coreboot-kgpe-d16/Documentation/mainboard/asus/p8z77-v.md

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ASUS P8Z77-V

This page describes how to run coreboot on the ASUS P8Z77-V.

Flashing coreboot

+---------------------+----------------+
| Type                | Value          |
+=====================+================+
| Socketed flash      | yes            |
+---------------------+----------------+
| Model               | W25Q64FVA1Q    |
+---------------------+----------------+
| Size                | 8 MiB          |
+---------------------+----------------+
| Package             | DIP-8          |
+---------------------+----------------+
| Write protection    | yes            |
+---------------------+----------------+
| Dual BIOS feature   | no             |
+---------------------+----------------+
| Internal flashing   | no             |
+---------------------+----------------+

The flash IC is located between the black and white PCI Express x16 slots (circled):

How to flash

The main SPI flash cannot be written because the vendor firmware disables BIOSWE and enables BLE/SMM_BWP flags in BIOS_CNTL for their latest BIOSes. An external programmer is required. You must flash standalone, flashing in-circuit doesn't work. The flash chip is socketed, so it's easy to remove and reflash.

Working

  • PS/2 keyboard with SeaBIOS 1.14.0 and Debian GNU/Linux with kernel 5.10.28
  • Integrated Ethernet NIC
  • S3 Suspend to RAM
  • USB2 on rear and front panel connectors
  • USB3 (Z77's and ASMedia's works)
  • Integrated SATA of Z77
  • Integrated SATA of ASM1061 (works under GNU/Linux but not under SeaBIOS)
  • CPU Temp sensors (tested PSensor on GNU/Linux)
  • TPM on TPM-header (tested tpm-tools with TPM 1.2 Infineon SLB9635TT12)
  • Native raminit
  • Integrated graphics with libgfxinit (VGA/DVI-D/HDMI tested and working)
  • PCIe in PCIe-16x/8x slots (tested using an S3 Matrix GPU)
  • Debug output from serial port
  • Atheros AR9485 half-height mini PCIe WNIC adapted with Wi-Fi Go! Adapter
  • Default PCIe config (PCIEX_16_3 as 1x, PCIe Port 4 to ASM1061 SATA, see below for other potential options)

Untested

  • EHCI debugging
  • S/PDIF audio
  • PS/2 mouse

Not working

  • PCIEX_1_2 (expected under default PCIe config)
  • Other PCIe configs (see below)

PCIe config

On Asus vendor firmware, other than the default config already supported here, there remain another two configs: "PCIEX_16_3 as x4, with PCIEX_1_1, PCIEX_1_2 and onboard ASM1061 disabled" and "PCIEX_16_3 as x1, but PCIe Port 4 to PCIEX_1_2, with onboard ASM1061 disabled".

Configuring PCIEX_16_3 as x4 needs to program 0x3 to the LSB of PCHSTRP9, but also needs to configure GPIOs in the Super I/O chip different than the default config in this board's override tree.

Configuring PCIe Port 4 to PCIEX_1_2 needs to configure GPIOs in the Super I/O chip differently than the default config.

I have tried a lot, but sadly I am unable to produce the same result as the vendor firmware.

Asus Wi-Fi Go!

Asus Wi-Fi Go! has several versions. P8Z77-V has the earliest version. See Asus Wi-Fi Go! v1.

Technology

+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| Northbridge      | :doc:`../../northbridge/intel/sandybridge/index` |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| Southbridge      | bd82x6x                                          |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| CPU              | model_206ax                                      |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| Super I/O        | Nuvoton NCT6779D                                 |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| EC               | None                                             |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| Coprocessor      | Intel Management Engine                          |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------+

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