2021-05-18 14:21:48 +02:00
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title: Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L desktop board
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This is a desktop board using intel hardware (circa \~2009, ICH7
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southbridge, similar performance-wise to the Libreboot X200. It can make
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for quite a nifty desktop. Powered by libreboot.
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IDE on the board is untested, but it might be possible to use a SATA HDD
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using an IDE SATA adapter. The SATA ports do work.
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You need to set a custom MAC address in GNU+Linux for the NIC to work.
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In /etc/network/interfaces on debian-based systems like Debian or
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Devuan, this would be in the entry for your NIC:\
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hwaddress ether macaddressgoeshere
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Alternatively:
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cbfstool libreboot.rom extract -n rt8168-macaddress -f rt8168-macaddress
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Modify the MAC address in the file `rt8168-macaddress` and then:
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cbfstool libreboot.rom remove -n rt8168-macaddress
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cbfstool libreboot.rom add -f rt8168-macaddress -n rt8168-macaddress -t raw
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Now you have a different MAC address hardcoded. In the above example, the ROM
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image is named `libreboot.rom` for your board. You can find cbfstool
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under `coreboot/default/util/cbfstool/` after running the following command
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in the build system:
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./build module cbutils
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You can learn more about using the build system, lbmk, here:\
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[Libreboot build instructions](../build/)
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Flashing instructions can be found at
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[../install/](../install/)
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2021-11-18 18:52:12 +01:00
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RAM
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Kingston 8 GiB Kit KVR800D2N6/8G with Elpida Chips E2108ABSE-8G-E
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this is a 2x4GB setup and these work quite well, according to a user on IRC.
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Many other modules will probably work just fine, but raminit is very picky on
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this board.
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