POST Code

Macro Name

Description

 

 

 

44

DEBUG_OEM_INIT_POWER_MAN

Check special device initial power management

 

 

function

 

 

 

45

DEBUG_KEYB_SET_LEDS_2

Clear keyboard buffer and Update NUMLOCK

 

 

status

 

 

 

46

DEBUG_HWIO_FIND_80X87

Test For Coprocessor Installed, and enable

 

 

coprocessor interrupt

 

 

 

47

DEBUG_OEM_LAST_MINUTE_INIT

Run OEM functions before boot, and enable

 

 

L1,L2 cache

 

 

 

48

DEBUG_MISC_LAUNCH_INT19

Post code will finish, ready to run int19 and load

 

 

OS

 

 

 

49

DEBUG_BEGIN_BOOT_CODE

Into Int19, to boot from floppy or other boot

 

 

device

 

 

 

50

DEBUG_ACPI_INIT

Initialize the ACPI function

 

 

 

51

DEBUG_PM_CPU_INIT

Power manager initial & GEYSERVILLE CPU

 

 

initialize

 

 

 

52

DEBUG_USB_HC_INIT

Clear USB status register and Initiallize the USB

 

 

Hub controller.

 

 

 

PCI BIOS -- PCICORE.ASM

 

 

 

 

 

D0

DEBUG_ROM_MAPPED_OK

check PCI 1.x VGA card rom mapping and rom

 

 

signature

 

 

 

D1

DEBUG_SEGMENTENABLE_

enable PCI device use ram area, record in PCI

 

COPYSTATE_1

register

 

 

 

D2

DEBUG_COPY_HROM_RAM_1

Enable PCI device ROM copy to RAM, record in

 

 

PCI register

 

 

 

D3

DEBUG_SEGMENTENABLE_

update PCI device segment range attribute

 

READWRITE_1

registers

 

 

 

D4

DEBUG_MAP_MEM_1

Configure PCI device memory registers

 

 

 

D5

DEBUG_MAP_IO_1

Configure PCI device I/O registers

 

 

 

D6

DEBUG_MAP_IRQ_1

Configure PCI device IRQ assignments

 

 

 

D7

DEBUG_CONFIG_COM_REG_1

turn on PCI device

 

 

 

D8

DEBUG_REVISION_1

PCI 2.x video card rom mapping

 

 

 

D9

DEBUG_OEM_DEV_CLEANUP_1

OEM PCI device defined, and initial OEM rom

 

 

 

DA

DEBUG_PCI_ADDIN_ROM_

disable add-in rom card decode

 

DISABLE_1

 

 

 

 

DB

DEBUG_RET_PCI_1

PCI device config finish

 

 

 

DC

DEBUG_SEGMENTENABLE_

enable PCI video device use ram area, record in

 

COPYSTATE_2

PCI register

 

 

 

DD

DEBUG_COPY_HROM_RAM_2

Enable PCI video device ROM copy to RAM,

 

 

record in PCI register

 

 

 

DE

DEBUG_SEGMENTENABLE_

update PCI video device segment range

 

READWRITE_2

attribute registers

 

 

 

DF

DEBUG_MAP_MEM_2

configure PCI video device memory registers

 

 

 

E0

DEBUG_MAP_IO_2

configure PCI video device I/O registers

 

 

 

E1

DEBUG_MAP_IRQ_2

configure PCI video device IRQ assignments

 

 

 

E2

DEBUG_CONFIG_COM_REG_2

turn on PCI video device

 

 

 

E3

DEBUG_REVISION_2

PCI 2.x video rom mapping

 

 

 

E4

DEBUG_OEM_DEV_CLEANUP_2

OEM PCI video device defined, and initial OEM

 

 

rom

 

 

 

E5

DEBUG_PCI_ADDIN_ROM_

disable PCI video device add-in rom card decode

 

DISABLE_2

 

 

 

 

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