Category Archives: coreboot
it boots!
I finally managed to get the Gigabyte M57SLI-S4 to boot LinuxBIOS today. Turns out that some kernel boot parameters were required to make it do the right thing with the IRQs. It’s not perfect yet: the network interface doesn’t work, … Continue reading
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LinuxBIOS on the Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4
Yesterday, someone posted a message to the linux kernel mailing list announcing LinuxBIOS support for the Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 board. The M57SLI-S4 is a higher end desktop-class board that can be had for around $120. This announcement was reported all over … Continue reading
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another LinuxBIOS build tutorial
We acquired a Tyan Transport GX28 with a Tyan s2882 board at work (rather by accident, in fact). Turns out my Tyan S2881 Build Tutorial worked pretty much out of the box for the S2882, so I’ve put up a … Continue reading
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new server, and LinuxBIOS
So I’ve ordered parts for a new server, and half of them got here today. It’ll be a nice machine – Tyan S2881-based, Opteron 265, 2GB of ECC ram, 2x 74GB WD Raptors and 2x 320GB Seagate drives. And if … Continue reading
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LinuxBIOS: Tyan s2881 HOWTO
With a lot of help and several patches from the friendly folks over at the LinuxBIOS mailing list, I finally got LinuxBIOS working on the Tyan GX28 hardware. I’ve put a Tyan s2881 LinuxBIOS build HOWTO on the LinuxBIOS wiki, … Continue reading
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