[coreboot] first date with coreboot
Ken.Fuchs at bench.com
Ken.Fuchs at bench.com
Wed Jul 16 17:57:32 CEST 2008
Amrish Purohit wrote:
> currently i am working as developer on linux plateform in a mnc
> in india. recently i have been asked to install coreboot in
> our machine and make necessary test.
What processor, northbridge, southbridge does your board have?
What additional/optional chips does it have such as NOR flash,
SPI NOR flash, SuperIO, embedded controller, Ethernet, SATA/SAS,
etc.
Depending on which chips your board uses, coreboot will be either
fully supported, partially supported or not supported at all:
http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards
If your mainboard is not listed, it may still be supported if
the processor and chipset and other devices are supported:
http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices
Other areas of the _status_ section of the coreboot web site
may be helpful as well.
> i have navigated the coreboot.org site but do not find any
> satisfactory document to start with. i have not enough
> knowledge of traditional bios or linuxbios.
> please help from where to start ?
Did you try http://www.coreboot.org/Category:Tutorials ?
The best way to start/learn may be getting one of the cheaper
boards on this web page and follow the corresponding tutorial.
Other areas of the _Getting Started_ section of the coreboot
web site may also helpful.
> i want to know each and every aspect of the coreboot and if
> possible i want to contribute to coreboot development.so
> anybody can help with enough document to start with.
Check out the _Developers_, _Related Tools_, and _Support_
sections of the coreboot web site. I suggest starting with:
http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual
http://www.coreboot.org/Development_Guidelines
Also check out flashrom, superiotool, buildrom, and other
tools in _Related Tools_.
Also read/review these web pages:
http://www.coreboot.org/FAQ
http://www.coreboot.org/Coreboot_Options
http://www.coreboot.org/Glossary
Good luck!
Sincerely,
Ken Fuchs
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