreboot table is an odd error - it needs
to be fixed as it results in incorrect memory sizing.

[...]
> Scan for VGA option rom
> Running option rom at c000:0003
> Turning on vga text mode console
[...]
> Scan for option roms
> Running option rom at cf00:0003
> Running option rom at d000:0003

Here you can see SeaBIOS runs three option roms.

-Kevin