ASUS M2A-VM

This page describes how to use coreboot on the ASUS M2A-VM mainboard.

Status

Device/functionality	Status	Comments
CPU
CPU works	OK
L1 cache enabled	OK
L2 cache enabled	OK
L3 cache enabled	N/A
Multiple CPU support	N/A
Multi-core support	Untested
Hardware virtualization	Untested
RAM
EDO	N/A
SDRAM	N/A
SO-DIMM	N/A
DDR	N/A
DDR2	OK	Tested with 2 GB. Does not work with 2x2 GB unmatched DIMMS in a dualchannel setup (expected)
DDR3	N/A
Dual channel support	Untested
ECC support	Untested
On-board Hardware
On-board IDE 3.5"	OK
On-board IDE 2.5"	N/A
On-board SATA	OK	Not working: SATA multicount transfers (detected as unsupported by Linux)
On-board SCSI	N/A
On-board USB	OK
On-board VGA	OK	VESA framebuffer console does not work
On-board ethernet	OK
On-board audio	Untested
On-board modem	N/A
On-board FireWire	N/A
On-board smartcard reader	N/A
On-board CompactFlash	N/A
On-board PCMCIA	N/A
Add-on slots/cards
ISA add-on cards	N/A
Audio/Modem-Riser (AMR/CNR) cards	N/A
PCI add-on cards	Untested
Mini-PCI add-on cards	N/A
PCI-X add-on cards	Unknown
AGP graphics cards	N/A
PCI Express x1 add-on cards	Untested
PCI Express x2 add-on cards	N/A
PCI Express x4 add-on cards	N/A
PCI Express x8 add-on cards	N/A
PCI Express x16 add-on cards	Untested
PCI Express x32 add-on cards	N/A
HTX add-on cards	N/A
Legacy / Super I/O
Floppy	Untested
Serial port 1 (COM1)	OK
Serial port 2 (COM2)	N/A
Parallel port	Untested
PS/2 keyboard	OK
PS/2 mouse	Untested
Game port	Untested
Infrared	N/A
PC speaker	Untested
DiskOnChip	N/A
Miscellaneous
Sensors / fan control	WIP
Hardware watchdog	Untested
SMBus	Unknown
CAN bus	N/A
CPU frequency scaling	OK	Works with a patch
Other powersaving features	N/A
ACPI	WIP	power button works, software poweroff works, suspend is untested
Reboot	OK
Poweroff	OK
Suspend	Unknown
Nonstandard LEDs	Untested
High precision event timers (HPET)	Untested
Random number generator (RNG)	N/A
Wake on modem ring	Untested
Wake on LAN	Untested
Wake on keyboard	Untested
Wake on mouse	Untested
Flashrom	WIP	Reported as working with the proprietary BIOS.

Bootlog

The bootlog is available.

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