[LinuxBIOS] Call for help: superiotool

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 27.09.2007 18:45, Robinson Tryon wrote:
> On 9/27/07, Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> wrote:
>> On 27.09.2007 18:21, Robinson Tryon wrote:
>>> On 9/23/07, Uwe Hermann <uwe at hermann-uwe.de> wrote:
>>>> To make the tool more useful we need
>>>>
>>>>  - As many supported Super I/Os as possible.
>>>>
>>>>    Supporting new ones is relatively easy, but a bit time-consuming.
>>>>    You have to grab the datasheet, find out the ID/version of the
>>>>    Super I/O and add it in the respective file (ite.c for ITE Super I/Os,
>>>>    for example). For the dump functionality you have to add a (large) table
>>>>    with all registers and their defaults.
>>> Okay -- I grabbed the code from SVN, compiled it and ran it on a few
>>> computers, but I didn't get any useful output (verbose mode was also
>>> pretty sparse).  I assume that this means that my Super I/O chips are
>>> not supported, correct?
>> Not supported by superiotool, however if there was any output at all,
>> we'd like to know it.
> 
> Ok.  I'll re-run the tests when I get a chance and send in the output.

Thanks.

>> I can send dozens of ITE data sheets (even for now unavailable chips)
>> your way.
> 
> Great.  If you could just put those on a webserver someplace, that

I have some worries about copyright issues. Yes, they were freely
downloadable, but...

> would be excellent.  Any kind of preference on what chips get
> supported first?

Winbond and ITE are the ones where Uwe and I are specialized.

>> What's the vendor of your Super I/O?
> 
> Well, as I said, I tested superiotool on multiple machines.  I should
> be able to just crack the case on a machine and spot it on the
> motherboard, I assume?

Yes, but we'll probably be able to tell it from the short output without
opening any machine.

Carl-Daniel