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[[Image:Asus a8n e.jpg|right|thumb|ASUS A8N-E, rev. 2.00]] | [[Image:Asus a8n e.jpg|right|thumb|ASUS A8N-E, rev. 2.00]] | ||
This HOWTO explains how to use | This HOWTO explains how to use coreboot on the '''[http://www.asus.com.tw/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=171&l4=0&model=455&modelmenu=2 ASUS A8N-E]''' board. | ||
== Status == | == Status == | ||
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|Poweroff_status = No | |Poweroff_status = No | ||
|LEDs_status = OK | |LEDs_status = OK | ||
|LEDs_comments = There's a green LED on the board which is enabled when the board is powered-on. Works out of the box, no special | |LEDs_comments = There's a green LED on the board which is enabled when the board is powered-on. Works out of the box, no special coreboot support required. | ||
|HPET_status = Untested | |HPET_status = Untested | ||
|HPET_comments = Doesn't seem to be enabled right now, but [http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/19/226 the hardware seems to support it]. | |HPET_comments = Doesn't seem to be enabled right now, but [http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/19/226 the hardware seems to support it]. | ||
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|WakeOnMouse_status = Untested | |WakeOnMouse_status = Untested | ||
|Flashrom_status = OK | |Flashrom_status = OK | ||
|Flashrom_comments = Works fine when booted with BIOS and also with | |Flashrom_comments = Works fine when booted with BIOS and also with coreboot. | ||
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== Before you begin == | == Before you begin == | ||
coreboot. Latest legacy BIOS is from May 2006 v.1013. Socket 939 Athlons do not have Pacifica Virtualization. | |||
The '''ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe''', an "nforce 4 sli" board probably shares the same PCB design with more solder pads populated (please confirm), and is also out of stock mostly. | The '''ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe''', an "nforce 4 sli" board probably shares the same PCB design with more solder pads populated (please confirm), and is also out of stock mostly. | ||
The '''ASUS A8NE-FM/S''' has initial support in the form of [http://www. | The '''ASUS A8NE-FM/S''' has initial support in the form of [http://www.coreboot.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2007-July/023029.html a patch]. | ||
Hot plugging a BIOS chip was successfully done (pull out chip with glued-on handle while running Linux), so you don't necessarily need an external EPROM programmer, just a spare working 49LF004 chip. 8 MBit SST 49LF080A was also successfully flashed and booted with legacy BIOS (two images concatenated). | Hot plugging a BIOS chip was successfully done (pull out chip with glued-on handle while running Linux), so you don't necessarily need an external EPROM programmer, just a spare working 49LF004 chip. 8 MBit SST 49LF080A was also successfully flashed and booted with legacy BIOS (two images concatenated). | ||
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in bash you may type | in bash you may type | ||
svn co svn:// | svn co svn://coreboot.org/buildrom | ||
then type "make menuconfig" but the A8NE is not supported there yet. | then type "make menuconfig" but the A8NE is not supported there yet. | ||