[coreboot] Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 with MB chipset Intel 7100

[Remi Lefevre]

Thank you very much Joe, your input is very valuable.

If you could just tell me since how long you are working on this
project, I think, with the knowledge of your work (porting i82830), I
may be able to better estimate the moutain ( ;) of work that awaits
me.

Congratulations if your porting reaches its end.
rémi

On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:39 PM,  <joe at smittys.pointclark.net> wrote:
>
> Quoting Remi Lefevre <rlefevre at gmail.com>:
>
>  > Thank you for your very fast answer.
>  >
>  > I wonder if you may have a linuxbios porting experience to help me
>  > evaluate the work needed to make this configuration supported by
>  > coreboot.
>  > (I mean a very gross evaluation considering that it would be someone
>  > valuable in low level work who would work on it).
>  >
>  > Regards,
>  > rémi
>  >
>  > On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:45 PM,  <joe at smittys.pointclark.net> wrote:
>  >>
>  >> Quoting Remi Lefevre <rlefevre at gmail.com>:
>  >>
>  >>  > Hi everyone,
>  >>  >
>  >>  > At first, this project is great, thanks to everyone that contributed
>  >>  > to make it alive.
>  >>  >
>  >>  > I build a new embedded system (Linux based) and seriously consider for
>  >>  > various reasons to replace the proprietary BIOS by coreboot.
>  >>  > Before promising heaven to business guys, I would like to see if
>  >>  > nothing will prevent me to realize it.
>  >>  >
>  >>  > My system will probably have the following components:
>  >>  > * CPU: Core 2 Duo L7400
>  >>  >         - Overview:
>  >> http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/core2duo/316663.pdf
>  >>  >         - Core 2 Duo datasheet:
>  >>  > http://www.intel.com/design/mobile/datashts/316745.htm
>  >>  > * MB chipset: Intel 3100
>  >>  >         - Overview:
>  >> http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/prodbref/315817.htm
>  >>  >         - Datasheet:
>  >> http://www.intel.com/design/intarch/datashts/313458.htm
>  >>  > * The motherboard will probably be custom (at least adapted) and I
>  >>  > don't have enough information yet to provide.
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Without wasting time from you, do you see anything that could prevent
>  >>  > me to port coreboot to this system (given your Intel NDA experience or
>  >>  > whatever...)
>  >>  >
>  >>  > This port would surely contribute to the coreboot repository.
>  >>  >
>  >>  I don't see anything that would prevent you from porting coreboot to
>  >>  this board, except that the chips are not supported yet, so you would
>  >>  have alot of work ahead of you....
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  I just finished porting the Intel i82830 Northbridge. I would
>  certianly try to answer any questions you have, but I am far too busy
>  right now to dedicate myself to your project.......Good Luck:-)
>
>
>  Thanks - Joe
>