[coreboot] M5A97 R2.0 support?

Myself donteatmyinbox at gmx.com
Mon Nov 13 00:38:10 CET 2017 

Hello.  I was wondering if it is possible to use coreboot on my motherboard?

Vendor: ASUS
Board name: M5A97 R2.0
CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
Northbridge: AMD 970
Southbridge: not sure

lspci output:

-[0000:00]-+-00.0  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD890 PCI to
PCI bridge (external gfx0 port B) [1002:5a14]
           +-00.2  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RD990 I/O
Memory Management Unit (IOMMU) [1002:5a23]
           +-02.0-[01]--+-00.0  NVIDIA Corporation GK104 [GeForce GTX
760] [10de:1187]
           |            \-00.1  NVIDIA Corporation GK104 HDMI Audio
Controller [10de:0e0a]
           +-04.0-[02]----00.0  Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168]
           +-05.0-[03]----00.0  ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042
SuperSpeed USB Host Controller [1b21:1042]
           +-07.0-[04]----00.0  ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042
SuperSpeed USB Host Controller [1b21:1042]
           +-09.0-[05]----00.0  Qualcomm Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network
Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002e]
           +-11.0  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391]
           +-12.0  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
           +-12.2  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
           +-13.0  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
           +-13.2  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
           +-14.0  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 SMBus
Controller [1002:4385]
           +-14.2  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] SBx00 Azalia
(Intel HDA) [1002:4383]
           +-14.3  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller [1002:439d]
           +-14.4-[06]--
           +-14.5  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller [1002:4399]
           +-16.0  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397]
           +-16.2  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396]
           +-18.0  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h
Processor Function 0 [1022:1600]
           +-18.1  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h
Processor Function 1 [1022:1601]
           +-18.2  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h
Processor Function 2 [1022:1602]
           +-18.3  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h
Processor Function 3 [1022:1603]
           +-18.4  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h
Processor Function 4 [1022:1604]
           \-18.5  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Family 15h
Processor Function 5 [1022:1605]

Superiotool output:

superiotool r6637
Probing for ALi Super I/O at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xff
Probing for ALi Super I/O at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xff
Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff
Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff
Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff
Probing for Fintek Super I/O at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: vid=0xffff, id=0xffff
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x25e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x2e...
Found ITE IT8721F (id=0x8721, rev=0x1) at 0x2e
No dump available for this Super I/O
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=standard) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8502e) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8761e) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=it8228e) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=legacy/it8661f) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for ITE Super I/O (init=legacy/it8671f) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xf
Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff
Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff
Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x15c...
  Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff
Probing for NSC Super I/O at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: port=0xff, port+1=0xff
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: chip_id=0xffff
Probing for Nuvoton Super I/O (sid=0xfc) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: sid=0xff, id=0xffff, rev=0x00
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x162e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x162e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x164e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x20/0x21) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for SMSC Super I/O (idregs=0x0d/0x0e) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xff, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x4e...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x3f0...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x370...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x88) at 0x250...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x89) at 0x250...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x86,0x86) at 0x250...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for Winbond Super I/O (init=0x87,0x87) at 0x250...
  Failed. Returned data: id/oldid=0xff/0x0f, rev=0xff
Probing for VIA Super I/O at 0x3f0...
  PCI device 1106:0686 not found.
Probing for Server Engines Super I/O at 0x2e...
  Failed. Returned data: id=0xffff, rev=0xff

flashrom output:

flashrom v0.9.9-rc1-r1942 on Linux 4.10.0-38-generic (x86_64)
flashrom is free software, get the source code at https://flashrom.org

flashrom was built with libpci 3.3.1, GCC 5.3.1 20160225, little endian
Command line (3 args): flashrom -p internal -V
Calibrating delay loop... OS timer resolution is 1 usecs, 1368M loops
per second, 10 myus = 10 us, 100 myus = 103 us, 1000 myus = 1001 us,
10000 myus = 10103 us, 4 myus = 5 us, OK.
Initializing internal programmer
No coreboot table found.
Using Internal DMI decoder.
DMI string chassis-type: "Desktop"
DMI string system-manufacturer: "To be filled by O.E.M."
DMI string system-product-name: "To be filled by O.E.M."
DMI string system-version: "To be filled by O.E.M."
DMI string baseboard-manufacturer: "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."
DMI string baseboard-product-name: "M5A97 R2.0"
DMI string baseboard-version: "Rev 1.xx"
Found ITE Super I/O, ID 0x8721 on port 0x2e
Found chipset "AMD SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0" with PCI ID 1002:439d.
Enabling flash write... SPI base address is at 0xfec10000
SB8xx/SB9xx/Hudson-1 detected.
SpiRomEnable=1, PrefetchEnSPIFromIMC=0, PrefetchEnSPIFromHost=1
(0x0f4c2105) SpiArbEnable=1, SpiAccessMacRomEn=1, SpiHostAccessRomEn=0,
ArbWaitCount=7, SpiBridgeDisable=1, SpiBusy=0
ERROR: State of SpiAccessMacRomEn or SpiHostAccessRomEn prohibits full
access.
ROM strap override is not active
PROBLEMS, continuing anyway
The following protocols are supported: LPC, FWH.
Probing for AMIC A49LF040A, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Atmel AT49LH002, 256 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff,
id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash
content
Probing for Atmel AT49LH00B4, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x0b, id2 0xff,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Atmel AT49LH004, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x0b, id2 0xff,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Intel 82802AB, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x0b, id2 0xff,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Intel 82802AC, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xd0,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for PMC Pm49FL002, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2
0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal
flash content
Probing for PMC Pm49FL004, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Sharp LHF00L04, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xd0,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF002A/B, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2
0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal
flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF003A/B, 384 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2
0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal
flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF004A/B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF004C, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x0b, id2 0xff,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF008A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xea, id2
0xd0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF008C, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xd0,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF016C, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff,
id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash
content
Probing for SST SST49LF020, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2
0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal
flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF020A, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2
0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal
flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF040, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF040B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF080A, 1024 kB: Chip lacks correct probe timing
information, using default 10ms/40us. probe_jedec_common: id1 0xea, id2
0xd0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for SST SST49LF160C, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff,
id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash
content
Probing for ST M50FLW040A, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x0b, id2 0xff,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FLW040B, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x0b, id2 0xff,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FLW080A, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xd0,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FLW080B, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xd0,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FW002, 256 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1
parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FW016, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff, id1
parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FW040, 512 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0x0b, id2 0xff, id1
is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50FW080, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xd0, id1
is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50LPW080, 1024 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xea, id2 0xd0,
id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for ST M50LPW116, 2048 kB: probe_82802ab: id1 0xff, id2 0xff,
id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash
content
Probing for Winbond W39V040A, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V040B, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V040C, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V040FA, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V040FB, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V040FC, 512 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0x0b, id2
0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V080A, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xea, id2
0xd0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W49V002A, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2
0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal
flash content
Probing for Winbond W49V002FA, 256 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xff, id2
0xff, id1 parity violation, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal
flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V080FA, 1024 kB: probe_jedec_common: id1 0xea,
id2 0xd0, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
Probing for Winbond W39V080FA (dual mode), 512 kB: probe_jedec_common:
id1 0x0b, id2 0xff, id1 is normal flash content, id2 is normal flash content
No EEPROM/flash device found.
Note: flashrom can never write if the flash chip isn't found automatically.

Mainboard specs:
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/M5A97_R20/

Note: I used the tools available from the Ubuntu 16.04 repositories.  If
something looks wrong because of my use of outdated tools inform me and
I'll try again with newer tools.

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