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== Building LinuxBIOS == | |||
Build a LinuxBIOS [[Payloads|payload]], e.g. [[FILO]], and copy the resulting file to /tmp/filo.elf. | |||
$ cp payload.file /tmp/filo.elf | |||
Checkout LinuxBIOS: | |||
$ svn co svn://linuxbios.org/repos/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2 | |||
Build the LinuxBIOS image, containing the payload. | |||
$ cd LinuxBIOSv2/targets | |||
$ ./buildtarget msi/ms7260 | |||
$ cd msi/ms7260/ms7260 | |||
$ make | |||
Write the LinuxBIOS image onto your ROM chip using [[flashrom]]: | |||
$ flashrom -wv linuxbios.rom | |||
<div style="color: red">WARNING: This will overwrite your current BIOS! Make sure you know what you're doing! You should have a way to revert back to the original BIOS in case anything goes wrong. It's a good idea to have a spare ROM chip which contains the original proprietary BIOS. Read the [[FAQ]] for more information. If in doubt, contact the [[Mailinglist|mailing list]].</div> | |||
Note: At the moment flashrom does ''not'' work in the MS-7260 (when booted using the original BIOS). Thus, I'm flashing the ROM chip in a different mainboard where flashrom works. However, flashrom works just fine once the MS-7260 is booted using LinuxBIOS. | |||
== TODO == | |||
* Test the devices marked as "Untested" in the above status table. | |||
* Fix flashrom to also work when the board is booted using the proprietary BIOS. | |||
* Fix the issues with PCI add-on cards. | |||
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Revision as of 20:21, 19 September 2007
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This page describes how to use LinuxBIOS on the MSI MS-7260 (K9N Neo) mainboard.
The mainboard
So far we have verified that revision 1.0 of the mainboard has a socketed PLCC32 ROM chip (512KB).
If you have any other revision of the board, please contact us on the mailing list and let us know if it has a socketed (and PLCC-type) ROM chip.
Status
The respective patch is not yet committed, but it's available in the mailing list archives.
Device/functionality | Status | Comments |
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CPU | Works | I'm using an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+, both cores work fine. |
RAM | Works | It seems some combinations of DIMMs and RAM slots don't work. Using only one DIMM works for me. |
IDE | Works | — |
SATA | Untested | — |
USB | Works | — |
On-board Ethernet | Works | — |
On-board Audio | Works | — |
PCI add-on cards | Not working | There seems to be problems with PCI add-on cards. This is being investigated. |
PCI-E add-on cards | Untested | — |
Floppy | Untested | — |
Serial port (COM1) | Works | — |
Parallel port | Untested | — |
PS/2 keyboard | Untested | — |
PS/2 mouse | Untested | — |
Mainboard sensors | Untested | — |
Building LinuxBIOS
Build a LinuxBIOS payload, e.g. FILO, and copy the resulting file to /tmp/filo.elf.
$ cp payload.file /tmp/filo.elf
Checkout LinuxBIOS:
$ svn co svn://linuxbios.org/repos/trunk/LinuxBIOSv2
Build the LinuxBIOS image, containing the payload.
$ cd LinuxBIOSv2/targets $ ./buildtarget msi/ms7260 $ cd msi/ms7260/ms7260 $ make
Write the LinuxBIOS image onto your ROM chip using flashrom:
$ flashrom -wv linuxbios.rom
Note: At the moment flashrom does not work in the MS-7260 (when booted using the original BIOS). Thus, I'm flashing the ROM chip in a different mainboard where flashrom works. However, flashrom works just fine once the MS-7260 is booted using LinuxBIOS.
TODO
- Test the devices marked as "Untested" in the above status table.
- Fix flashrom to also work when the board is booted using the proprietary BIOS.
- Fix the issues with PCI add-on cards.
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