[coreboot] coreboot.v2+seabios on 440bx: option roms not

[ron minnich]

On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Myles Watson <mylesgw at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: coreboot-bounces at coreboot.org [mailto:coreboot-bounces at coreboot.org]
>> On Behalf Of JasonZhao at viatech.com.cn
>> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 7:43 PM
>> To: avg at icyb.net.ua
>> Cc: coreboot at coreboot.org
>> Subject: Re: [coreboot] coreboot.v2+seabios on 440bx: option roms not
>>
>> I think the patch is in this link.
>> http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2008-September/038551.html
>> Is this one, Myles?
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> That looks more complex than what I was thinking of.  I'm attaching a patch
> that returns after copying the ROM to RAM, but before executing it.  It
> should work as long as the board you're using uses the generic pci ROM code.
>
>> I am also now trying to boot XP with SeaBios as payload on VIA's board.
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> Great.  Let us know how it goes.
>

This worked for Peter and me this week.

We retried with an ACPI install of XP and it hangs at Mup.sys. I think
we need some fixes for ACPI.

jason, which board are you using, I should try to get one.

But seabios works wonderfully well, I am really impressed!

ron