I have created a libreboot config for this board and built it with git lbmk. Actually the system is able to boot with this config. I have tested grub only and seabios with grub so far. Booting from usb device works as well. internal hdmi is also working. The cpu fan switches to a lower speed after startup.
I have created a libreboot config for this board and built it with git lbmk. Actually the system is able to boot with this config. I have tested grub only and seabios with grub so far. Booting from usb device works as well. internal hdmi is also working. The cpu fan switches to a lower speed after startup.
09:46 <ollonois1> Hi, I did some further testing on the P5Q-EM board. One thing I recognized was that the power off option in grub is not working. Unknown opcode 0x70 acpi shutdown failed.
09:46 <ollonois1> the other thing is, that I can install trisquel but parabola switched the screen black after the kernel is loading. Don't know if this is a libreboot related issue or something wrong with image nut on my other coreboot system it boots up well.
I'm now following up about this on IRC.
Today, 7 September 2021 on libreboot IRC:
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09:46 <ollonois1> Hi, I did some further testing on the P5Q-EM board. One thing I recognized was that the power off option in grub is not working. Unknown opcode 0x70 acpi shutdown failed.
09:46 <ollonois1> the other thing is, that I can install trisquel but parabola switched the screen black after the kernel is loading. Don't know if this is a libreboot related issue or something wrong with image nut on my other coreboot system it boots up well.
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I'm now following up about this on IRC.
Hardware beside the P5QL-EM:
PCIe X16 NVME SSD adapter in the PCIe graphic card slot (nvme)
NVIDIA GT710 in the PCIe X1 Slot (gt710)
senarios tested:
onboard intel graphics -> works with both trisquel and paraola (vga+dvi+hdmi)
onboard intel + nvme -> screen stays black on hdmi + dvi , vga is working
nvme + gt710 -> bootup with trisquel net install image -> works, parabola screen turns black, but there is still a signal.
In all configurations vga output is shifted to the left ( 1 character is missing)
also Seabios is not able to boot from the nvme -> Read Error
I flashed a coreboot rom and here I was able to boot from the nvme. Only vga output was working with the shifting issue.
I used the following config
https://paste.debian.net/1210745/
I used Seabios + Grub
Hardware beside the P5QL-EM:
PCIe X16 NVME SSD adapter in the PCIe graphic card slot (nvme)
NVIDIA GT710 in the PCIe X1 Slot (gt710)
senarios tested:
onboard intel graphics -> works with both trisquel and paraola (vga+dvi+hdmi)
onboard intel + nvme -> screen stays black on hdmi + dvi , vga is working
nvme + gt710 -> bootup with trisquel net install image -> works, parabola screen turns black, but there is still a signal.
In all configurations vga output is shifted to the left ( 1 character is missing)
also Seabios is not able to boot from the nvme -> Read Error
I flashed a coreboot rom and here I was able to boot from the nvme. Only vga output was working with the shifting issue.
I have issues getting ouptut over serial. I have tested on all my 3 systems running libreboot or coreboot and I get zero output over serial connection.
One interesting thing I figured out: when I put the GT710 from the X1 in the X16 slot prarabola and arch image boots and I have a screen. So I think this Issue is more related to these Images as the Trisquel image works.
I think there might be an issue, that only graphic cards are expected in the x16 slot.
I have issues getting ouptut over serial. I have tested on all my 3 systems running libreboot or coreboot and I get zero output over serial connection.
One interesting thing I figured out: when I put the GT710 from the X1 in the X16 slot prarabola and arch image boots and I have a screen. So I think this Issue is more related to these Images as the Trisquel image works.
I think there might be an issue, that only graphic cards are expected in the x16 slot.
A short update.
the thing that the digital video outputs are disabled is a design issue on this board:
On x4x (the northbridge on Asus P5QL-EM), PCIe x16 and digital outputs of the iGPU share the same pins, so you can't use both at the same time
There is a workaround to get further with the GT710 and nvme.
with kernel parameter nouveau.vram_pushbuf=1 nouveau.kms_vram_pushbuf=1 but the screen is flickering when using Xorg.
I also bought a radeon hd 6450 PCIe X1 card which works but needs firmware :(
A short update.
the thing that the digital video outputs are disabled is a design issue on this board:
On x4x (the northbridge on Asus P5QL-EM), PCIe x16 and digital outputs of the iGPU share the same pins, so you can't use both at the same time
There is a workaround to get further with the GT710 and nvme.
with kernel parameter nouveau.vram_pushbuf=1 nouveau.kms_vram_pushbuf=1 but the screen is flickering when using Xorg.
I also bought a radeon hd 6450 PCIe X1 card which works but needs firmware :(
I opened a ticket at coreboot to address the problem.
https://ticket.coreboot.org/issues/325
this board is on the /tasks/ page in libreboot.org
i've advised this person to try adding a config under resources/coreboot/
I have created a libreboot config for this board and built it with git lbmk. Actually the system is able to boot with this config. I have tested grub only and seabios with grub so far. Booting from usb device works as well. internal hdmi is also working. The cpu fan switches to a lower speed after startup.
Today, 7 September 2021 on libreboot IRC:
I'm now following up about this on IRC.
I used the following config https://paste.debian.net/1210745/
I used Seabios + Grub
Hardware beside the P5QL-EM: PCIe X16 NVME SSD adapter in the PCIe graphic card slot (nvme) NVIDIA GT710 in the PCIe X1 Slot (gt710)
senarios tested:
onboard intel graphics -> works with both trisquel and paraola (vga+dvi+hdmi)
onboard intel + nvme -> screen stays black on hdmi + dvi , vga is working
nvme + gt710 -> bootup with trisquel net install image -> works, parabola screen turns black, but there is still a signal.
In all configurations vga output is shifted to the left ( 1 character is missing) also Seabios is not able to boot from the nvme -> Read Error I flashed a coreboot rom and here I was able to boot from the nvme. Only vga output was working with the shifting issue.
I have issues getting ouptut over serial. I have tested on all my 3 systems running libreboot or coreboot and I get zero output over serial connection.
One interesting thing I figured out: when I put the GT710 from the X1 in the X16 slot prarabola and arch image boots and I have a screen. So I think this Issue is more related to these Images as the Trisquel image works.
I think there might be an issue, that only graphic cards are expected in the x16 slot.
Logs were emailed to Leah.
A short update. the thing that the digital video outputs are disabled is a design issue on this board:
On x4x (the northbridge on Asus P5QL-EM), PCIe x16 and digital outputs of the iGPU share the same pins, so you can't use both at the same time
There is a workaround to get further with the GT710 and nvme. with kernel parameter nouveau.vram_pushbuf=1 nouveau.kms_vram_pushbuf=1 but the screen is flickering when using Xorg. I also bought a radeon hd 6450 PCIe X1 card which works but needs firmware :(
I opened a ticket at coreboot to address the problem. https://ticket.coreboot.org/issues/325
can you please re-test and re-report on latest lbmk.git
see: https://libreboot.org/docs/build/