[Fwd: RE: [Fwd: Re: [Xen-devel] IOMMU and AMD 890fx]]

["Joop Boonen" <joop_boonen@xxxxxx>]

All,

I've got a message from Biostar support with a screen shot that showed the
IOMMU option. That made me aware that I wasn't using the latest BIOS
version.

I've flashed it with the latest BIOS version. Now I also have the IOMMU
option.

Biostar does also support the IOMMU option.

And is see:
lspci -d 1002:5a23
00:00.2 Generic system peripheral [0806]: ATI Technologies Inc Device 5a23

So it's actually working.

I think this mainbaord is really a bargain. I really nice mainbaord with
high end features for a midrange price.

Regards,

Joop.

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: RE: [Fwd: Re: [Xen-devel] IOMMU and AMD 890fx]
From:    "Support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:    Wed, July 7, 2010 10:12 pm
To:      "'Joop Boonen'" <joop_boonen@xxxxxx>
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Are you using this BIOS?
http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/bios.php?S_ID=482

Please see attached picture.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Joop Boonen [mailto:joop_boonen@xxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 1:54 AM
To: Support
Subject: [Fwd: Re: [Xen-devel] IOMMU and AMD 890fx]


Dear Biostar Support,

I've just got my TA890FXE main board.

I'm not able to enable IOMMU on this main board, I cant find this option
in the BIOS. AMD-V (SVN) is supported.

I Linux nothing shows up when i do:
dmesg |grep -i iommu

lspci -d 1002:5a23

See this information on the XEN mailing list:
http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2010-06/msg00842.html

I'm very happy with this main board because of the build quality and
options.

I hope this feature will be added to the BIOS than this main board is
perfect.

Regards,

Joop Boonen.

Below you find a message from the XEN mailing list.
I hope my main board will be supported in the near future.



---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] IOMMU and AMD 890fx
From:    "Sander Eikelenboom" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:    Wed, July 7, 2010 9:47 am
To:      "Andrew Oakley" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc:      "Andre Przywara" <andre.przywara@xxxxxxx>
         Jens Krehbiel-Gräther <xen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
         "Leonardo Prosperi" <leo.prosperi@xxxxxxxxx>
         "Joerg Roedel" <joro@xxxxxxxxxx>
         "Huang2, Wei" <Wei.Huang2@xxxxxxx>
         "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
         "Joop Boonen" <joop_boonen@xxxxxx>
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Hi all,

I have received a beta-bios from MSI for the MSI 890FXA-GD70 that should
support the IOMMU.
Since I don't have this board (yet), if there is anyone who has it and
cares to test, just drop an email and I can forward the bios.

If it works, that would only leave Biostar not supporting it, and with
Asrock, Gigabyte and MSI now in beta.
--

Sander

Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 4:54:16 PM, you wrote:

> On 10/06/10 19:49, Andrew Oakley wrote:
>> I have a Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5 motherboard.  I have opened a support
>> ticket with Gigabyte but have not yet received any reply.  The
>> virtualization option in the BIOS is turned on, there do not appear to
>> be any other relevant options.
>>
>> $ lspci -d 1002:5a23
>> $ ls /sys/firmware/acpi/tables/
>> APIC  DSDT  dynamic  FACP  FACS  HPET  MATS  MCFG  SSDT  TAMG
>>
>> If there is any response from Gigabyte to AMD can it be published on
>> the list please?

> Good news everyone, Gigabyte have now implemented this feature, see
> http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/ga-890fxa-ud5-iommu-bios-switch-39801/




-- 
Best regards,
 Sander                            mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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