[coreboot] Need help to compile an AMD Geode GX2 VSA Binary

[Quentin Bouteiller]

Thanks for your quick reply. However, the VSA mentioned in the Geode
Porting Guide is for the Geode LX (and not the GX which is in the Wyse
S30). Are-you sure that it will work?


2013/12/1 Oliver Schinagl <oliver+list at schinagl.nl>

> On 12/01/13 01:51, Quentin Bouteiller wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I am currently trying to compile Coreboot for my Wyse S30 (which is pretty
>> identical to a Wyse S50, for those who have one) by following this
>> tutorial<http://fijam.eu.org/blog/how-to-put-coreboot-on-wyse-S30s50/>but
>>
>> I have a major problem.
>> As you know, to compile a Coreboot ROM , we need two external elements:
>> SeaBIOS (or any other Payload) and a VSA image. For the first, there is no
>> problem: I am able to compile it without any problem. However, for the
>> second, there is a big problem: as it is said in the tutorial, "GX2 VSA
>> needs to be compiled with an antediluvian and esoteric toolchain from
>> sources that are almost nowhere to be found and embedded within the
>> coreboot image". And guess what? I am no able to get all the components
>> needed for the compilation (currently, I only have NMAKE.EXE and the
>> compilation environment if needed (a 16 years old Fujitsu computer running
>> Windows 95))... So, I want to know anyone could help me by sharing all the
>> dependencies (or, if you have it, directly the binary), please?
>>
> I've had the intention to try the same thing and ask the same question.
> Meanwhile I was able to find http://www.coreboot.org/AMD_
> Geode_Porting_Guide which links to http://review.coreboot.org/
> gitweb?p=blobs.git;a=tree;f=cpu/amd/geode_lx where there is 'a' blob [0]
> that I haven't been able to try yet.
>
> Do keep us posted of your progress!
>
> Oliver
>
> [0] http://review.coreboot.org/gitweb?p=blobs.git;a=blob;f=
> cpu/amd/geode_lx/gpl_vsa_lx_102.bin
>
>>
>> Quentin Bouteiller
>>
>>
>>
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