You might also want to try https://github.com/al3xtjames/ghidra-firmware-utils From what I remember it allows browsing the .bin.
On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 5:12 PM Paul Menzel <pmen...@molgen.mpg.de> wrote: > > Dear se7enge, > > > Am 05.06.21 um 19:52 schrieb se7enge via coreboot: > > > I am about to embark on a mission to install coreboot on an ASUS > > F2A85-M PRO (w/ AMD A10-6800k) desktop machine. Admittedly, I don't > > have much experience in this field and am not extremely technical; > > but I am willing to learn and put in the effort needed. > > > > My main question to you at this time is regarding the extraction of > > the VGA BIOS binary, in order to make the integrated GPU function as > > intended, and how one goes about doing it. I have downloaded the > > available .CAP (BIOS image?) file from the official Asus support page > > (https://www.asus.com/supportonly/F2A85-M%20PRO/HelpDesk_BIOS/) and I > > can see that on your own documentation page for the ASUS F2A85-M > > (https://doc.coreboot.org/mainboard/asus/f2a85-m.html) you have > > recommended that one should use 'MMTool Aptio' in order to load the > > image and extract the VGA binary. However, I have struggled to find > > any official download or support page for this tool and it does not > > appear to be in my official distro repository or the AUR either. I am > > therefore seemingly unable to get a hold of it and follow your > > documentation. > > > > Please could you advise on the best way to solve this problem so that > > I may successfully extract the needed binary and continue on to > > compile the coreboot ROM. Any support is much appreciated :) > I extracted it directly from within GNU/Linux following the Wiki page > *VGA support* [1]. > > Note, to get graphics before the Linux kernel initializes it (using the > ROM), I have to run it in SeaBIOS. Letting coreboot run the VGA BIOS > Option ROM is not working here. > > I never tried if there is an UEFI GOP driver(?) which could be used with > (?) TianoCore. > > > Kind regards, > > Paul > > > PS: After you get it going, it’d be really great if you extended the > documentation and maybe even moved the information from the Wiki to the > documentation folder. You only need to know Markdown for that. > > > [1]: https://www.coreboot.org/VGA_support#Retrieval_via_Linux_kernel > _______________________________________________ > coreboot mailing list -- coreboot@coreboot.org > To unsubscribe send an email to coreboot-le...@coreboot.org _______________________________________________ coreboot mailing list -- coreboot@coreboot.org To unsubscribe send an email to coreboot-le...@coreboot.org
