Replacement for console level access on ALPHAs

Fri Jan 23 16:23:01 CET 2004

It looks to be a newer version of the chipset on the Supermicro P4DP6 or 
P4DPR or something (I hate Supermicro's naming conventions) using the 
82801DB (ICH4) and 82801CA (ICH3). As I recall, Eric Beiderman had at 
least one of those working. Dig around in the freebios (Not freebios2) 
tree. 

Is there a huge difference between the 82801CA/DB/EB? At first glance, I 
see DDR400, AGP8X, and SATA. 

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Andy Pearce wrote:

> Here is the lspci listing for the HP machine, so are we talking hopeful or
> no hope ?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andy
> 
> ======================================================================
> # lspci -xxv
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2578 (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
> Capabilities: [e4] #09 [2106]
> Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 3.0
> 00: 86 80 78 25 06 01 90 20 02 00 00 06 00 00 00 00
> 10: 08 00 00 e8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 e4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2579 (rev 02) (prog-if
> 00 [Normal decode])
> Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 64
> Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
> Memory behind bridge: f9000000-fa1fffff
> Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f81fffff
> 00: 86 80 79 25 07 01 a0 00 02 00 04 06 00 40 01 00
> 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 20 f0 00 a0 22
> 20: 00 f9 10 fa 00 f0 10 f8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
> 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (Hub #1) (rev 02)
> (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> I/O ports at 2440 [size=32]
> 00: 86 80 d2 24 05 00 80 02 02 00 03 0c 00 00 80 00
> 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 20: 41 24 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 00 00
> 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (Hub #2) (rev 02)
> (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
> I/O ports at 2460 [size=32]
> 00: 86 80 d4 24 05 00 80 02 02 00 03 0c 00 00 00 00
> 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 20: 61 24 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 02 00 00
> 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (Hub #3) (rev 02)
> (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> I/O ports at 2480 [size=32]
> 00: 86 80 d7 24 05 00 80 02 02 00 03 0c 00 00 00 00
> 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 20: 81 24 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 03 00 00
> 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB EHCI Controller (rev 02)
> (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
> Memory at f8500000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [58] #0a [20a0]
> 00: 86 80 dd 24 06 01 90 02 02 20 03 0c 00 00 00 00
> 10: 00 00 50 f8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 04 00 00
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB PCI Bridge (rev c2)
> (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
> Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=64
> I/O behind bridge: 00001000-00001fff
> Memory behind bridge: f8200000-f84fffff
> 00: 86 80 4e 24 07 01 80 00 c2 00 04 06 00 00 01 00
> 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 05 40 10 10 80 22
> 20: 20 f8 40 f8 f0 ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 06 00
> 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801EB ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
> 00: 86 80 d0 24 0f 01 80 02 02 00 01 06 00 00 80 00
> 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB ICH5 IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 8a
> [Master SecP PriP])
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> I/O ports at <ignored>
> I/O ports at <ignored>
> I/O ports at <ignored>
> I/O ports at <ignored>
> I/O ports at 24c0 [size=16]
> Memory at 20000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
> 00: 86 80 db 24 07 00 88 02 02 8a 01 01 00 00 00 00
> 10: e1 24 00 00 01 28 00 00 e9 24 00 00 05 28 00 00
> 20: c1 24 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 00 00
> 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24d1 (rev 02)
> (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> I/O ports at 24f0 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 2808 [size=4]
> I/O ports at 24f8 [size=8]
> I/O ports at 280c [size=4]
> I/O ports at 24d0 [size=16]
> 00: 86 80 d1 24 05 00 a0 02 02 8f 01 01 00 00 00 00
> 10: f1 24 00 00 09 28 00 00 f9 24 00 00 0d 28 00 00
> 20: d1 24 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 00 00
> 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB AC'97 Audio
> (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
> I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
> I/O ports at 2400 [size=64]
> Memory at f8500400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
> Memory at f8500600 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> 00: 86 80 d5 24 07 00 90 02 02 00 01 04 00 00 00 00
> 10: 01 20 00 00 01 24 00 00 00 04 50 f8 00 06 50 f8
> 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 02 00 00
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18GL [Quadro4
> 380 XGL] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
> Subsystem: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0169
> Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10
> Memory at f9000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
> Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
> Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
> Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0
> 00: de 10 8b 01 07 00 b0 02 a2 00 00 03 00 40 00 00
> 10: 00 00 00 f9 08 00 00 f0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 de 10 69 01
> 30: 00 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 05 01
> 05:02.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5782
> Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
> Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 12bf
> Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
> Memory at f8420000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
> Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
> Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+
> Queue=0/3 Enable-
> 00: e4 14 96 16 06 01 b0 02 03 00 00 02 10 40 00 00
> 10: 04 00 42 f8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 3c 10 bf 12
> 30: 00 00 00 00 48 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 05 01 40 00
> 05:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100]
> (rev 0c)
> Subsystem: Intel Corp. EtherExpress PRO/100 S Desktop Adapter
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 10
> Memory at f8430000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
> I/O ports at 1000 [size=64]
> Memory at f8400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
> Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K]
> Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
> 00: 86 80 29 12 07 01 90 02 0c 00 00 02 10 42 00 00
> 10: 00 00 43 f8 01 10 00 00 00 00 40 f8 00 00 00 00
> 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 86 80 40 00
> 30: 00 00 00 00 dc 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0a 01 08 38
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ron minnich [mailto:rminnich at lanl.gov]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 10:09 PM
> > To: Eric W. Biederman
> > Cc: Andy Pearce; linuxbios at clustermatic.org
> > Subject: Re: Replacement for console level access on ALPHAs
> >
> >
> > On 22 Jan 2004, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> >
> > > I would not say that serverworks is a lost cause.  But it
> > > is quite true that no one has yet succeeded in getting
> > > traction while working with them.
> >
> > yes, but having had an nda for a year with them (2000-2001), and having
> > had 0 help from them in that time, I am not hopeful.
> >
> > ron
> >
> >
> 
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