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ASUS KCMA-D8 desktop/workstation board

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- This is a desktop board using AMD hardware (Fam10h and Fam15h CPUs available). It can also be used - for building a high-powered workstation. Powered by libreboot. The coreboot port was done by - Timothy Pearson of Raptor Engineering Inc. and, - working with them, merged into libreboot. -

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- Memory initialization is still problematic, for some modules. We recommend avoiding Kingston modules. -

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- Flashing instructions can be found at ../install/#flashrom - - note that external flashing is required (e.g. BBB), if the proprietary (ASUS) firmware is currently installed. - If you already have libreboot, by default it is possible to re-flash using software running in GNU+Linux - on the kcma-d8, without using external hardware. -

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- Back to previous index. -

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CPU compatibility

- Use Opteron 4200 series (works without microcode updates, including hw virt). - 4300 series needs microcode updates, so avoid those CPUs. 4100 series is too old, and mostly untested. -

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Board status (compatibility)

- See https://raptorengineeringinc.com/coreboot/kcma-d8-status.php. -

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Form factor

- These boards use the SSI EEB 3.61 form factor; make sure - that your case supports this. This form factor is similar - to E-ATX in that the size is identical, but the position of - the screws are different. -

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IPMI iKVM module add-on

- Don't use it. It uses proprietary firmware and adds a backdoor (remote out-of-band management chip, - similar to the Intel Management Engine. Fortunately, - the firmware is unsigned (possibly to replace) and physically separate from the mainboard since it's - on the add-on module, which you don't have to install. -

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Flash chips

- 2MiB flash chips are included by default, on these boards. It's on a P-DIP 8 slot (SPI chip). - The flash chip can be upgraded to higher sizes: 4MiB, 8MiB or 16MiB. With at least 8MiB, - you could feasibly fit a compressed linux+initramfs image (BusyBox+Linux system) into CBFS - and boot that, loading it into memory. -

- Libreboot has configs for 2, 4, 8 and 16 MiB flash chip sizes (default flash chip is 2MiB). -

- - DO NOT hot-swap the chip with your bare hands. Use a P-DIP 8 - chip extractor. These can be found online. - See http://www.coreboot.org/Developer_Manual/Tools#Chip_removal_tools - -

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Native graphics initialization

- Only text-mode is known to work, but linux(kernel) can initialize - the framebuffer display (if it has KMS - kernel mode setting). -

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Current issues

LRDIMM memory modules are currently incompatible
- SAS (via PIKE 2008 module) requires non-free option ROM (and SeaBIOS) to boot from it - (theoretically possible to replace, but you can put a kernel in CBFS or on SATA - and use that to boot GNU, which can be on a SAS drive. The linux kernel can use - those SAS drives (via PIKE module) without an option ROM). -
- IPMI iKVM module (optional add-on card) uses proprietary firmware. Since it's for - remote out-of-band management, it's theoretically a backdoor similar to the Intel - Management Engine. Fortunately, unlike the ME, this firmware is unsigned which - means that a free replacement is theoretically possible. For now, the libreboot project - recommends not installing the module. This project - might be interesting to derive from, for those who want to work on a free replacement. - In practise, out-of-band management isn't very useful anyway (or at the very least, - it's not a major inconvenience to not have it). -
Graphics: only text-mode works. See #graphics

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Hardware specifications

- Check the ASUS website. -

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