Board:gigabyte/ga-6bxc

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Documentation is now handled by the same processes we use for code: Add something to the Documentation/ directory in the coreboot repo, and it will be rendered to https://doc.coreboot.org/. Contributions welcome!

This page describes how to use coreboot on the GIGABYTE GA-6BXC mainboard.

Status

Device/functionality	Status	Comments
CPU
CPU works	OK
L1 cache enabled	OK
L2 cache enabled	WIP	L2 cache is not being enabled at the moment. We're working on fixing it.
L3 cache enabled	N/A
Multiple CPU support	N/A
Multi-core support	N/A
Hardware virtualization	N/A
RAM
EDO	WIP
SDRAM	OK
SO-DIMM	N/A
DDR	N/A
DDR2	N/A
DDR3	N/A
Dual channel support	N/A
ECC support	WIP	Not yet supported by the coreboot 440BX code, but it's on our TODO list.
On-board Hardware
On-board IDE 3.5"	OK
On-board IDE 2.5"	N/A
On-board SATA	N/A
On-board SCSI	N/A
On-board USB	OK
On-board VGA	N/A
On-board Ethernet	N/A
On-board Audio	N/A
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
On-board Wifi	N/A
On-board Bluetooth	N/A
On-board SD card reader	N/A
Add-on slots/cards
ISA add-on cards	Untested
Audio/Modem-Riser (AMR/CNR) cards	N/A
PCI add-on cards	OK	Tested: PCI NIC in all PCI slots.
Mini-PCI add-on cards	N/A
Mini-PCI-Express add-on cards	Unknown
PCI-X add-on cards	N/A
AGP graphics cards	OK
PCI Express x1 add-on cards	N/A
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	N/A
PCI Express x32 add-on cards	N/A
HTX add-on cards	N/A
Legacy / Super I/O
Floppy	WIP
Serial port 1 (COM1)	OK
Serial port 2 (COM2)	OK
Parallel port	OK	Doing modprobe ppdev seems to work, everything else is untested.
PS/2 keyboard	WIP	Doesn't seem to work, yet. This is being investigated.
PS/2 mouse	WIP
Game port	N/A
Infrared	Untested
PC speaker	OK
DiskOnChip	N/A
Input
Trackpoint	N/A
Touchpad	N/A
Fn Hotkeys	N/A
Fingerprint Reader	N/A
Laptop
Docking VGA	N/A
Docking LAN	N/A
Docking USB	N/A
Docking Audio	N/A
Docking Displayport	N/A
Thinklight	N/A
Webcam	N/A
Miscellaneous
Sensors / fan control	Untested
Hardware watchdog	N/A
SMBus	N/A
CAN bus	N/A
CPU frequency scaling	N/A
Other powersaving features	N/A
ACPI	No	There is no ACPI implementation for this board, yet.
Reboot	OK
Poweroff	No	Needs ACPI.
Suspend	Unknown
Nonstandard LEDs	Untested
High precision event timers (HPET)	N/A
Random number generator (RNG)	N/A
Wake on modem ring	Untested
Wake on LAN	No	NIC is powered off when the system is off.
Wake on keyboard	Untested
Wake on mouse	Untested
TPM	Unknown
Flashrom	OK

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