diff --git a/src/cpu/allwinner/a10/Makefile.inc b/src/cpu/allwinner/a10/Makefile.inc
index 8e743a2d42..3e7b5355aa 100644
--- a/src/cpu/allwinner/a10/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/allwinner/a10/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 bootblock-y	+= clock.c
+bootblock-y	+= raminit.c
 bootblock-y	+= gpio.c
 bootblock-y	+= pinmux.c
+bootblock-y	+= timer.c
 bootblock-y	+= bootblock_media.c
 bootblock-$(CONFIG_BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE) += uart.c
 bootblock-$(CONFIG_BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE) += uart_console.c
diff --git a/src/mainboard/cubietech/cubieboard/bootblock.c b/src/mainboard/cubietech/cubieboard/bootblock.c
index 8899160d45..2e5929c019 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/cubietech/cubieboard/bootblock.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/cubietech/cubieboard/bootblock.c
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 #include <arch/io.h>
 #include <uart.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
+#include <delay.h>
 #include <cpu/allwinner/a10/gpio.h>
 #include <cpu/allwinner/a10/clock.h>
+#include <cpu/allwinner/a10/dramc.h>
 
 #define CPU_AHB_APB0_DEFAULT 		\
 	 CPU_CLK_SRC_OSC24M	 	\
@@ -76,10 +78,50 @@ static void cubieboard_enable_uart(void)
 	a1x_periph_clock_enable(A1X_CLKEN_UART0);
 }
 
+static void cubieboard_raminit(void)
+{
+	struct dram_para dram_para = {
+		.clock = 480,
+		.type = 3,
+		.rank_num = 1,
+		.density = 4096,
+		.io_width = 16,
+		.bus_width = 32,
+		.cas = 6,
+		.zq = 123,
+		.odt_en = 0,
+		.size = 1024,
+		.tpr0 = 0x30926692,
+		.tpr1 = 0x1090,
+		.tpr2 = 0x1a0c8,
+		.tpr3 = 0,
+		.tpr4 = 0,
+		.tpr5 = 0,
+		.emr1 = 0,
+		.emr2 = 0,
+		.emr3 = 0,
+	};
+
+	dramc_init(&dram_para);
+
+	/* FIXME: ram_check does not compile for ARM,
+	 * and we didn't init console yet
+	 */
+	////void *const test_base = (void *)A1X_DRAM_BASE;
+	////ram_check((u32)test_base, (u32)test_base + 0x1000);
+}
+
 void bootblock_mainboard_init(void);
 void bootblock_mainboard_init(void)
 {
+	/* A10 Timer init uses the 24MHz clock, not PLLs, so we can init it very
+	 * early on to get udelay, which is used almost everywhere else.
+	 */
+	init_timer();
+
 	cubieboard_setup_clocks();
 	cubieboard_setup_gpios();
 	cubieboard_enable_uart();
+
+	cubieboard_raminit();
 }