[coreboot] coreboot bios

Uwe Hermann uwe at hermann-uwe.de
Thu Nov 6 23:49:30 CET 2008


On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 02:39:48AM -0700, Parts & Repair wrote:
> Is there a Coreboot bios for the TP 600x?

No, there's currently no such support, because this is a laptop and
those are not yet supported by coreboot at all. This is due to technical
reasons, for instance most laptops have a so-called "embedded
controller" which needs to be supported and which is usually
undocumented.


> Northbridge        Intel i440BX/ZX rev. C1 
> 
> Mainboard Model        26454EU (0x19F - 0x44C0F5) 
> 
> 
> Name            Intel Pentium III E
> Codename        Coppermine
> Specification        
> Package            MMC (platform ID = 3h)
> CPUID            6.8.1 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> root at darkstar:/# lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
> 00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
> 00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
> 00:03.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems WinModem 56k (rev 01)
> 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24/30 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
> 00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)

440BX + 82371AB are more or less supported per se (with several TODOs
still missing though), but unfortunately this is a laptop, so currently
not an option.


> 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
> 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
> 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2360 [MagicMedia 256ZX]
> 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR2413 802.11bg NIC (rev 01) 


Uwe.
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