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Known-good ASUS CUA howto

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@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ NOTE: these steps are tested all the way up to the end, they work.
The steps for loading linuxbios are simple:
0) get linux installed on your LinuxBIOS machine
1) Get Linuxbios source from the sourceforge
2) get a 2.4.9 kernel for LinuxBIOS, patch it, then build it
2) get a 2.4.9 kernel for you LinuxBIOS machine, patch it, then build it
3) config and build linuxbios
4) Get the MTD utilities from http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/
and build the 'erase' utility
5) Configure a new 2.4.9 kernel for burning Disk On Chip
5) Configure a new 2.4.9 kernel on your build machine for burning Disk On Chip
6) put a Disk On Chip into the flash socket
7) Burn the chip
8) Configure serial connection and hit reset.
@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ o Once you have pulled this file down and untar'ed it,
o There are a couple of things you have to fix in the 2.4.9 kernel.
First, you need to fix a keyboard bug for using the serial console.
First, IF YOU ARE RUNNING REDHAT 7.1 ON YOUR LinuxBIOS machine,
you need to fix /drivers/char/serial.c.
IF YOU DON'T DO THIS, LINUXBIOS WILL BOOT UP, BUT YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO TYPE ANYTHING USING YOUR TERMINAL KEYBOARD.
@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ o There are a couple of things you have to fix in the 2.4.9 kernel.
if ((cflag & CREAD) == 0)
info->ignore_status_mask |= UART_LSR_DR;
Secondly, if you need to burn Disk On Chip MILLENIUM
Secondly, if you need to burn Disk On Chip MILLENIUM from the ASUS
Go to linux-directory/drivers/mtd/devices/
Edit the file docprobe.c and change line 42.
@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ o There are a couple of things you have to fix in the 2.4.9 kernel.
o Now copy config-2.4.9-asus (from /freebios/src/kernel_patches)
to .config, then
make oldconfig
make oldconfig
make clean
make dep
make vmlinux
@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ o You now need to figure out where you want to put your build images.
Here's what it looks like when you run it.
python ~/src/freebois/util/config/NLBConfig.py asus-cua.config ~/src/freebios
python ~/freebios/util/config/NLBConfig.py asus-cua.config ~/freebios
/root/linuxbios/config_files/asus-cua is not a directory.
I know I should make this, but I'm too paranoid
@ -294,6 +295,10 @@ ua
You're now ready to burn the Disk On Chip, but first ....
Steps 4 and 5 illustrate ONE WAY of burning Disk On Chip. If you
have other ways of burning LinuxBIOS onto Flash, please go ahead and use
your steps.
Step 4) Get the MTD utilities from http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/
(see the instructions at that site)
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.infradead.org:/home/cvs co mtd
@ -303,7 +308,7 @@ Step 4) Get the MTD utilities from http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/
(You need the erase utility)
Install the erase utility where it is in your path.
Step 5) Configuring your kernel for Disk on Chip.
Step 5) Configuring your kernel on your build machine for Disk on Chip.
You are going to use the script burn_mtd_asus_cua. PLEASE
NOTE: THIS SCRIPT WORKS ONLY ON MOTHERBOARDS WITH THE ACER ALI
@ -312,18 +317,16 @@ Step 5) Configuring your kernel for Disk on Chip.
The fix for other chipsets seems simple enough: just change
the setpci line in burn_mtd_asus_cua to enable your chipset to write
to flash. However, you have to get this information from the chipset
documentation. THIS, IN OUR EXPERIENCE, IS HARD!
documentation. THIS, IN OUR EXPERIENCE, IS HARD! Again, if you
have other ways of burning LinuxBIOS onto Flash, please go ahead
and do so!
You need a new 2.4.9 kernel for your build machine so you can
burn the Disk On Chip.
burn the Disk On Chip. Get a 2.4.9 kernel, untar it.
Get a 2.4.9 kernel, untar it. This is a NEW kernel source. You
should have two 2.4.9 kernels on your build machine - one for
LinuxBIOS and one for burning the Disk On Chip. DO NOT MIX THEM UP.
Change the files linux-directory/drivers/char/serial.c and
linux-directory/drivers/char/mtd/devices/docprobe.c as shown
in Step 2)
MAKE SURE YOU change
linux-directory/drivers/char/mtd/devices/docprobe.c as shown
in Step 2).
Copy the file config-2.4.9-flash-burn from freebios/src/kernel_patches
to your 2.4.9 directory as .config