[LinuxBIOS] northbridge docs

joe at smittys.pointclark.net joe at smittys.pointclark.net
Wed Mar 21 14:37:43 CET 2007


Quoting Corey Osgood <corey_osgood at verizon.net>:

> joe at smittys.pointclark.net wrote:
>> Quoting joe at smittys.pointclark.net:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I am working on the code for my northbridge (Intel 82830).
>>> Particularly the raminit.c file. By looking at the sources from the
>>> other northbridges and my datasheets, I am getting a little lost. My
>>> datasheet (Intel) lists all the registers and their defaults but
>>> doesn't really explain the memory initialization process. Could
>>> someone direct me to some good docs that explain how memory
>>> initialization happens at boot time? The more detail the better. I am
>>> using SDRAM so SDRAM specific would be great. I was looking at the
>>> code from the via vt8601, but it seems like alot of the registers are
>>> hardcoded into the code (no disrespect Ron, I saw you converted it to
>>> C). I would like to write one that is a lot more dynamic (more
>>> definitions to uniqe code) so it can also be used to as sort of a
>>> template for other SDRAM based northbridges.
>>>
>>> Thanks - Joe
>>>
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>>>
>> I just have to say, after hours of reading datasheets and examining
>> code that who ever wrote the code for the e7520 and e7525 nothbridges
>> is brilliant!! The way the code is setup is going to work perfect for
>> me and maybe other people looking for Intel northbridge code starting
>> points. I think if any of you working on the 440bx should just scrap
>> the existing and start over with e7520 and e7525 as a template, maybe
>> not, but you might be able to get it working this way. Anyways, I just
>> wanted to Acknowledge some great code writing.
>>
>> Thanks  - Joe
>>
>>
>
> Joe, Uwe already did, and I really appreciate it ;) Although neither of
> us has gotten it running yet, it definitely is a better design, I've
> also been using something similar for via vt82c694 (again, no success
> yet). I only wish there was some way to haul apart or examine the
> factory bios to figure out what's going on with both of these chips, in
> principle this should be so simple. Why does what worked with v1 not
> work with v2???
>
> -Corey
>
>
Could eithor of you (Uwe or Corey) send me the 440bx files described  
above. I would like to take a look :)

Thanks - Joe






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