Board:pcengines/alix1c

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Status

Device/functionality	Status	Comments
CPU
CPU works	OK
L1 cache enabled
L2 cache enabled
L3 cache enabled	N/A
Multiple CPU support	N/A
Multi-core support	N/A
Hardware virtualization	N/A
RAM
EDO	N/A
SDRAM	OK	It appears to work since it boots successfully.
SO-DIMM	N/A
DDR	N/A
DDR2	N/A
DDR3	N/A
Dual channel support	N/A
ECC support
On-board Hardware
On-board IDE 3.5"
On-board IDE 2.5"
On-board SATA	N/A
On-board SCSI	Unknown
On-board USB	OK	works only in GNU/Linux (keyboard not found during boot)
On-board VGA
On-board Ethernet	OK	works in GNU/Linux
On-board Audio	OK	Tested with MPD under parabola
On-board Modem	N/A
On-board FireWire	N/A
On-board Smartcard reader
On-board CompactFlash	OK	can boot from it
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	N/A
Audio/Modem-Riser (AMR/CNR) cards	N/A
PCI add-on cards	OK	Booted successfully from a 3com PCI card with ipxe, also tested with an ath9k, works fine
Mini-PCI add-on cards	OK	tested with an ath5k, works fine
PCI-X add-on cards	N/A
AGP graphics cards	N/A
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	N/A
Serial port 1 (COM1)	OK	works in coreboot,SeaBIOS,GNU(systemd)/Linux(kernel messages)
Serial port 2 (COM2)
Parallel port
PS/2 keyboard		Not detected in coreboot, may work in GNU/Linux
PS/2 mouse
Game port	N/A
Infrared	N/A
PC speaker
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
Hardware watchdog
SMBus	Unknown
CAN bus	N/A
CPU frequency scaling
Other powersaving features
ACPI	No
Reboot	OK	tested with the reboot command under parabola(systemd based)
Poweroff
Suspend	Unknown
Nonstandard LEDs
High precision event timers (HPET)
Random number generator (RNG)
Wake on modem ring
Wake on LAN
Wake on keyboard
Wake on mouse
Flashrom	OK	Works in coreboot

Recovery

• There is an LPC dongle with a socketed second BIOS chip in it, it can probably be bought or lent by the company making the card.

GNU/Linux Installation

• To install a GNU/Linux distro on the compact flash card without an external reader,and because keyboard is not working in coreboot/SeaBIOS, I compiled coreboot in verbose mode, and put the card in the slot after coreboot said to press F12, and before the linux kernel started. I booted on an ipxe network card and installed parabola.
• I could have used sgabios instead and pressed F12, and have booted on an ipxe network card and installed parabola

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