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====Supporting a new board with a unsupported cpu, chipset or superIO==== | ====Supporting a new board with a unsupported cpu, chipset or superIO==== | ||
If your new board uses a cpu, chipset or superIO not supported by coreboot then you will have a lot of work in front of you. You will need developer data sheets for the cpu, chipset and superIO. AMD has been releasing data sheets to the public that includes most of the information required to support a new cpu and chipset. AMD has also been releasing complete | If your new board uses a cpu, chipset or superIO not supported by coreboot then you will have a lot of work in front of you. You will need developer data sheets for the cpu, chipset and superIO. AMD has been releasing data sheets to the public that includes most of the information required to support a new cpu and chipset. AMD has also been releasing complete coreboot patches to many of their recent cpu's and chipsets. Many of the superIO vendors have public documents available. Intel has been closed about releasing specifications at a low enough level to support a new cpu or chipset. Specifications are generally only provided to high volume OEM's. New developers requesting data sheets might have to wait for several months after singing NDA's intil they receive the specifications. | ||
== Recommended hardware and software tools == | == Recommended hardware and software tools == | ||