smp, newconfig, hdama

[Stefan Reinauer]

* Roger <rogerxxmaillist at speakeasy.net> [030811 10:02]:
> > The two unknowable issues with IBM:
> > - enable SPD
> > - enable FLASH write
> 
> I thought the openbios/devbios code that i posted and made reference to
> had the corresponding addresses for enabling flash write for the i440bx
> chipset? (or is this another issue?  ...i thought it was really an mtd
> issue.)
  
devbios generally knows how to do this for certain chipsets, including
the 440. Unfortunately some mainboard vendors additionaly protect flash
write with some undocumented GPIO circuit, so supporting the chipset
alone is not enough. There is not much you can do except gnireenigne 
esrever existing firmware or trying out all possible GPIO lines (and
combine them etc) The first is probably illegal in some countries, the
second might destroy your hardware, esp. on laptops.

  Stefan

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