Board:asus/f2a85-m
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Status
Notes
- The ASUS F2A85-M CSM is same as F2A85-M.
- get VGA from original bios using this:
Source: http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/coreboot/2012-December/073133.html
for internal VGA: Boot the legacy BIOS, and use http://www.coreboot.org/VGA_support chapter
extracting from your system: dd if=/dev/mem of=vgabios.bin bs=1k count=64 skip=768
You will need following patch to seabios:
--- a/src/optionroms.c
+++ b/src/optionroms.c
@@ -215,7 +215,10 @@ is_pci_vga(struct pci_device *pci)
{
if (pci->class != PCI_CLASS_DISPLAY_VGA)
return 0;
- u16 cmd = pci_config_readw(pci->bdf, PCI_COMMAND);
+ u16 cmd = pci_config_readw(pci->bdf, PCI_COMMAND) | PCI_COMMAND_IO | PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY;
+
+ pci_config_writew(pci->bdf, PCI_COMMAND, cmd);
+
if (!(cmd & PCI_COMMAND_IO && cmd & PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY))
return 0;
while (pci->parent) {
Reason is unknown, I see coreboot is writing 7 to cmd, but there is actually 6... Maybe there is some magic about IO decode bit...
- Add VGA bios in the menuconfig
- If you use PS/2 de-select legacy free
- De-select running option ROMs, leave this to Seabios
- Use seabios as payload
- Hotswapping has some issues (most likely USB3, disable it in orig bios before hot-flashing to coreboot). Drop a mail to mailing list if you have issues.
TODOs
- test virtualization
- test HDMI
- update VERB tables
- test suspend
Device/functionality | Status | Comments | ||||||
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CPU | ||||||||
CPU works | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
L1 cache enabled | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
L2 cache enabled | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
L3 cache enabled | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Multiple CPU support | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
Multi-core support | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
Hardware virtualization | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
RAM | ||||||||
EDO | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
SDRAM | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
SO-DIMM | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
DDR | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
DDR2 | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
DDR3 | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | Please select right voltage in menuconfig! Default is 1.5V but some DIMMs need more or less! | ||||||
Dual channel support | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
ECC support | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board Hardware | ||||||||
On-board IDE 3.5" | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board IDE 2.5" | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board SATA | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | Tested only first top port on left in sixpack (from outside view). | ||||||
On-board SCSI | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
On-board USB | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
On-board VGA | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | HDMI untested | ||||||
On-board Ethernet | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
On-board Audio | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
On-board Modem | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board FireWire | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board Smartcard reader | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board CompactFlash | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board PCMCIA | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board Wifi | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board Bluetooth | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
On-board SD card reader | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Add-on slots/cards | ||||||||
ISA add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Audio/Modem-Riser (AMR/CNR) cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
PCI add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
Mini-PCI add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
Mini-PCI-Express add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
PCI-X add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
AGP graphics cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
PCI Express x1 add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
PCI Express x2 add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
PCI Express x4 add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
PCI Express x8 add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
PCI Express x16 add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
PCI Express x32 add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
HTX add-on cards | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Legacy / Super I/O | ||||||||
Floppy | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
Serial port 1 (COM1) | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
Serial port 2 (COM2) | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Parallel port | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
PS/2 keyboard | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
PS/2 mouse | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
Game port | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Infrared | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | ? | |||||||
PC speaker | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | ? | |||||||
DiskOnChip | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Input | ||||||||
Trackpoint | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Touchpad | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Fn Hotkeys | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Fingerprint Reader | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Laptop | ||||||||
Docking VGA | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Docking LAN | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Docking USB | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Docking Audio | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Docking Displayport | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Thinklight | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Webcam | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
Miscellaneous | ||||||||
Sensors / fan control | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
Hardware watchdog | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
SMBus | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
CAN bus | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | N/A | |||||||
CPU frequency scaling | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
Other powersaving features | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | ? | |||||||
ACPI | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | ACPI power button event works, suspend untested. | ||||||
Reboot | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
Poweroff | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
Suspend | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
Nonstandard LEDs | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
High precision event timers (HPET) | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK | |||||||
Random number generator (RNG) | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | ? | |||||||
Wake on modem ring | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
Wake on LAN | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
Wake on keyboard | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
Wake on mouse | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Untested | |||||||
TPM | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | Unknown | |||||||
Flashrom | OK=lime | TODO=red | No=red | WIP=orange | Untested=yellow | N/A=lightgray | yellow }}" | OK |
Hardware info
This board ships with a socketed Winbond 25Q64F, 64 Mbit (8 Mbyte) chip, in PDIP 300 mil package:
The chip manual is available here
I use:
2x 2GB DDR3 modules in blue slots
---=== Memory Characteristics ===--- Fine time base 2.500 ps Medium time base 0.125 ns Maximum module speed 1333MHz (PC3-10666) Size 2048 MB Banks x Rows x Columns x Bits 8 x 14 x 10 x 64 Ranks 2 SDRAM Device Width 8 bits tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS 8-8-8-24 Supported CAS Latencies (tCL) 9T, 8T, 7T, 6T